Lely Resort has opened eleven new stunning single-family and estate home models in The Classics at Lely Resort, Collier County's 2008 Community of the Year.

According to John Zagar, Vice President of Sales, there are three furnished models each in the Covington Place estate home neighborhood and the Martinique and Avonlea single-family neighborhoods. There are also two estate home models in The Estates section of The Classics.

"The Classics offers homebuyers an incredible diversity of choices in countless floorplans options, including courtyard designs," said Zagar. "They feature outstanding architectural detailing and the finest finishes by some of the area's most renowned builders."

Located in the north half of Lely Resort, Covington Place is a private neighborhood of 38 single-family homes situated on a quiet cul-de-sac surrounded by stunning nature preserves and vistas across the fairways and greens of The Classics Championship Golf Course. The four floor plans range from 3,138 to 3,482 square feet under air and are priced from just $644,990

Martinique is a unique neighborhood of 28 homesites formed from two adjacent cul-de-sacs within The Classics, a private, gated enclave featuring oversized lots with breathtaking golf, lakefront and wooded preserve views at Lely Resort. Four floor plans ranging from 2,809 to 3,133 square feet are available priced from only $544,990.

Avonlea is a private neighborhood of 34 single-family homes situated on three quiet cul-de-sacs surrounded by stunning nature preserves and vistas across the fairways of The Classics Championship Golf Course. This exclusive neighborhood by Stock Construction offers five spacious floor plans that range from 2,601 to 2,889 square feet of living space, under air.  Five floor plans are offered from just from $609,990.

Also within The Estates at The Classics are the Madrid model by Divco Homes and The Versailles model by Lundstrom Development.

The Madrid is located on a private cul-de-sac offering spectacular lake views with the 13th fairway of the Gary Player-designed Classics championship golf course beyond. With four bedrooms, three full and two half baths, the model offers 3,606 square feet under air and a total of 5,065 square feet.

Lundstrom's Versailles model is a spacious three-bedroom, three-bath great room style home with an attached three-car garage. This stunning model offers 3,122 square feet under air and a total of nearly 5,000 square feet with a formal dining room and a private study. Outside is an elaborate pool and spa package.

At Lely Resort, a total of nine additional neighborhoods are offered. Single-family offerings include Caldecott and Cottesmore. Multi-family neighborhoods include Moorgate Point, Hawthorne, Legacy, Player's Cove, Alden Woods. A unique new neighborhood is The Cottages at Cordoba, an enclave of golf cottages. Olé rounds out the incredible selection of new homes with prices at Lely beginning from just $199,990.

Residents have access to The Players Club & Spa at Lely Resort, which gives residents a complete lifestyle with a separate non-golf clubhouse providing a more casual, tropical atmosphere. Residents of the Olé neighborhood have their own Village Center to call home.

Offering over 20,000 square feet under air, The Players Club & Spa features a 3,500 square foot fitness center, a 2,500 square foot social room, a 1,200 square foot aerobics room, an arts and crafts room, a card room, a media room, billiards room and a theater room.

Outside, in a tropical setting, is a resort-style pool and spa with a cabana area. There are also private cabanas and a beach area around the pool. Adjacent to the pool and beach area is a lap/fitness pool set up for water aerobics. A children's tot lot and a private yoga garden round out the amenities at the pool. The Players Club also features a Tennis Pro Shop, which services the seven Har-Tru courts of the tennis complex.

Lely Resort residents also have access to Collier County's premier golfing amenities. With three championship golf courses and two spectacular golf clubhouses, Lely Resort offers 54 holes of truly fabulous golf, including The Classics course by Gary Player, the Flamingo Island course by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and The Mustang course by Lee Trevino.