dougsmom98
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Hi. We just stayed at Windsor Palms from 2/18-2/24 and we loved it. We were suppose to stay at Fantasy World Villas but hotelmartusa.com contacted us to let us know that they were remodeling there and asked if they could upgrade us to a 3 BDR 2 Bath condo in Windsor Palms. We had a little trouble finding the exact location of the condo at first within Windsor Palms, but the guy at the front gate was very helpful. When we arrived we walked in and realized we weren't in a condo at all, but a house. As we looked around we realized it wasn't a 3 BDR house but a 4 BDR, 3 bath house! About a half hour after we got there, the woman from the management company called to let us know we were upgraded. She had been so busy earlier that she totally forgot to tell us. It was amazing. There were two twin bed rooms each with their own dressers, closets and TVs. Our twins took one and our 7 year old took another. the living room was large and had a big screen TV. There were two loveseats and one larger couch. There were two king bedrooms each with their own bathrooms, closets and TVs. The king we slept in had a pedastle bed with a canopy. The bathroom had a whirlpool tub. The closet was so large that we were able to put the baby's pack n play in there with the suitcases and there was still plenty of room. The kitchen table accomodated 6 and there were two bar stools. There was a laundry room and a large pantry closet. It had its own pool, but it was not heated. Since it was electric heat, it would have cost $37/day to heat it. It all depends on which house you rent as to the amount it costs to heat the pool. That was ok, because we were only one block from the community pool. The community pool was a good size. One afternoon we had trouble finding seats, but that was ok, we just put our stuff off to the side and swam. By the time we got out, there were seats open. The hot tub was a nice treat after a long day at the parks. We used the Sherbeth Road shortcut to get to the parks everyday, but we couldn't for the life of us figure out how to get home that way. It was easy enough using World Drive and 192 to get home. Windsor Palms is in a good spot. There was plenty of places to eat around there. We got take out from the Outback Steakhouse one night which was good. We ordered from Pizza Hut, I got breakfast from Dunkin Donuts or McDonalds most mornings. The grocery store was a little expensive but very convenient. We wouldn't think twice about staying at Windsor Palms again.
