Apartment floorplans...?

Which do you prefer? I need a guest bedroom and an office space, but not a lot of dining area.

Vista Grande at Tampa Palms
$1026 - $1126/month (1741 sq ft)
http://tinyurl.com/2qfro8

Arbors at Carrollwood
$1350 - $1400/month (1344 sq ft)
http://tinyurl.com/2tmk5o

Comparing price and square footage, this SHOULD be a no-brainer, but I'm in love with both of these places.

I need office space because I work from home.

Wow I can see why you're in love with both!!! I wish we had apartments that looked like those around here!!! This is a hard one.Taking a good look at the floor plans & keeping your specifics in mind though, here's how I see it:

*The Vista Grande has a rather big dining area BUT it's next to the bigger (& I'm assuming master) bedroom & you can use that as an open (but cozy) office space since the kitchen has a nifty little breakfast nook you can use for dining.
*The Arbors has the cute little upstairs loft that could be used for an office space BUT it doesn't look like there's any type of dining area AT ALL & it would leave you resorting to eating in the living room or at a kitchen counter....that doesn't sound fun!

All in all I'd say your BEST bet is the Vista Grande. It's cheaper & smaller in square footage BUT seems to be the better choice since it's got something to satisfy both your requirements whereas the Arbors only fulfills one. It's all up to you though...of course. Good luck!! =o)

P.S. this was a fun question to answer!! I love playing with floor plans & everyone insists I just need to be an architect or something! LOL!! I'll even spend hours on that Sims game just to build fun houses or my idea of my dream house!! Forget the people, let me build & decorate dangit!! =o)