Like no place else. Many people live or vacation to places all over the world – places they love as much as we all love Hot Springs Village. Personal preferences, economics, geographical proximity, ease of travel, and a host of other factors enter into why people gravitate to the places they love.
Many people who live and visit Hot Springs Village talk about how the place makes them feel. For good reason.
Hot Springs Village is like no other place for many of us who love the place. We feel something peaceful and zen-like when we’re here. The psychology of the place – the impact it has on our mental and emotional wellness – is fueled by nature’s beauty and the grand design that created the place over 50 years ago, thanks to Cooper Land Development, the company that developed Hot Springs Village.
It’s not just one specific thing, but it’s the sum of many parts that make the place so special. It includes the fact that Hot Springs Village isn’t incorporated. That it is a gated community and not just that, but it’s the largest gated community in North America. HSV is special because there are so many neighborhoods or subdivisions with many enticing elements. From wooded areas to lake areas or golf course areas. From mountain views to piney woods to water. The Village includes country club lifestyles in Diamonte to more economical lifestyles scattered all throughout. Hot Springs Village includes water sports, golfing, tennis, hiking, and many social activities for almost every specialized interest a person might have.
Maybe at the heart of it all is the fact that Hot Springs Village is smack dab in the middle of the Ouachita Mountains.
Safe. Secure. Beautiful. Peaceful.
With plenty to do. But Hot Springs Village isn’t Las Vegas. Or Vail, Colorado. Or Sante Fe, New Mexico. It is a unique spot on the planet with its own strengths and attractiveness for people who love what it has to offer. It’s not a “go, go, go” sort of place, but it’s very much a “stay, stay, stay” kind of place. A tough place to leave if you’re visiting. A place to be grateful for if you live here. Or have a second home here.
Almost 15,000 people call Hot Springs Village “home.” Each one with a unique story of how they got here, and why they stay. There are thousands more who visit as often as possible. They too have stories on why they love the place. Just jump on your favorite short-term rental website like Airbnb or Vrbo and come stay a few days. Talk to your hosts and you’ll find people from all over have come here. You might stay with somebody who was a CEO before coming here. Or a corporate pilot. Or a stunt man. Lots of interesting people call Hot Springs Village home, adding to the uniqueness of the place.
The people matter. And not just because everybody arrived at this common destination, but because people from all walks of life and from all over the world found something quite similar when they first encountered the Village. A feeling. A sense. An excitement not born from an adrenaline rush as much as an exhale. A respite. A getaway. Unlike anything many of us had ever experienced. And within economic reach for so many – much more so than lots of popular destinations where only the rich and famous could even contemplate living.
That’s about as concise as I know how to make the uniqueness that is Hot Springs Village.
It’s also why this podcast is unlike any other. There are other hyper-local podcasts dedicated to small communities or towns. Most focus on business profiles, or cultural arts and activities, or special neighborhood events or leaders in the area.
Hot Springs Village Inside Out isn’t unique because we love the place. The other hyper-local podcasts love their comm...