My husband and I stayed at Escapes! to Bella Vista Village (The Greens) by trading our timeshare. They do vacation rentals as well. What a great place to go and relax. The unit was a 2-bedroom/2-bath. When you first walk up to the villa you walk through an outdoor entryway with a table and chairs and ceiling fan. Then you walk through the front door to an extremely comfortable living room with 2 sofas, 2 recliners, a large TV and fireplace. There is a dining area, and efficiency kitchen with stove, fridge, dishwasher, etc. The master bedroom is large with a good size closet and king bed. The master bath is enormous with a huge whirlpool tub. There is a second normal size bedroom with 2 beds and a normal size bath. It is nicely decorated and has all the comforts of home. There is a decent sized deck which overlooks lots and lots of trees. It was a great place to relax. Go into Bentonville on your first day and check out the large Walmart and stock up on soda, water, snacks, and food, etc.

My only negative comment about the resort would be the pool. It is very small and not open very long hours.

There were some activities for the kids and a couple of inexpensive dinners at the resort which we did not partake in. Go to the continental (donuts and coffee) activities breakfast the first day or two to find out what is offered that week.

If you play golf, Bella Vista is the town for you! This place is right on the golf course, but there are many, many others around as well. Lots of parks too. There is a nice walking trail at Tanyard Creek and the activies director will give you a map and tell you how to get there.

There is a lot of history in the area. Civil War battlefields such as Pea Ridge National Military Park and a nice walking tour of Fayetteville which is about 25 minutes away. One of the best things we did was a tour of Headquarters House in Fayetteville (the battle of Fayetteville was fought on the front lawn). Call for reservations when you first get to town. You will be met at the door by people in period dress and they will tell you the story of Fayetteville and the war all while staying in character. If you are lucky like we were, you will be the only ones there and have your own private tour for $12 a person. It was over 3 hours long and I'm sure we could have stayed longer. These people are volunteers and absolutely relish telling the stories of people who lived long ago. They really do make the characters come to life. It was the highlight of the trip. If you have seen the movie "The Blue and the Gray," it was filmed there.

Other places not to be missed are Eureka Springs, an artsy town with lots of Victotrian "Painted Ladies" houses and many unique shops. Take the trolley tour and make sure to have lunch at a quirky little place that the locals love called "The Oasis" for some Ark-Mex food. The place has been written up several times in the local papers. Yummy. It's a tiny little place but the food is great! Check out the Crescent Hotel and have a drink upstairs where you get a nice overview of the town. There is a chapel just outside of town worth seeing called Thornwood, very lovely. And speaking of chapels, even closer to your home away from home in Bella Vista, is the Mildred B. Cooper Chapel. It is so beautiful and serene and I liked it even better than the more famous Thornwood. If you go an hour or so before sunset, it is so peaceful.

The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville is worth a visit. They have only been open for a year, but it is going to be a really splendid place once it matures.

The Bella Vista War Memorial does a nice job of laying out all of the wars where our boys have served. Definitely worth a visit; only takes about 1/2 hour to walk through.

Restaurants worth the price:
Fred's Hickory Inn, Bentonville
Bordino’s, Fayetteville
Fish City, Pinnacle Hills Promenade Mall, Rogers
Meet At Doe’s, Fayetteville

All and all the Bella Vista, Bentonville, Rogers, Fayetteville area is for history and golf, kicking back and relaxing. The area isn't full of excitement or amusement parks, but if you are looking for some nice relaxation and down time, you will enjoy it.

We exchanged our 4th of July Orlando timeshare for a week in Bella Vista Arkansas July 14th-July 21st. It was hot and humid, but we had a very nice time. We stayed in a 2 bedroom unit at an II (Interval International) resort called Escapes! to Greens at Bella Vista Club. It was a lock out unit which had a Queen bed on one side of the unit with a bath with tub/shower combo, a living room with sofa sleeper and a mini kitchen with a 2 burner stove, small fridge and microwave. Unit also had a washer/dryer. The other unit was the larger unit with a full kitchen, dining table/chairs, sofa sleeper in the living room with a walk out deck complete with cushioned patio furniture and an electric grill. The master bedroom had a King bed and it's own bath room with a walk in shower and jacuzzi tub along with double his/her vanities. There was also a washer/dryer in the unit. The resort was very quiet and very well kept up. There is not a lot of things to do with very small children other than to swim in the pool or play mini golf. There are 3 pools one of which is an adults (over 18) pool and another is a kids pool which is only a foot deep. The remaining pool was open to everyone and there were 2 lifeguards each time we went to swim. There is a playground on site. We fished at several of the private lakes and although my son didn't catch anything big enough to keep he had a good time. The activities director is very nice and had all kinds of info regarding the local attractions. Hiked at several nice trails, went to Mildred Cooper Chapel in the woods, War Eagle Mill, original Wal Mart 5 and 10 which is now a visitors center, Daisy BB gun center and on a pontoon boat ride on Lake Lochmond. Overall we had a nice vacation although summers bring LOTS of humidity to the area. I think it would be absolutely gorgeous in the Fall when the leaves change. The resort is kept up very well and there are several golf courses around for the avid golfer. Plenty of parking and the resort even offered a small bucket of laundry soap in each unit and extra soap as well as extra towels. The beds were comfy. I had requested a pack n play and high chair which were not in the unit when we arrived and we had to go get them or would have had to pay a delivery fee which I thought was odd. Local WalMart super center was close by in Bentonville for groceries. I highly recommend this resort for a relaxed stay.