Anyone install fake grass on their STR?

[Jake Chial]

Looking at the upkeep, cost to have someone mow, and maintenance on real grass. Long term is it worth just installing fake grass? Seems like I see a lot of houses with fake grass in the backyard down in Florida on AIRBNB. Thoughts?

[JD Martin]

Quote from @Jake Chial:

Looking at the upkeep, cost to have someone mow, and maintenance on real grass. Long term is it worth just installing fake grass? Seems like I see a lot of houses with fake grass in the backyard down in Florida on AIRBNB. Thoughts?

 Be forewarned that the artificial grass gets extremely hot in Florida. We have it at our community playground and you would not want to walk barefoot on it in the summer. St. Augustine grass or Bermuda grass grows so well you're not really gaining anything - what you save in cutting it you'll spend on putting in and replacing the turf. The turf definitely has its uses, especially in high drought places like in the west, but it's really not that common down here in FL other than in places where the grass would get worn out quickly or cutting it is impractical.