House rental questions....

[Laurabearz]

I am helping a freind look for an offsite house for a weeks stay for Feb 2006.

I have no idea where to begin to look, nor what to look for in a rental house.

Thanks bunches!

Laura

 

[weare6travelers]

Our family just booked a rental house for May. I used www.onlinefloridavillas.com
Once you put into the website what kind of house you are looking for you get hundreds of choices. I have been e-mailing back and forth with the owner of our rental. They have been very helpful and we can't wait to go. Good Luck!!

Amy

 

[torismom]

Laura,

I would suggest www.floridadisneyhomes.com, www.onlinefloridavillas.com, www.vrbo.com

I would have her make a list of what is impotant to her.
Example: water or conservation view, how many bathrooms, hot tub, what the home itself has to offer, close to disney, internet access and etc..

 

[JANNYANS]

Try
www.disneypremiervillas.com
www.vacation-rentals-orlando.com
www.orlandovillas.co.uk

all rent from owners sites

 

[cbbi]

We've rented from cyberrentals.com, vrbo.com and orlandovillas.com --
The orlandovillas.com website is I think the same as the UK one listed in the posting above. They have a section on "late availability" that we have gotten some great deals from. Also - a "Florida forums" discussion board that offers great discussion on the different neighborhoods etc. I have no vested interest in the site - we've just rented 5 different houses from there over the past 5 years and had a great experience every time.

A few questions we usually ask before renting a house - square footage (some houses are 4 bedroom but really, really small), size of pool and is pool heat included in price, privacy of pool and/or spa, is there a gameroom? (great for Disney downtime), is there a shortcut to Disney via backroads or will you need to take major highway? and if so what is the drivetime to Disney during traffic hours?

 

[JANNYANS]

www.orlandovillas.com

and
www.orlandovillas.co.uk

are in fact two different sites

the late availabilty on .com only comes into action around 8 weeks before you want to go .
This far out the op will need to make an inquiry through the system .

 

[crazymomof4]

I have no idea where to begin to look, nor what to look for in a rental house.



Laura

It's nice of you to help a friend with this task!

We will be renting a house for the 3rd time in Sept. The sheer number of rental houses available online can be maddening and overwhelming. Here is what I did:
I searched the net for a map of the communities in the Disney area. Then I wrote down the names of the communities that are closest to WDW property. Some are: Formosa Gardens, Lindfields, Indian Creek, Windsor Palms, etc. That helped me narrow down my search. After that, I only looked at homes that were within about a 5 mi radius of WDW. From there I sorted out the ones that were within our budget, had the # of bedrooms we require (3), and the sizes of beds we wanted. Then I narrowed it down further by keeping only the ones who's decor, layout and furniture arrangement appealed to us the most. Then I looked over the rental terms and cast off any that I found had overly strict cancellation policies. It's a process but I did end up finding exactly what we wanted, where we wanted it, for the price we wanted to pay.
I don't think I can post the owner's website here but if you are interested in the house we are renting (3 bdrm, 2 bth, poolhouse 3.5 mi from WDW for $537/wk tax incl) I can PM you the owner's website, along with that of our "runner-up" (4.5 mi from WDW).

crazymom