condo rental near universal

[DisneyTigers]

We normally stay at Windsor Hills, but for this summer's trip we are considering "the dark side" and would like to stay closer to Universal if possible. What are some condo rental communities on "that side of town" that would be comparable to WH?

Thanks!

 

[cheerky]

Vista Cay and Hilton Parc Soliel are pretty close to Universal.

 

[jsd2643]

Vista Cay. Same builder as Windsor Hills and they are slightly newer.

 

[Nancy for Disney]

I recently asked the same question. I have reservations at Vista Cay.

Some that were I also considered were Westgate and Parc Corniche. I ruled everything else out as being too far. We like to take breaks so we were trying to be as close as possible. Condos near Universal are hard to come by. I booked through homeaway.com. You can also google Global Resort Homes. They had some decent prices too.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

Do you really have to have a condo? The onsite hotels at USO are a short walk to the parks and give their guests express line privileges. That's like having an unlimited fast pass. Just show your room key and bypass the regular line. Once you try it, you are instantly so spoiled.
We'll never visit USO without a room key. Even if you only book 1 night's stay, you get 2 full days of express lines: from park opening of the day you check in (even if your room isn't ready yet) until park closing of the day you check out.
We're flying down Thurs for a long weekend and the hotel savings with booking promo code APH (annual passholder) was around $100/nt which makes the AP almost pay for itself. They also offer AAA rates but you have to call for those.