- Established
- 2017
- Homes
- 993
- Type
- 55+ Community
- Gated
- Yes
- Developer
- GL Homes
- Rentals
- 1×/yr · 7-mo min
- Key amenities
- DiningTrailsPoolRacquetClubhouse
What's nearby
Grocery
- Publix3.5 miW
- Aldi3.5 miS
- Sprouts Farmers Market4.3 miSW
Healthcare
- Vava Clinic3.5 miS
- NASA Surgery Center of Naples4.6 miSW
- NASA MRI4.6 miSW
Schools
- Gulf Coast High School4.0 miS
- Laurel Oak Elementary School4.1 miSW
- Oakridge Middle School4.1 miS
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Valencia Bonita is a gated 55+ community of 993 single family homes and twin villas by GL Homes in Bonita Springs, built from 2017 to 2023 around a waterfront clubhouse with a restaurant, spa, resort pools and a racquet club, and no golf course.
Valencia Bonita sits off Bonita Beach Road in eastern Bonita Springs, in Lee County. GL Homes built its 993 single family homes and twin villas from 2017 to 2023, and the community is now sold out and resale only. The entrance is gated and staffed.
Life centers on the waterfront clubhouse at 16621 Valencia Bonita Boulevard. Inside are a grand ballroom with a stage, the Zest restaurant with indoor and patio bars, a sports lounge with billiards, two card rooms, a cooking studio, an arts and crafts room with a kiln, The Spa at Valencia Bonita, and a fitness center and studio. Outside are a resort pool with shade cabanas, a resistance pool and a lap pool, a whirlpool spa and fire pits, plus a racquet club with 8 clay tennis courts, 8 pickleball courts, 2 bocce courts and a pro shop. There is also a dog park, and the association's lifestyle staff runs events and resident clubs.
Every owner belongs to Valencia Bonita Homeowners Association, Inc., which bills dues quarterly and is managed on site by Castle Group. Association fees run about $578 a month (2026), with about $5,100 in one time fees at closing. There is no community development district and no golf course.
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Homes for sale in Valencia Bonita
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Lifestyle
Amenities
Clubhouse
The Club at Valencia Bonita
notes: Widely published 45,000-sf waterfront clubhouse / lifestyle complex. · quantity: 1 · staffing: staffed · asset type: Clubhouse · access rules: residents
Dining
Zest / indoor-outdoor cafe
quantity: 1 · staffing: staffed · asset type: Restaurant · access rules: residents
Dog Park
Dog Park
notes: Two dog parks on multiple amenity lists. · quantity: 2 · access rules: residents
Fitness
Fitness Center
quantity: 1 · staffing: staffed · access rules: residents
Other Amenities
Spa
notes: Full spa / salon listed on GL-era and 55places amenity lists. · staffing: staffed · access rules: residents
Pool
Resort Pool
notes: Resort pool plus lap / resistance / wading pools appear on 55places and listing copy. Exact basin count left blank. · access rules: residents
Racquet Sports
Bocce Court
access rules: residents
Pickleball Court
notes: Pickleball listed; some listings say 8 courts — count not used. · access rules: residents
Tennis Court
notes: Tennis listed; some listings say 8 courts — count not used. · access rules: residents
Trails
Trails
access rules: residents
Know before you buy
Living there
Rental policy
1×/yr · 7-mo min
Leases must cover the whole home and run at least seven months, and a home may be leased only once in any 12 month period. The association screens tenants, and the owner gives the association a copy of the lease.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 59.8
- Median income
- $91,380
Lifestyle
- Vibe
- GL Homes clubhouse-centric 55+; no golf
- Activity level
- very active
- Events
- full-time lifestyle director; clubs, shows, and holiday calendar
- Seasonal character
- active-adult 55+ with a large seasonal share
Area stats
- Taxes
- Listings commonly state no CDD and Flood Zone X; CDD left as N on that consensus, flood zone still blank because it was not read from a FEMA or city map.
Schools
- AREA-LEVEL (Lee County school choice
- not community-assigned): Bonita Springs ElementaryPK-5Rating: 3 (GreatSchools)
- Spring Creek ElementaryPK-5Rating: 5 (GreatSchools)
- Bonita Springs Middle Center For The Arts6-8Rating: 5 (GreatSchools)
- Bonita Springs High School9-12Rating: 4 (GreatSchools). Confirm enrollment with Lee County Public Schools.
Cost of ownership
HOA & Fees
- Includes
- Realtor summaries of HOA: landscaping and amenity use for single-family; villas add structure insurance, pressure washing, and painting. Dollar amounts ($360 / $450) are secondary — not entered.
The fine print
More Details
| Access — control | gated_guarded |
| Beach — access | none |
| Beach — has club | No |
| CDD — is cdd | No |
| Club — dining venues | 1 |
| Club — social mandatory | Yes |
| field source — amenities | Builder website, 2017; association website, 2026; builder newsletters, 2020 to 2021 |
| field source — golf access | Builder website, 2017; MLS data, 2026 |
| field source — hoa | Association website, 2026; MLS data, 2026 |
| field source — home count | Lee County property roll, 2026; MLS data, 2026 |
| field source — leases per year | Association declaration, amended 2021; MLS data, 2026 |
| field source — min lease days | Association declaration, amended 2021; MLS data, 2026 |
| field source — mls one time fees median | MLS data, 2026 |
| field source — pets policy | Association declaration, 2017; MLS data, 2026 |
| Golf — access | none |
| HOA — fee monthly | 578 |
| HOA — frequency | quarterly |
| HOA — has master | Yes |
| HOA — legal name | Valencia Bonita Homeowners Association, Inc. |
| HOA — master fee annual | 6,928 |
| HOA — master fee frequency | quarterly |
| HOA — name | Valencia Bonita Homeowners Association |
| HOA — total annual note | Valencia Bonita Homeowners Association bills dues quarterly (January, April, July and October). The median is about $578 a month (about $6,932 a year; range about $528 to $672 a month), almost all of it the association assessment, with no separate club or golf dues. Buyers typically pay about $5,100 in one time fees at closing (range $3,600 to $5,100). |
| Location — address main gate | 16621 Valencia Bonita Boulevard, Bonita Springs, FL 34135 |
| Boating — gulf access | none |
| Boating — has | No |
| mls — one time fees median | 5,100 |
| pets — notes | The declaration allows common household pets under association policies, leashed or carried outside. Pit bulls, Rottweilers, Doberman pinschers, Presa Canarios and dangerous dogs are not allowed. Pets are mostly allowed once the association signs off. |
| pets — policy | Limits |
| Home types — attached villa | Yes |
| Home types — coach home | No |
| Home types — high rise condo | No |
| Home types — single family estate | No |
| Home types — single family executive | Yes |
| Scale — acreage gross | 347 |
| Scale — planned lots | 993 |
| Timeline — completed or status | built out; resale only; homes built 2017 to 2023 |
| Links — official website | hoavalenciabonita.com |