Regal Palms Questions

[pparring]

Hi all,
I had some questions about this place for anyone who has stayed there.
Here we go:

Is the three bedroom townhouse 2 floors? If so, how many bedrooms up and how many down?

How far are the townhomes from the pool area?

Is there a pool bar and does it serve food?

Is there anything within walking distance to do/see/eat?
My inlaws will be without a car while we are at the parks and I want to be sure they can walk to restaurants or other activities.

How does it compare to Cypress Pointe Gran Villas?

Thanks for any help/opinions you have!

 

[onlyoneforme]

We stayed in Jan/Feb 05 and will be heading down there in 10 days!
LOVED it!!!

Let's see what I can answer for you:
*** Is the three bedroom townhouse 2 floors? If so, how many bedrooms up and how many down?***
All the units, both 3 and 4 bedrooms are on 2 floors, the 3 bedroom that we rented in 05 was 1 twin bedroom downstairs with attached bath, 1 queen and 1 twin bedroom upstairs, both with seperate baths. The 4 bedroom we are renting here in 06 has 1 Queen bedroom downstairs with bath, and 1 Queen with bath and 2 twins with shared bath.

***How far are the townhomes from the pool area?***
That depends on what street your townhome is located on, the furthest away would be 2 blocks I would imagine...ask who you are renting from to possibly put you closer to the pool area. The pool area is behind the main office and health club area.

***Is there a pool bar and does it serve food?***
There is both an indoor area and outside terrace dining. They will deliver poolside and your townhome I believe (at least they offered us that option when we were there in 05) There are great discount certificates on resturaunt.com for the grill. Typical bar/grille type food, although the pints of beer were quite expensive, just under $10 each

***Is there anything within walking distance to do/see/eat?***
There is a Publix supermarket, a dollar store, a bookshop, a pizza place, a chinese place, and a liquor store just about 1/2 mile walking distance from the complex. The resort does offer shuttles to the parks if that helps your parents?

***How does it compare to Cypress Pointe Gran Villas?***
I don't know the answer to this, I don't have any experience wtih the Grand Villas. I do know I really liked our stay at the Regal Palms in '05 and can't wait for our upcoming trip!!! I have recommended this resort to all my friends and family and I really hope you like your stay too!

 

[pparring]

Thanks, that's great info!
Ouch on the beer prices but I suppose I can bring it in a plastic cup from my own fridge.

I note that a lot of people talk about renting from private owners. How does one go about doing that? I got my info from the Regal Palm web site. Wouldn't it be safer to rent from the company direct?

 

[onlyoneforme]

We did (and are for this year too) rent from a private owner. I found his website and contacted him and he gave me several people to contact for references. We payed through Paypal and that felt like I had some recourse if something "fishy" was to have happened. Any hesitation that I had completely went away after the first few emails and confirmation #s were sent to me. The owner was honest, thorough,and prompt! I have recommended him to several friends and family members headed to that area.

You can check websites like www.vrbo.com and www.a1vacations.com for private owners at the Regal Palms. We were able to negotiate a great price for our trip in '05 and a FANTASTIC rate for our '06 trip. Not sure if the Regal Palms management company will negotiate prices.

 

[mbb]

www.orlandovillas.com
www.onlinefloridavillas.com
www.villasflorida.com a try..

All are owner direct, and you can specifically search for Regal Palms on the search feature

HTH!!

 

[pparring]

Fantastic!
Thanks for the help.