PERFECT VACATION HOME - POOL, WI-FI, 51'HDTV, KINECT & 3 MI TO DISNEY!

I was a little worried when I saw some negative reviews AFTER I booked this home, but we had a good stay. I did LOTS of looking before deciding on this home because I could not find a better value of what you got for what you paid. The furniture was newer and more modern than most other properties in our price range, the xbox kinect was nice (nobody else had one), and the location for disney is perfect (5 mins to animal kingdom via Sherberth Rd).

Others had complained about scuffs and marks on the wall but what we found was relatively minor and not unusual wear and tear we've had before for this kind of rental. People wanting perfection should stay in a nice hotel (at 2-3 times the cost). My preference is for value when I'm spending all day and evening out at the theme parks anyway. Home was clean when we arrived, including the pool area.

We did not use the pool, but noticed the water was not warm in the evenings. I believe the heat is solar heated like many florida pools, which doesn't work miracles in the winter time (maybe adds 5 degrees or so on warm days). People expecting a hot spa in the winter would be disappointed with many of the "heated" pools/spas of this type.


Beds are always a matter of personal preference, but I thought they were comfortable (more so than the last $150/night chain hotel I stayed in). The home was reasonably equipped for this type of rental, and if we needed anything the supermarket was 3 mins away. Again, not a hotel. I don't mind getting extra paper towels or toilet paper for the money I saved.

I found both the owner and USA Vacation homes to be very courteous and responsive, and always felt like me having a good stay was very important to them. Their office was relatively close to the home for key pickup/dropoff. I've had rental homes before where I had to drive 20 mins between the two.

All in all, a good value that I would definitely consider again for my next stay.

Overall we were happy with the home - the kids loved the pool and it was spacious enough to hold our family of seven (2A/5C). The neighborhood was nice and quiet, there were plenty of places to shop and eat right around the corner, and the location to Disney couldn't be better (in the resort parking lots in 5-10 minutes!).

Unfortunately the cable was out when we arrived, and that meant no TV, internet or phone service (we called the management company but got no response). The grill ran out of propane during the first night. The pool lights didn't work. The "hot tub" was actually colder than the pool at all times, and the jet switch only worked occasionally. As others have noted - you get one trash bag per can and one roll of toilet paper per bathroom, so be prepared to bring your own. There are also no dish cleaning supplies or other paper products (such as paper towel), so be ready to run out and buy those as well. Every set of blinds in the house was either missing a section or broken in some way - including major water damage on the front half circle window's paper blind. There were scuffs and scrapes in the paint in every room, and dead ants EVERYWHERE! Oh yes, the remote batteries for the TV were dead.

All in all - we felt it was a good value for our money; however, we probably wouldn't stay here again unless it was significantly cheaper than other properties in the area.

We arrived at this property and it had not been cleaned. There was heavy dust everywhere, dead cockroaches, dead ants. There was sticky marks all over the tiles. A previous review had mentioned the house needed cleaning and I had got assurance from the owner that it would be cleaned. This house had obviously not been cleaned in a long time. We had to borrow a vacuum from neighbours to clean the house for 2 hours before before we could move in. The house is not well maintained. There was a very large leak on the front window and the carpet was soaking and there was a smell of damp all over the house. There was lots of spills on the walls and the house needs a thorough cleaning. We also had to clean the pool area with a borrowed hose as there wasn't one there. We had lots of ants around the pool. We also had ants and cockroaches in the house and complained a number of times. We cleaned up ants from the the shower every day before it could be used. The owner responded to our first complaint and did not respond to any of our correspondence since. I would NOT recommend this to anyone. The screen area around the pool was NOT well maintained and we had 2 snakes - one of which was poisonous and a frog in the pool. The pool lights did not work. The bed clothes were soiled. I had to wash all the bedclothes on our arrival as I found hairs in the bed. Our vacation was ruined. The location was ok but car is essential. The x-box as well as the free international calls get the 1 star. Our friends stayed nearby and other accommodation around this area is good. Outback restaurant is nearby and excellent. Parks were great and Celebration is well worth a visit. Unfortunately we had to come back to this property each night!