Why Sunny Dunes Villa?
Review Submitted: September 16, 2008
Date of Stay: July 2008
We had never been to Florida and spent a lot of time in advance to find proper accommodation. We searched on the Internet and found a lot of results. A link to the Sunny Dunes’ homepage revealed nice images, so I picked up my phone. After a few friendly calls with Jayne I felt quite confident. It’s important to talk to the owners, which gives you a better feeling. Jayne and Beth live in the UK. One thing you fear by wiring money in advance, is to lose them, but I felt I could trust these people.
After payment I received a information package by email, which made it easy to find the house.
The villa is clean and bright. We felt immediately at home. You don’t need to bring anything but your clothes and tooth brushes. Some minor things needed to be corrected. But I called Beth, who got in contact with a local service company. They sent up a maintenance man at once.
Sunny Dunes is spacious, with a well equipped kitchen. The Wal-mart store is located a few minutes away, just outside the front gate. With a product range of 10 times what you find in our stores. So it’s possible to find just what you prefer.
We enjoyed lazy mornings at the private pool. No rush. Then from noon visiting attractions, making shopping – or simply relax. The Southern Dunes Golf and Country Club is an eldorado for golfers, has a fitness centre and a few major outdoor pools. You will have free access to gym and pool.
There are a lot of attractions in the area. The Disney parks speak for themselves. You should also see the Kennedy Space Centre, 1.5 hour drive east.
We never forget the airboat ride we had on the Cypress Lake, where we saw alligators and animal life in a wet vegetation. Fantastic!
A number of factory outlets in the Orlando / Kissimmee area offer you a wide range of clothes and accessories to enviable prices for a European.
Normally we returned in the evening to prepare a proper dinner. Or you can just skip it or eat out. Sitting at the pool nights, in the warm air, listening to nothing but grasshoppers was very romantic. Don’t forget to put on the green pool light, which makes it even more romantic. What about a glass of wine?
For non US-visitors or distant residents a rental car is needed. We will highly recommend a GPS. Programming the destination, and then you go. The Americans have a very polite way of driving, we did not see any hazard-drivers. And the standard is good.
All in all we are very satisfied. So why not try Florida and Sunny Dunes Villa?
Owner's Response: We’re so pleased that you enjoyed our home and that your stay at the villa added to a great holiday. We completely understand the worries of going to new places and booking over the internet, let alone wiring money to people you don’t know, so we were really happy to hear that your telephone conversations with Jayne reassured you and helped you to feel more confident in booking your accommodation this way.
It’s lovely to hear that you felt immediately at home and that the villa had everything that you needed to enjoy your stay. I’m so glad that we were able to sort out the problems with the internet connection straight away so that you could continue to work while you were on holiday. Our management company pride themselves on being on hand 24/7 to help with any problems that arise so that guests aren’t inconvenienced and can just carry on enjoying their holiday.
It was a pleasure to have you to stay and we look forward to welcoming you and your family back again.
Many thanks, Beth.
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