Trying to find a rental home near Disney

[Bridgett]

We need something inexpensive, does not need to be very fancy, near WDW. We will be going in March sometime. We will have four adults and 7 kids (all under 12). So we need at least three bedrooms....the kids will all want to sleep together on the floor anyways! There are so many places with info, it's hard to truely find a good deal. Any suggestions?

Thank you,

Bridgett

 

[Robinrs]

I posted my experience on another post ... CLICK HERE Our rate was lower than any hotel I could find during a holiday week and worth every dime.

 

[Bridgett]

robinrs,

I had read your post, but now I can't find it! Can you give me the name again of where you stayed, and is there a link to a site for them (or a number to call)?

Thank you.

 

[jdm]

Robin
I'd like to read it o but can't find it through your link....

 

[Robinrs]

Sorry, guys. I fixed the link on my first post!

 

[Bridgett]

Thanks, I got to your thread again. But I tried to do a search (not here, just a general net search) for Westgate and Florida Leisure Vacation Homes and got a bnch of junk, nothing amed that specifically. Do you know if they have a website?

 

[Robinrs]

Here we go... www.floridaleisure.com.
The website has photos and videos of the homes. Our video was right on!

 

[lynniepooh]

Try floridadreamhomes.com. We stayed in a beautiful 3 bedroom home, with a pool, just minutes away from WDW, for a fraction of cost of a hotel room.

 

[FLeisure]

Robinrs...
Thanks for your comments ! The videos should be absolutely spot on......I'm the person that does them !!
The reason we do them is that we want everyone to know exactly what they are getting. Other companies will generalise when you book with them so you don't know what you are getting. We prefer everyone to know as it does stop problems later on.
Also, if a guest prepays before they arrive, we can arrange for a lockbox to be placed on the door so it saves time coming to our office. More time in the pool

 

[Robinrs]

So good to see you posting again, FLeisure!

My review was a true reaction to my experience. It was incredible. This weekend we showed our own videos of the house to the family and was everyone impressed. My sister used your technique going in and out of the rooms slowly getting the whole experience. How nice to have no surprises when you finally get there!

I must say our videos made us miss it terribly, though. It was like living in Orlando and just going to the parks as a daily job! What a life!

Thanks, again my friend.

 

[FLeisure]

Bump for Al !

 

[simonmunro]

The floridaleisure site is WONDERFUL! Whoever put that site together is a talented person and knows what people want to see. We all have different taste in furnishings LOL, here you can pick your style. I love it. Can anyone help me figure out with a large group going and the two that don't drive want to be in the parks most of the time, how they would get back and forth at open and closing if we stayed in a florida leisure home??

 

[BonnieA]

simonmunro- seems to me that the non drivers will have to either go with the drivers or take a taxi.

 

[FLeisure]

Simon,
We come across your request several times when housing large groups. Taxi companies are certainly one option but most families have a least one driver and therefore decide to hire a mini van for whatever party size they have. It works out cheaper and far more convienient.

Thanks for the "talented" bit.......I'm going to print and frame it and show the wife everytime she has a go at me

 

[Robinrs]

You EARNED that "talented" title, FLeisure!

I wish the other sites had the foresight to use the video as a way of showing the homes. My Mom will be in a wheelchair when we go in May or June and the video gives me a good idea of if the house is open enough for her to maneuver around.

 

[FLeisure]

"Earned" ....thanks....I've done my day and am now about to put my feet up .

Seriously, I firmly believe that you should see what you are paying for. You work extremely hard for your vacation and you don't want it ruining. This is just one way to make sure you know what you are getting.

Robinrs - have been thinking of your comments regarding wheelchairs. Is there anything that that I could put on the website that would be more useful to you than just a video ? (Example, specific houses with wheelchair access , etc - we do have a couple that were specifically made for handicapped guests)

Whilst on the subject of web sites....is the format of our web site OK or does it need modifying in terms of layout ? I do all the web site work and really need to know if you feel it's user friendly. From time to time I feel it's clustered and could do with a more professional layout but then I get feedback saying don't change it ! Confused...you will be

 

[Gillian]

Hi FLeisure! I'll jump in with some comments

I really like the site! I look at it and imagine I'll be going to WDW soon...

I would like to see the homes organized by community as well as bedroom #. It would also be really helpful to me to know the bed sizes (king, queen, etc) as my parents will only sleep in a king bed. And I'd like to know which houses have hot tubs!

If it would be possible to provide a little more info on the pics & videos page it would be a huge help! It can take a long time to run the video for each house, so if you have a short description of each one it would limit the homes people need to look at.

Thanks for listening

 

[FLeisure]

Thanks for that Gillian.

We have been working on the bed sizes and gathering more information on each home so that it can appear on the web site. It will take some time but we hope to have everything done within two months.

We would love to be able to state on the web site which sub division a home is on but unfortunately, for security reasons, we cannot do this. We do inform a guest which sub division the home is on when they enquire however.

Thanks again for your input...it is invaluable to us. The more ideas the merrier !

 

[simonmunro]

Flleisure I have an idea. Before booking with you (I'm planning on it!) I went to the Kissimmee, St. Cloud convention center website to see if they had you listed. They do! BUT other peoples listings have a link to their websites and yours does not, only a link to your email. Maybe you want to ask them to add your web link as it takes the curious directly to your pictures, something no planner should miss!

 

[Robinrs]

Wheelchair access is not a TOP priority, just an idea for my Mom because she tires easily. We were thinking of getting her a scooter and thought an open plan house would be good enough to accommodate her.

I do like the site well enough and wish that more sites would do the video. My only problem is the song that comes on when I'm on my slooooooow computer at home... It takes forEVER to load!

The listing of the amount of bedrooms is great. The only other additions I'd make is a listing according to location and an availability calendar. Poor Tracey at the office get MORE calls from me because of that! I am very particular about the subdivisions and would like to be able to view only the homes in the ones I want to travel to. Is that an option???

Thanks for asking!

Robin