Pool facing east??

[PAUL GIZZI]

Hi all i am looking to rent a villa but the pool faces east, bungalow not a house, no casting shadows from either side,and nothing at all to the south,but all there is, is the width of the pool screen facing south so when would i get the any sun in the afternoon??

[Snapper]

What time of the year are you travelling Paul?

[PAUL GIZZI]

Going in May

[caroline]

I would imagine that you'll get the sun in the morning and start losing it in the afternoon as the sun goes over the house, although during May the sun should be fairly high so I would hope you'll have the sun 'til at least mid afternoon - the best advice though is to ask the owner.
If you like sunny breakfasts and lunches out by the pool followed by afternoons at the attractions then you won't have any problems.

[jeansusrentals]

Yes - my Villa faces south-west - so we get the sun from mid morning util the sun goes down - so I think if it's east facing you'll get it for a few hours midday, and then it'll go over the house to the front. Again - it depends on what time of year, of course. But a few hours sometimes is really long enough - you'll be glad to cool off in the shade!
Jean

[Snapper]

Caroline has just about summed it up perfectly Paul. Can't add any more!

[PAUL GIZZI]

thanks all ill find another as would like sun in the later afternoon

[Jill]

Best thing you can do is actually ask the owner how long the pool area is in the sun. Florida is much nearer the tropic line than here in the UK and even our north facing pool is in the sun ALL day in May.

[Andrena]

Yes, like Jill our north facing pool gets the sun all day, it all comes down to whether it is a two storey home and whether there are two-storey homes around which could cast shadows. We have neither and therefore get the the best of all worlds, the sun most of the day on the pool and shade under the lanai which is most welcome in the heat of the day.

Andrena

[chrizzy100]

My neighbours south facing pool is in the shade more than ours would be if we had one..its the design of his house..so only the owner would really know

[SteveandJan]

We are SW facing and we get the sun mid morning, although if I move my loungers to the other side of the pool I catch the sun early but we watch the sun set. As others have said ask the owners who know their villa best. Hope that helps

[Jules]

We have a single storey villa with a pool that faces east. We are on a corner and don't have any other home directly behind ours. When we visit in early May we get sun on the pool deck from sun up until around 4pm. The lanai is in shade from around noon which suits us when we eat lunch out there but we can sunbathe at the southern side of the deck until around 4pm.

Our neighbours on the other hand lose the sun on their deck much earlier because they have a 2 storey house, fortunately it's set back from ours so their shadow doesn't affect us. So it really does depend on the surrounding homes as well as on the direction the pool faces.