Anyone rent a vacation house?

[Disney*Dreamer]

Which community is closest to Disney? I don't want to get on and off the interstate everyday.

Also

What company did you rent from? Were you satisfied? Was the house accurately represented on the website?

And

Anyone rent any 4 bedroom or larger and can reccomend a specific house?



Thanks for any help.

[sympatico]

We are actually in a 6 bedroom house at Windsor Hills right now. We rented directly from the owner and the house is very nice. There's 10 of us staying here (4 small kids). Everything is as the pictures show.The game room has a pool and air hockey table and basket ball game. This home was new in May.
This is one of the sites for it: http://www.vrbo.com/82681
and here is another: http://www.amagicalvacation.net/index.php?pid=4&user=det
There is some construction going on across the street but it hasn't bothered us any.
WH is about 5 min from Animal Kingdom and 10 -15 from the other Disney parks. You don't have to out to I -4 at all. You can use Sherberth Rd or World Drive. To see what Windsor Hills resort is like go to windsorhillsrent.com and click on the resort. This site is also where the owners list their homes as well as on vrbo.com or homeaway.com. for the Kissimmee are. Here's the vrbo link:
http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/florida/central-disney-orlando/kissimmee There many nice homes in this subdivision and some others close by like Indian Creek, Formosa Gardens, Windsor Palms, Emerald Island, Oak Island Cove, Sunset Lakes etc.
Here is a map that shows the locations: http://www.thedibb.co.uk/villa-map.php
If you go up to the sub forum for the reviews at the top of the main page you can find some of the homes that people have reviewed.
You can usually get a better price from owners and you also get to see the exact home that you'll get.

[Atotty]

Hey,

We stayed at Windsor Hills this past June. It was our first stay off property and I was really hesitant to go offsite, but it was great and I can't wait to go again. We rented from Romancingthemouse.com and stayed in their 4 bedroom home. It was very upscale, had anything you could possibly need including soap, dish detergent, laundry detergent, etc., and the commute time to the Disney parks was less than riding the bus from POP Century. We spent one week at POP and then one week at WH so I timed it and it was much less time to drive direct than waiting on Disney buses.

The owners at RTM live in Windsor Hills so they are there in case you need anything. They greet you with cookies and have free DVD and PS 2 games for you to use....100s of them. Pool heat is free and there's a free Barbecue grill, too.

Just PM me if you want more info.

:)

[Disney*Dreamer]

Hey,

We stayed at Windsor Hills this past June. It was our first stay off property and I was really hesitant to go offsite, but it was great and I can't wait to go again. We rented from Romancingthemouse.com and stayed in their 4 bedroom home. It was very upscale, had anything you could possibly need including soap, dish detergent, laundry detergent, etc., and the commute time to the Disney parks was less than riding the bus from POP Century. We spent one week at POP and then one week at WH so I timed it and it was much less time to drive direct than waiting on Disney buses.

The owners at RTM live in Windsor Hills so they are there in case you need anything. They greet you with cookies and have free DVD and PS 2 games for you to use....100s of them. Pool heat is free and there's a free Barbecue grill, too.

Just PM me if you want more info.

:)

Thanks for the info. I finally rented a house in Windsor Hills off of Pleasant Stays (http://www.pleasantstays.com/traveler/jsp/main/PSTraveler.jsp). The house is Disney Sunshine (http://www.pleasantstays.com/traveler/jsp/main/PSTraveler.jsp?activity=VIEW_PROPERTY_DETAILS&propId=10495)a 5 bedroom, 5 bath. And will fit us nicely. I cannot wait!!!

[Atotty]

You'll love Windsor Hills. It's great!! We loved it.