package vs private?

[m1ke]

quote:Originally posted by chrizzy100

More than the number of bedrooms...if I were in your shoes...I'd look for the number of living areas....and if they are apart...then you can have your own place to watch TV.....and the kids can have theirs....without being stuck in their bedrooms....most of the time if a house has two living areas...its a bigger house per sq ft....

I get your pont Chrizzy but the number of bedrooms was just in case other friends or relatives decide to come at a later date, I have seen a post with a villa and the picture was of a view from the pool looking out onto a wooded lake with a sunset to die for!![8D],I can just picture myself and the wife at the side of the pool with a beer just listening to the wildlife after the kids go to bed Ahh heaven!![8D], I am off now to find a villa first stop is crescent lakes I think ( name matches the scene above)

[melfrank]

Hi Mike,

We've been to Florida for the last 4 years now. On our first trip we stayed in a hotel on the I Drive. Although this was rated a 4 star hotal we were still in a single(but large) room which can be quite claustrophobic at times. We have DIY-ed on our sunsequent trips and we have to say nothing compares to having your own villa. You can eat in if you want - you'll have lots of space to spread out in and you can come home with suitcases full of clean clothes! I'd say that even if the costswork out slightly more the benefits of a private villa far out weigh a package. We'd never go package again.

Mel

PS we DO NOT own our own villa

[melfrank]

Mike

Try Swiss.com who fly into miami --friends of mine got a real cheap deal.. They went Manchester - geneva - Miami and managed to get flights for around £320.

[keith-f]

Reading through the posts, I'm beginning to think we're a bunch of 'Cheapskates' We book last minute of the Teletext.( two weeks ago ) This trip next week has cost the extortionate price of £89 each through T.C.D. An intermediate rental fully insured (Do'nt want it any other way)is a bit dearer this year at £204 per week all in.

This means the job lot for 'Her Who Must be Obeyed' 2 Bin-Lids (Grand Kids), myself and a pretty decent set of wheels comes out at the princely sum of £860.

oh ! and that includes free meals and drinks on the flights, and pre-booked seats.... (probably in the cargo hold... )

In May last year we did the same with the other two grandkids for £49 each !

[sammibabe]

I think you have done the best thing. You cannot beat renting a private villa. All the villas we have ever stayed have all been beautiful and a real home from home. I do wonder if you would get the same facilites (kitchen equipment etc.) in a company villa. I don't know as the other advantage is that whenever we have looked at the costing between the two renting a private villa has always come out as the cheapest option. So much so that i don't even bother to check now

[langley]

Hi M1ke

There are some great villas on Crescent Lakes, we stayed in a 4 bed, with a pool facing a wooded area, and it was nice to sit and listen to the wildlife at night over a beer or 2. We are hoping to stay in our villa when it has been built next year for 2 weeks, that is on Crescent Lakes.

Rob & Carol

[coombsyl]

I agree that a villa is the best way to visit Orlando. We love it first thing in the morning when you can take your tea and book and sit by the pool in lovely relaxing surroundings until the rest of the family gets up. No more of that "shall we tap on their hotel door to see if they are up" nonsense!! If they haven't appeared, then they are not up!!!! To get home after a days shopping or in the parks and to sit with your feel danging in the pool is just heaven.

[Carla]

Ahhhhh coombsyl!! I can even feel the warmth of the sun as it rises; see the rays shining on the lake waters; hear the peace and quiet - absolute heaven.
Early morning, my favourite time of day in Florida.

Only 8 weeks to go.

[shepaul]

Hi,

Having stayed in hotels we are going to stay in our first villa next year. Reading what other people have said about villa's we can't wait. We put the package together ourselves using the internet and reckon we saved about £1000 for the two of us against using an travel agent.
Paul & Sheila[8D]

[wilfy]

we've been trolling orf to sunny florida for about 12 years now. 1st time was
the only time i've used a travel agent. Since then, some of the fun for me is
doing the research etc to get the best deal. (should that just read cheapskate?)
We normally fly scheduled to mco, as we do seem to go crazy on the plastic each
time we visit.