Candy Mouse Villa- Windsor Palms

[joiev98]

We are thinking of renting a 4 bdrm. pool house in Windsor Palms called Candy Mouse Villa. The owners also have a 3 bdrm. called Sugar Mouse villa. Does anyone have any experience with this house? It looks beautiful and so far the communication with the owners seems good. Any comments are welcome!

 

[twooley2]

I wrote inquirering with them too a few weeks back and they would only do 7 night rentals and I needed 8 nights. They said they did not like that because it left days unrented for them during a high demand time. So we went with a more accomodating owner. That was understandable to a point but not for us than because we had other needs that were not what they were wanting to do. So I did not want to change our days for another persons convenience who I would be paying cash to

 

[Tissa]

I replied to you over on TGM so you know I love the place so I won't go into that again but I wanted to hit on the 7 day booking thing.

They were booked when I wanted to go last year so I looked at some other places. 2 places had the first part of my week available but not the last two days because someone checking in after that booked extra days. I'm not going to rent a house for a 1/2 week so they lost my business and those days probably were hard to rent out. Not many people want to book a house for less than a week. So I can see both sides.

 

[joiev98]

Thanks for the replies!

That is too bad that they wouldn't rent it to you for the exact days that you wanted. I noticed on their availabiity calendar that there were spaces in between dates with 1-3 days in between. It seems like maybe that is happening alot and maybe they are losing money? I, too, can see both sides.

Tissa...thanks for replying again!!...I know you love this place...and I even told my DH about how much you raved about it! I felt very confident after you responded to me!! He wants to book it right now, but I keep trying to find more reviews...i can't find anything on Tripadvisor. I just don't want to get ripped off. My girlfriend is very skeptical of the internet and just cannot believe that I would book something online myself. She has me nervous after saying "what if you get there and there is no key. You find out that you were ripped off?? Then what??" Did you book with them after getting a recommendation?

 

[twooley2]

I can see their side too but they may loose business on the other end too and not everyone takes a 7 day vacation. I was impressed by the pictures nonetheless. As for who to trust I worry about that too and am just going with my gut instinct beacuse everyone says go direct with an owner but a rental agency may have better backing, who knows

 

[mbethel]

My family absolutely loved this place!! We stayed in Jan 06 with 6 adults and 1 child and found the owners to be extremely professional and courteous. Everything was exactly as we expected as far as the bill and the house in general. Great location, wonderful amenities! If we ever have the need for larger accomodations again we will definitely be trying to stay with them again. That was our first experience with a vacation home and it definitely surpassed our expectations. My DH and I are, how can I say it nicely, clean freaks? I didn't expect things to be as spotless as I prefer my own home but I was amazingly surprised with the cleanliness of the house as well. I completely recommend this home if you have a chance to take it!

 

[marky79]

we stayed here august 2010 for 3 weeks, a family of 6!
we had a lovely time. I would have no hesitation in recommending this villa.
Jeremy and Mary keep it in a very good condition.
The pool area is beautiful, with cover for anyone who likes the shade.
We have stayed at many different villas in Orlando, this is the best one by far.