The Parke at Ocean Pines

Harold

I'm living at The Parke at Ocean Pines and that's for those over age 55. I've been here for 20 years. They're private homes. We have our own clubhouse. It has a gym, a pool room, a community center, and an indoor pool. We have all the amenities of Ocean Pines also. Ocean Pines is an HOA and then The Parke is an HOA within Ocean Pines, so we have two HOA fees, one for Ocean Pines and one for The Parke. They have activities, but it's more like you're on your own. It's independent living. There are no meals or things like that. There are two-bedroom, two-bath and three-bedroom, three-bath. All the snow and maintenance on the roads are handled by the community, so we don't have to shovel. They have five or six people that work in the clubhouse, and we have a monthly newsletter that goes out. The staff is excellent. They're right on the ball with everything. They set up trips that go on. We have a lot of groups and the people that live here run them, so we don't have to pay money for people to run anything, we have volunteers. Value for money is good. It's an excellent facility. That's why I've been here over for 20 years. I was one of the first hundred that moved in. It's convenient for everything, with groceries, doctors, and hospitals. We're within a couple of miles of everything.

Paul

We have been residents here at The Parke at Ocean Pines for about 10 years now, and we are enjoying it. It is a nice neighborhood. It's quiet, sometimes. The staff is great. They do anything that we need. We have enjoyed the recreation, the ambiance, and the friends that we've made. They have the clubhouse where the meetings are held and where the offices are located. There is a ballroom, a weight room, and there is a swimming pool. They have bingo and poker. They take care of the outside and the trimming of the edges and the mowing of the lawns, but we have a community for living and they help us out with a lot of rides and things like that. There's a bulletin that goes once a month, and there's a very good rumor mill, so we keep up with these things. We have a private home, it's about 1700 square feet, with 3 bedrooms, but we use one for guests and one for our computer. It's a good place to live.