Highland Fairways - Lakeland is a private, gated community for adults age 55 and older on Highland Fairways Blvd in Lakeland, Florida, and the whole place covers about 8.53 acres with single-family homes, a carport, detached garage, and off-street parking, plenty of walking paths, and green spaces where folks often stroll or just sit for a bit. The main building was built in 1985 and holds a total of about 15,007 square feet, and the homes themselves have things like fireplaces and hot tubs or spas for relaxing, and the shared community areas see a lot of use all year long. The facility's community support goes beyond activities with things like Citizens Assisted Patrol (CAP), newsletters, family support, and housekeeping, along with move-in help, laundry and dry cleaning, and even a concierge to help residents with everyday needs. The HOA fee is $310 a month, and there's a property owners' association that handles community rules and keeps everything running, including services for applications, pet registration, and governing documents.
One of the more popular parts of Highland Fairways is its private, 18-hole executive golf course. Folks can choose annual or seasonal memberships, and can walk or ride the course, which totals 2,256 yards. Everyone likes the league play, tournaments, special events like night glo golf, Chip & Putt, showcase of champions, and weekly group games, making it the main spot for social life here. The place even offers a purchase yardage book service for those who want to track their game in detail, and there's always a golf league or activity on the community-sponsored activity calendar.
The dining program is set up with a dining room, all-day and restaurant-style dining, with a professional chef who takes care of special diets like diabetic, allergy-sensitive, and others who need certain kinds of meals. Folks enjoy the movie theater, dedicated music programs area, and rooms for arts, games, and library visits, and you'll see residents coming together for organized activities like swimming, line dancing, pickleball, bocce, tennis, exercise classes, and pool volleyball. There's a fitness room, wellness room, outdoor pool, sports court, and walking paths, so people have a lot of options for staying active. The community calendar is always filled with activities like dances, dinners, themed parties, luncheons, Bible study, bingo, travel clubs, billiards, scrabble, horseshoes, and so many different card games-bridge, euchre, pinochle, cribbage, pepper, and mahjongg.
The administration keeps regular office hours-with specific times for summer and resales-and makes sure families and residents can get support when they need it. Safety features include an emergency alert system and 24-hour supervision. There are services for laundry, housekeeping, and move-in coordination, plus special touches like spa treatments. Residents have access to different levels of care including independent and assisted living, memory care, nursing home options, and a continuum of care for health needs as they change. The place welcomes folks under LGBTQ housing protections and holds regular events like pool parties, family feuds, light-up-the-night get-togethers, and community dinners-like those for Christmas, Halloween, and New Year's. Social clubs, travel adventures, and golf associations like the Ladies Golf League and Men's Golf Association bring people together. It's a place where the community gets involved in keeping things running, from activities to governance, and people find a way to stay busy and connected no matter the time of year.
