A serene lakefront setting is the backdrop to this timelessly charming home in Monterey, with a fabulous design package by award-winning Sand Dollar recipient Jinx McDonald. Southeastern sparkling lake views with gorgeous landscaping provide you with your private oasis. Offering a newer (2022) marble spa, picture frame screen and beautiful pavers, the outdoor space is done to perfection. The home sits on a quiet lot and boasts an open great room floor plan, 12-foot ceilings, custom woodwork details on the ceiling in the breakfast nook and beautiful wood floors throughout the living area. Other improvements include a paver driveway, new roof in 2018, new HVAC in 2021 and new water heater in 2023, plantation shutters, crown molding and meticulous condition. Excellent layout with a lovely white kitchen with loads of bells and whistles, spacious breakfast room with fabulous custom dining table and built-in bench, and large covered area on lanai. Oversized study could easily be converted to a third bedroom. Monterey is an active, sought-after community less than three miles to the beach, Mercato and Waterside. Amenities include a 24-hour guarded gatehouse, renovated clubhouse, newer fitness center, billiards, heated lap pool, basketball and pickleball court, new play area, active tennis with a pro and three lighted Har-Tru tennis courts. A-rated public schools and three excellent private schools within three miles.