Regal Palms Resort

chapie1968

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I know it's a little further out, but is there a reason that the condos here are so cheap for purchase?

I've seen a few really nice one in the $90-115,000 range.
 
We stayed there a couple years ago. It was okay, I guess, but very spread out, we saw some issues with insects in the townhouse, and the pool ran out of towels twice in the 4 days we were there. It is a good 20-30 minutes from the parks (further from Universal/SeaWorld), as well.
 
Ignore the title, doing too many things at a time.

We stayed at Regal Palms 4 years ago now and had a great time, but that was in the fall when crowds were low. I can see it being not great during peak season. The pool area is awesome with the lazy river and slide, but for the number of units it's just not that big. It must get crazy in the summer. There is a bit if a low-rent feel to the place. Can't say exactly why there weren't any obvious maintenance issues with the facilities but all the same...

One big problem we had, and apparently it's common, is that the dang beds were so friggan hard no one could get a good nights sleep. Caused some problems for us, we were all exhausted by the end of the trip. Apparently they were the beds that were the original equipment with the units, and they had all the give of a cement slab. My son slept on teh carpet, said it was softer. That's part of why is felt low-rent. Stuff looked nice, but if you looked close it was mostly cheap furniture.
 
We own a unit in Regal Palms.

There are quite a few bank owned, those are the ones that tend to be cheaper. (Bear in mind that there is a $10,000 club initiation fee if you purchase a bank owned property)

Also, a lot of the homes (standard homes) on RP are neglected in terms of upgrading which drives lower prices. Original furnishings, appliances, TVs etc. There are some for sale in the mid-high $100's which are considered Premium or Elite homes, that are obviously well cared for and you can see quite the difference between the standard. These are the ones you want to stay in when visiting RP :)

The pool area is wonderful! However, as some have said, it can get quite busy in peak season.
 


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