I am pretty picky and I loved it there!! I'll try to find my review....
here it is, not too recent though..from May 2004
We returned last night from a 2 night stay at Horizons. We also had a 2 bedroom 2 bath in building 12 on the 3rd floor (#1231).
We decided our location was perfect because our screened balcony faced the lake. It was private and quiet when compared with those facing the pirate ship pool area.
I could open the sliding door curtains and look out while preparing meals. I had a perfect view of waving palms which I love, and I also spent early mornings and eves sitting out there.
Our unit floor plan was nice. The kitchen was at the entrance, washer dryer in a closet to the left, one full bathroom to the right, which also had an entrance to the double bedded room. There was an additional entrance to the double bedroom off the living room.
Straight ahead past the kitchen was the dining area and then the living room with sliders to the balcony. Off the living room on the right was the door to the king bedroom and 2nd bath. The bathrooms had soap and shampoo (pantene) and had hairdryers as well. Plenty of closet space. Iron and board, broom, dust pan, carpet sweeper and laundry basket in a closet.
The decor throughout was nice with shades of greens and corals.
The bed had down pillows, soft sheets and pillow cases and duvets (no blanket, but I saw at least one in a closet). We were all very comfy with these covers.
The kitchen was fully equipped with all you would need to make full meals. (Publix grocery store a couple of minutes away, an easy drive) Nice fiestaware dishes. Under the sink were dish soap (liquid and dishwasher powder) and extra paper towels/trash bags. Housekeeping came to take our trash and change towels while we were out. I had made the beds and cleaned so I am not sure if that would have been done by them. (I prefer no housekeeping anyway, but that was fine)
We used the outdoor grills our last evening there but had to call for assistance because the ignitor didn't work on any of them and we had no matches. Someone came along within 2 minutes and lit it.
The resort is clean and the staff friendly.
The pirate ship pool was so much fun. It was never crowded and the weather was beautiful....maybe most people head to theme parks? There is also the "water works" water park and my kids enjoyed that also. It has squirters and sprays mostly but also has 2 forts with huge buckets on top. They dump a massive amount of water every few minutes so watch out!
We played miniature golf after dinner on out first day. $5.00 per person plus tax...$21.30 for the 4 of us. It was worth it and we had a lot of fun.
The arcade is not the best I have seen but it is sufficient.
As far as other activities, you get a schedule at check in and there are plenty of things to do.
There is a nice walkway with swings and benches along it. Also a deck out over the lake with nice sitting areas. (Look for the crocodile to the right of the entrance)
Plenty of parking. We checked in at 11:30 am or so without a problem. The entrance is gated and DH was asked his name. We were greeted by name when we walked in to the lobby... a nice thing. We checked out late (1:00pm) for a $25. fee.
