Westgate properties....which one?

[MyMuse]

Is anyone familiar with these properties?

I need to choose from one of these properties for my December stay, as I will loose the week if I don't. So, no staying on property this time.

My trip does revolve hanging in the Disney parks for the most part (duh!). I don't want to be too far from the action.

I've stayed at Westgate Vacation Villas and would prefer not to stay there again. And if I'm not mistaken, I think Westgate Towers is on the same property. I know all about their sales pitches and they will not be bothering me.

I did a search on the forum, but it didn't tell me much and I'm going to swing over to hotel review sites and check them out there as well.

The properties:

1. Westgate Blue Tree, 12007 Cypress Run Road, Lake Buena Vista
2. Westgate Lakes Resort, 10000 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando
3. Westgate Leisure Resort, 6950 Villa De Costa Drive, Orlando
4. Westgate Palace, 6145 Carrier Drive, Orlando

Have stayed at WVV..prefer not to again, but will if it makes most sense to get to Disney.
5. Westgate Towers, 7600 U.S. 192 West, Kissimmee
6. Westgate Vacation Villas, 2770 Old Lake Wilson Rd, Kissimmee

[erinch]

We stayed in the Westgate Lakes on Turkey Lake a number of years ago. At that time there were villas, which we stayed in. To get anywhere you needed to walk down a path by the lake; all morning long sales personnel in golf carts (we called them hustlebuggies) would practically mow you down. They seemed to aim for kids. It was our least favorite stay at any place in Orlando.

[05MM08MM]

Would you mind saying why you wouldn't stay at the Towers/Vacation Villas? Those seem to be the closest of all other locations to the WDW property.

Right now they are showing availability for a time I want to go next year. May also see about Blue Tree as well, but would like to know any reason not to stay here.

Would be me, DH, and DD (9 at the time). TripAdvisor only showing 4 reviews right now. The only bad one was a person complaining about their internet.

Any other info would be great.

[2littlez'sandme]

I would also like to know why it is you wouldn't stay at Westgate Vacation Villas. I'll be staying there at the end of the month. I like that it is closest to Disney (don't like that it is off US 192, but I'll get over that). I'll be at the convention center mostly and at the parks the rest of the time. Will probably go to the pool once or twice, if we can squeeze in the time.

05MM08MM- I can post my review of the property when I return.

[MyMuse]

Originally Posted by erinch

We stayed in the Westgate Lakes on Turkey Lake a number of years ago. At that time there were villas, which we stayed in. To get anywhere you needed to walk down a path by the lake; all morning long sales personnel in golf carts (we called them hustlebuggies) would practically mow you down. They seemed to aim for kids. It was our least favorite stay at any place in Orlando.

Yeah, all places like that do the same thing. It's really unfortunate, though I have never been mowed down by a golf cart yet. I'm thinking that I would not have a good reaction to that.

Originally Posted by 05MM08MM

Would you mind saying why you wouldn't stay at the Towers/Vacation Villas? Those seem to be the closest of all other locations to the WDW property.

Right now they are showing availability for a time I want to go next year. May also see about Blue Tree as well, but would like to know any reason not to stay here.

Would be me, DH, and DD (9 at the time). TripAdvisor only showing 4 reviews right now. The only bad one was a person complaining about their internet.

Any other info would be great.

Are they closest? I don't mind staying there again, but I've already done it and wanted to ry something different.

I, personally, have never had a big problem with the Vacation Villas part (I've never stayed at the Towers area), except for the last time couple of years ago when the sales personnel would not let me leave the bulding without signing a survey and were really insistent and mean about it.

I should have called the police; later on, I learned that is false imprisonment according to my cousin, the cop. It was an horrendous experience. After I got home, I called their coporate HQ, FL's attorney general and the BBB.

Tripadvisor used to have way more reviews than that. I did try to post my review on tripadavisor but they would not take it.

Originally Posted by 2littlez'sandme

I would also like to know why it is you wouldn't stay at Westgate Vacation Villas. I'll be staying there at the end of the month. I like that it is closest to Disney (don't like that it is off US 192, but I'll get over that). I'll be at the convention center mostly and at the parks the rest of the time. Will probably go to the pool once or twice, if we can squeeze in the time.

05MM08MM- I can post my review of the property when I return.

See above. The 192 isn't bad at all. Or, at least, it was not the last time I was there.
If it's closest to Disney, I'll stay there again, except be way more forceful with the sales people. Or since I have a BBB report on them, they probably will not bother me at all. I hope!

I'v never really used the pool, so I don't have any opeinion on it. I rarely stay inside the complex.

[2littlez'sandme]

Thanks for your input. I'll be sure to stay clear of those pesky sales people!!

[DisneyMissy]

I recently (about a month ago) stayed at Westgate Town Center. It's on the same property as the Villas and Towers, but are newer and very nice!! My mom traded points to stay there so when they tried to get her to go to their vacation club presentation she just told them she already was a member of one and they left her alone. My brother and his family came on the trip too, but stayed at the Villas. They hated it, and said our room at Town Center was A LOT nicer. We stayed in building 5400 near pool 13, and I would 100% recommend it.

[newtowdw1]

We just finished a week at Westgate Town Center and did not love it.

Many of the appliances were broken and/or cheap:
safe did not work
dishwasher handle was cracked, and did not open easily
coffee maker was broken
blender could not crush ice
jacuzzi tub half the jets did not work (yes, I know about fiddling with the pressure knobs)
Ice maker broken

Glasses shattered when they toppled over gently onto a towel

The light pollution at night was enough to be disturbing.

No hand towels/dish towels in the kitchen. No placemats.

Noise from above was a problem. I knew the family who lived above us schedule (bath time, play time, run from daddy time), simply from hearing the little feet pounding around.

So, while it was relatively clean, I've stayed at MUCH nicer timeshare properties.

The property itself was not convenient, especially for a disabled person. Only 6 handicapped parking spots were earmarked, while the building had at least 12 handicapped suites. The only pool open was 160 yards away, although if you stayed on the sidewalks the walk was over 1/4 mile. This was a problem for me as I have very limited mobility.

Believe me, I'm not a complainer or a whiner, but Westgate Town Center was the least pleasant leg of our 4 week vacation.

[rjkarlic080809]

Originally Posted by MyMuse

Is anyone familiar with these properties?

I need to choose from one of these properties for my December stay, as I will loose the week if I don't. So, no staying on property this time.

My trip does revolve hanging in the Disney parks for the most part (duh!). I don't want to be too far from the action.

I've stayed at Westgate Vacation Villas and would prefer not to stay there again. And if I'm not mistaken, I think Westgate Towers is on the same property. I know all about their sales pitches and they will not be bothering me.

I did a search on the forum, but it didn't tell me much and I'm going to swing over to hotel review sites and check them out there as well.

The properties:

1. Westgate Blue Tree, 12007 Cypress Run Road, Lake Buena Vista
2. Westgate Lakes Resort, 10000 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando
3. Westgate Leisure Resort, 6950 Villa De Costa Drive, Orlando
4. Westgate Palace, 6145 Carrier Drive, Orlando

Have stayed at WVV..prefer not to again, but will if it makes most sense to get to Disney.
5. Westgate Towers, 7600 U.S. 192 West, Kissimmee
6. Westgate Vacation Villas, 2770 Old Lake Wilson Rd, Kissimmee

[rjkarlic080809]

Originally Posted by MyMuse

Is anyone familiar with these properties?

I need to choose from one of these properties for my December stay, as I will loose the week if I don't. So, no staying on property this time.

My trip does revolve hanging in the Disney parks for the most part (duh!). I don't want to be too far from the action.

I've stayed at Westgate Vacation Villas and would prefer not to stay there again. And if I'm not mistaken, I think Westgate Towers is on the same property. I know all about their sales pitches and they will not be bothering me.

I did a search on the forum, but it didn't tell me much and I'm going to swing over to hotel review sites and check them out there as well.

The properties:

1. Westgate Blue Tree, 12007 Cypress Run Road, Lake Buena Vista
2. Westgate Lakes Resort, 10000 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando
3. Westgate Leisure Resort, 6950 Villa De Costa Drive, Orlando
4. Westgate Palace, 6145 Carrier Drive, Orlando

Have stayed at WVV..prefer not to again, but will if it makes most sense to get to Disney.
5. Westgate Towers, 7600 U.S. 192 West, Kissimmee
6. Westgate Vacation Villas, 2770 Old Lake Wilson Rd, Kissimmee

Just try to check where to stay at rjkarlic.com
You can get discounts on all the hotels you choose!
Have a nice day ahead!