vacation home for large group

[fanningIII]

Has anyone stayed in a 7 or 8 bedroom vacation home. My (entire) family is going again and I know I need a home with at least 5 large beds. any suggestions

 

[isla bonita]

http://www.grandvillasformosa.com/

These are the only 8 bedroom homes I have ever heard of. In Osceola county you can have 7 and out in Polk county you can have 5 with an extra sitting area that I guess most turn into an extra bedroom. Not sure of the specifics.

You can always get side by side villas that is also an option.

 

[mungo]

Try this one, it is fantastic

http://www.bellavida-villa.com/

 

[5mins2disney]

Formosa Gardens has homes this big. It's located right by Windsor Hills / Windsor Palms / Emerald Island, and has very high end homes, so the location is great. The only thing is it doesn't have a clubhouse, so you'll be getting a standalone pool home, but they're supposed to be very high end pool homes, and they do have ones that are that large.

http://www.thedibb.co.uk/villa/map.htm

Check VRBO for Kissimmee, click on Formosa Gardens:
http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/region/usa/florida/central-disney-orlando/kissimmee

 

[mungo]

Bellavida also has a club house and other amenities if that is what is wanted. Personally i don't use all the extras, i want a quiet vacation!!!!

 

[tednvon]

FYI, Bellevida is a long way to Disney in a high traffic area, compared to the homes in Emerald Island and Formosa gardens...

Most of us here believe renting from an owner is best way to go both for a best price and getting what you want...

Here is link to VRBO site with Emerald Island...They have one whole street of nothing but 7 bedroom homes with 5 1/2 to 6 baths...In my opinion, as I have owned in Emerald Island, the really big homes with 7 bedrooms will have 5 1/2 or 6 baths, not 4 baths. 4 bath homes are 6 bedroom homes that have stuck a added bedroom into a very small space...

http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/region/usa/florida/central-disney-orlando/kissimmee#2541

This link will start with 3 bedroom, so scroll down to 7 bedrooms...also can keep going down to see homes in Formosa Gardens...FGardens will be more expensive as a rule, but there are some real mansions in there if you want to spend the $$$. You should be able to get a nice 7 bedroom in EIsland for somewhere between $225 and $300/night if not going at High Holiday season...Formosa Gardens will probably be in the $350 to $450 range...

don't be afraid to negotiate a bit with owners.

Good Luck...Ted

 

[mungo]

FYI, Bellevida is a long way to Disney in a high traffic area, compared to the homes in Emerald Island and Formosa gardens...

Most of us here believe renting from an owner is best way to go both for a best price and getting what you want...

Here is link to VRBO site with Emerald Island...They have one whole street of nothing but 7 bedroom homes with 5 1/2 to 6 baths...In my opinion, as I have owned in Emerald Island, the really big homes with 7 bedrooms will have 5 1/2 or 6 baths, not 4 baths. 4 bath homes are 6 bedroom homes that have stuck a added bedroom into a very small space...

http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/region/usa/florida/central-disney-orlando/kissimmee#2541

This link will start with 3 bedroom, so scroll down to 7 bedrooms...also can keep going down to see homes in Formosa Gardens...FGardens will be more expensive as a rule, but there are some real mansions in there if you want to spend the $$$. You should be able to get a nice 7 bedroom in EIsland for somewhere between $225 and $300/night if not going at High Holiday season...Formosa Gardens will probably be in the $350 to $450 range...

don't be afraid to negotiate a bit with owners.

Good Luck...Ted

FYI this villa website is direct with the owners

And i thought from bellavida you could get straight on the osceola parkway, so it wouldn't take you much longer, and save some money on the higher rates!!

 

[5mins2disney]

Try this one, it is fantastic

http://www.bellavida-villa.com/

The OP inquired about a 7-8 bedroom home, you listed a 6 bedroom home. There's TONS of 6 bedroom homes in the area, many closer than this, but not as many 7-8 bedroom places. While it looks nice, it's not what they asked for....

 

[okeydokey]

Try villas2go4.com. I believe they may have a few larger homes.

 

[tednvon]

Hi...I may be wrong, but I do not think so...
I agree that the Osceola Parkway is nice way into Disney, but Bellavida is south of Medeival Times. IMHO it is at least a 3 mile drive to get to Osceola Parkway from this location and it involves some driving on 192...I am sure these are beautiful homes and a nice area, but it not just a quick jump onto Osceola Parkway like it would be from homes just off 192 on Poinciana Blvd.

If the home works there, go for it...what it means may be an extra 10-15 minutes from the parks...not bad at all...enjoy...Ted

 

[psharrock]

As others have said the nearest 7 bedroom homes to disney are location within Formosa Gardens Estates and Emerald Island. Both are nice areas but I am biased towards Formosa Gardens as I own a villa there.

There are a number of huge homes on Formosa, one being listed in an earlier post, and one of the others is :-

http://www.orlandosfinest.com/7b-formosacastle.htm

As Isla Bonita has said two side by side villas could also be an option

Paul

 

[KayR]

www.stayatemeraldisland.com has 7 bedroom homes in Emerald Island.

--Kay

 

[5mins2disney]

http://www.grandvillasformosa.com/

These are the only 8 bedroom homes I have ever heard of. In Osceola county you can have 7 and out in Polk county you can have 5 with an extra sitting area that I guess most turn into an extra bedroom. Not sure of the specifics.

You can always get side by side villas that is also an option.

That 8 bedroom grand home is just INCREDIBLE, WOW! I want to stay there it looks so nice! hehe...we rented a similar place in Cape Coral a few years back, a mansion, literally. We had an 11,000 sq foot mansion, 8 bed 8 bathrooms, right on the instracoastal waterway, our own boat docks...110 foot long swimming pool. 4 master suites...we went with 3 families and had plenty of space. It's actually pretty reasonable if you divide up the costs amongst 3-4 families, not bad at all.

Oh...and did you notice it comes with a housekeeper who picks up after you and cleans every day!? HUUUGE pool...etc....heck, with a house like this, you really don't need a resort clubhouse! After all, it even has a movie theater right in the house... I think I'd skip the parks and just hang at the house all week! LOL

 

[psharrock]

That 8 bedroom grand home is just INCREDIBLE, WOW! I want to stay there it looks so nice! hehe...we rented a similar place in Cape Coral a few years back, a mansion, literally. We had an 11,000 sq foot mansion, 8 bed 8 bathrooms, right on the instracoastal waterway, our own boat docks...110 foot long swimming pool. 4 master suites...we went with 3 families and had plenty of space. It's actually pretty reasonable if you divide up the costs amongst 3-4 families, not bad at all.

Oh...and did you notice it comes with a housekeeper who picks up after you and cleans every day!? HUUUGE pool...etc....heck, with a house like this, you really don't need a resort clubhouse! After all, it even has a movie theater right in the house... I think I'd skip the parks and just hang at the house all week! LOL

I can see this house from mine, and yes its huge, the pool looks great but is not overly wide, but I suppose when its 55ft long who cares how wide it is as there will be plenty of room for everyone.

Paul

 

[5mins2disney]

I can see this house from mine, and yes its huge, the pool looks great but is not overly wide, but I suppose when its 55ft long who cares how wide it is as there will be plenty of room for everyone.

Paul

Question for you then...is it the only 8 bedroom home there in this style? I only saw one like it on the FG ad sites or on VRBO, wondering if there's more like it?

Amazingly, their calendar looks booked solid too! Wonder what it cost! hehe

I stayed in a similar home in Cape Coral about 5 years ago..on the water...just incredible, we didn't have a daily housekeeper though. My SIL found it... under $2k for the week too! The guy was just looking to rent it out after completing construction and make a little $$ until it sold on the market, so it was the best deal ever! (no it's not for rent at that price any more! LOL) It got us hooked 100% on VRBO style vacations though!

 

[psharrock]

Question for you then...is it the only 8 bedroom home there in this style? I only saw one like it on the FG ad sites or on VRBO, wondering if there's more like it?

Amazingly, their calendar looks booked solid too! Wonder what it cost! hehe

I stayed in a similar home in Cape Coral about 5 years ago..on the water...just incredible, we didn't have a daily housekeeper though. My SIL found it... under $2k for the week too! The guy was just looking to rent it out after completing construction and make a little $$ until it sold on the market, so it was the best deal ever! (no it's not for rent at that price any more! LOL) It got us hooked 100% on VRBO style vacations though!

Yes its the only home like it on the community, and its about 1000 sq ft bigger than any of the other custom homes on FG. It was finished in early 2006, and everytime we are in FG there always seems to be someone in this house. The big homes do seem to rent well, as I suppose there is nothing like them anywhere else.

Paul

 

[isla bonita]

Paul

When reading the discription of the home is states it is 9200 sq. feet. The next home is 5300 sq feet.

I would love to be nosey and do a walk thru. It looks lovely. When we were down to purchase our home we went thru a couple in Formosa garfens. You are lucky to ownin there they were beautiful. I liked that the lots were larger in there. We ended up buying in EI in the enclave area were the lots a bit bigger but nothing compared to FG.

You have chosen a great area to purchase your home. Good luck with the home.

 

[psharrock]

Paul

When reading the discription of the home is states it is 9200 sq. feet. The next home is 5300 sq feet.

I would love to be nosey and do a walk thru. It looks lovely. When we were down to purchase our home we went thru a couple in Formosa garfens. You are lucky to ownin there they were beautiful. I liked that the lots were larger in there. We ended up buying in EI in the enclave area were the lots a bit bigger but nothing compared to FG.

You have chosen a great area to purchase your home. Good luck with the home.

Thanks Deb

The 9200 sq ft looks to be the under cover area as on other sites its advertised as 8000 sq ft, when mine is complete it will be approx 7200 sq ft under cover.

We can't wait to go and see the house in July/August, at present we get some photographs every two weeks or so, so we can see the progress. We will be staying at another home on FG during the summer which is just round the corner.

I looked at EI before I bought and thought the place was great especially the club house, but the community was a little bit big for my liking, and some of the streets were just full of the same 7 bedroom homes which would have made it quite difficult for a home to stand out from the rest.

I also looked at other areas, but kept coming back to the FG area, due to it being very quiet but still only minutes from the parks.

Paul

 

[andyhayley]

Hi Guys,

This is our first post here so be kind!

I just found this forum looking at our web logs for our home at Bellavida. Thanks Mungo whoever you are!

I would agree with everyone, if you want a 7 or 8 bed, Formosa is the place to look, and I know Psharrocks home from another board looks great, his extension will make the home huge!

Our home is only a 6 bed, and only licensed for 14.

Just thought I would clear up this though ....

Hi...I may be wrong, but I do not think so...
I agree that the Osceola Parkway is nice way into Disney, but Bellavida is south of Medeival Times. IMHO it is at least a 3 mile drive to get to Osceola Parkway from this location and it involves some driving on 192...I am sure these are beautiful homes and a nice area, but it not just a quick jump onto Osceola Parkway like it would be from homes just off 192 on Poinciana Blvd.

Bellavida is on Oren Brown Rd, which is a short road than runs between the 192 and Poinicana, so you can choose.

Turn right for the 192, and Orange Blossom etc for things like Gatorland, the Florida Mall etc.

Turn left for Poinanca (its about 900 yards from memory). We join about a mile north of Terra Verde, and then you can run up to the Osceola for MGM and Animal Kingdom, or the 535 which takes you closer to Epcot, Downtown etc. (which we find the fastest most of the time anyway), and of course the I4 and outlet malls.

Its different to coming from the Formosa end, where we use Sherbeth Road to get into Disney, but its actually very fast, the traffic is not bad at all.

We stayed in Formosa lots of time before buying, and love the location, and the homes, so if you want a 7 or 8 bed, thats where I would look.

Off to see the rest of the forum now - looks good!

Andy

 

[Lisa BC]

Hi!

We'll be staying at St. Andrews Villa for our upcoming stay... It has 5 masters: 4 with King Beds, 1 with a queen bed. There's a room with 2 twin beds, and the final room has 2 bunk beds (twin on top, full size on bottom). Here's the link to see the home:

http://www.ov4u.com/emerald-luxury-holiday-villa.htm

Here's a 360 tour of the home:

http://www.vr360floridavillas.co.uk/OrlandoVilla103.asp#

The reviews lead me to believe that this house really is as nice as the pictures (most say the pictures don't do it justice). The owners, Franco & Audrey have been very responsive so far.

We're very happy with our choice, but can't wait until Paul's villa is completed and available for rent.

Good luck with your search!

Lisa