Villa Sol Vacation Rental villa: Kissimmee

This was my second visit to Florida and it isn't often that my expectations are exceeded. This lovely Villa in Kissimmee is close to the Airport, all the Disney parks and central Florida attractions. The villa was extremely clean and well maintained with everything you needed. The children loved the pool and it was very relaxing after a hard day at the parks to have a barbeque and sit around the pool while the children played. I rarely give recommendations but would go out of my way to recommend the exceptional home....

Our second stay in the villa in October 2008 was as excellent as the first. The villa was clean and tidy and very spacious and comfortable. The pool area is well equiped with table, chairs and loungers and the covered area is perfect to sit in out of the sun. The attractions are within easy driving distance and very simple to find. I would not hesitate to recomend this villa to friends and family.

Overall the property was nice, but not "luxurious" as advertised. There was some confusion with the cleaning co. who did not know we were coming & therefore the home was only halfway clean when we arrived. The prop. mgmt people had someone come out right away & finish the cleaning. The huge ant mounds by the driveway/sidewalk were of great concern as it was right where we needed to walk & i was worried about the kids being attacked by the ants. For this to be a true luxury villa the matteresses on all the beds & most esp. the master bedroom desperately need to be upgraded-- it was like sleeping on bricks (qn beds) & the twin beds you would sink to the bed slats. I ended up on the couch most nights. Additionally hot water heater needs to be upgraded to a much bigger tank-- if this is a villa for 10 people then you need to have enough hot water for 10 people. Same goes for the bedding-- scratchy & itchy bedding was horrible. Also the cookware is not big enough to feed a large group-- . The frying pans were too small (only2 of them) & all the non-stick stuff is coming off & the other one burned everything.... it is far better to invest in a really good , more expensive set of pots & pans than to try to cook with cheap ones & have to keep replacing them. The icemaker did not work also. The neighborhood was nice however without a pass/key card we could not get into the club house to play table tennis or the pool there. The wildlife was nice & location nice but with all those confusing toll roads you better bring alot of extra change/coins to pay for the tolls-- that cost us about 5 to 7 dollars a day just to travel to seaworld or Aquatica ..... Pool was nice & deck area ample. I would suggest a bigger table in the kitchen or at least buy some bar stools so the kids can sit & eat at the bar. The whole family can not sit together & eat in the kitchen & with little ones I do not like to eat in a formal dining room on carpet. I would also recommend owner's buy a highchair. Layout of the house was nice however there is no privacy on the pool deck-/back yard-- it's only 20 ft to the house behind. also need to add tv for each guest room- the kids were fighting over who got he brdroom with a tv....