teenage group

[ivypartridge]

My friend's daughther and a few friends would like to go on holiday to Florida to the theme parks before they start uni. A local travel agent told them they could not handle the booking for a hotel/package as they were not all over 18 - some were 17. Have any of you experts got some ideas how these girls could go? Villa not an option due to requirement of car. [msnsmile] Do they all have to be over 18 to book hotel & flights by themselves [?]Thanks

[Newhomebuyer]

A villa on some of the estates may be okay for them. Wyndham Palms for example have a shuttle to the theme parks and a clubhouse which they could use. There may be other villa areas which might be suitable.

[Nostromo]

Another possibility is an arrangement with a MC where they would be willing to drop off the girls at some of the parks - at an agreed nominal fee of course. Is that allowed or possible? It all depends upon how many youngsters are there....a 'few' could mean anything from 4 to 10.

[ivypartridge]

Thank you Newhomebuyer for your advice on the villa communities. I thought a villa would be out for them. Another thank you to Nostromo for your advice on MC...something again I had not thought about....come to think of it...I hadn't thought much had I ?[:I] I think there are only 4 girls..all nice girls...

[Newhomebuyer]

My son and his friends used taxis a few times and because they were not travelling far, and a few of them shared the cost, it wasn't too expensive. They used to go from our villa to the nearest Disney theme park (Animal Kingdom) and from there they could use Disney transport for the whole 48 square miles which covers Disney.

[wrpac00]

They might find it difficult to get a villa. I, and I know others have a minimum age of 21 in our Terms and conditions.

[E. Cosgrove]

My son was only 17 when he booked his first package holiday (although he was 18 when he travelled) I had to write a letter giving him permission to travel.

[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by wrpac00
They might find it difficult to get a villa. I, and I know others have a minimum age of 21 in our Terms and conditions.
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I know that villa owners have to draw a line somewhere but realistically, many 17 to 18 year olds can be mature and sensible while you can get really silly (putting it mildly ) 22 to 23 year olds. Would it be possible for some prospective owner to liaise with Ivy Partidge about her friend's daughter's group, check to see how they are and then make a decision---which might include relaxing the rule a bit if appropriate?

[blott]

Home owners aren't allowed to reply to accommodation requests on the forum so Ivy put in an enquiry with all the three websites at the top of the page and put in her requirements. Then you will get replies from any home owners willing to rent to your group.

[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
Home owners aren't allowed to reply to accommodation requests on the forum so Ivy put in an enquiry with all the three websites at the top of the page and put in her requirements. Then you will get replies from any home owners willing to rent to your group.
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Sorry Blott, that's precisely what I meant when I said 'liaise'. All correct and proper via the right links. After all, the applicant gets a chance to make his/her queries about suitable villas and I thought this matter might be brought up at the time.