Reviews of Property: Stunning lake-view Florida pool villa in gated community

Description Villa, 2600 sq. ft.,
4 Bedrooms, Sleeps 10, 3 Bathrooms
Facilities resort, waterfront, pool, pool, jacuzzi, tennis court
Rates per property (GBP)
£415 - £680/week 
Marilyn Kendall
+44 (0) 208-349 9989
Speaks: English

31 Reviews of Property 85680 in Villa Sol, USA

Rating
5 out of 5

Fantastic Dream Home

family from reading Reading, Berkshire UK
Review Submitted: October 20, 2009 Date of Stay: September 2009
25th Sept 2009 - Delayed 5 hours and arrived in the dark, went straight to Villa, so easy to find. The welcome pack was a godsend as no time to go to the shops and to wake up and have breakfast was so thoughtful. The property is so clean and spacious with two wings on opposite sides of the house ideal for 2 separate families, the computer, tv's, board games, free telephone to call home, dvd's, snooker & games room were all an added luxury as was the hot tub. Location to Disney was just one straight road, so everything was so easy to find. I choose this villa from the 5 star recommendations and certaintly was NOT dissappointed, anyone who is thinking of staying in Orlando - stay here!
Owner's Response: Delays are not uncommon when travelling, so we know how important it is to have a straightforward journey to your holiday villa once you finally arrive at your destination. Providing a welcome pack with the essentials for breakfast the next morning is all part of the 5 star service our guests receive.
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Rating
5 out of 5

Perfect situated and privacy for everybody

Gunty next to Munich, Germany
Review Submitted: November 21, 2009 Date of Stay: September 2009
An excellent place for a large family - and everybody had enough privacy. My sprouse and I with 2 boys (10 and 15 years) met my son (24) with his girlfriend and spent 11 wonderful days in early September. Once again we went into theme parks, to Kennedy space centre, had a swim with dolphins and even to the Atlantic coast it took us only one hour. As I have been in Orlando for several times, I focused on a perfect situated large house with pool and nature. And indeed: That it is. Within 20 minutes you reach the main attractions with never heavy traffic.
Everything was very well maintained, excellent clean and the service was really perfect: even the first breakfast with everything was already in the fidge. And all the necessary things for kids (a 100 DVDs, PC with internet and a large room to play. And a stunning lake-view. And in the evening everybody waited till our personal young alligator (snappy) came along down in the lake to take his lessons in German. And in a hot September the pool was a must for everybody!
Guess we will be back when we visit Orlando again.
GTC from Munich
Owner's Response: So pleased you achieved so much during your stay in our villa. We'd be happy to welcome you back again for your next trip to Orlando.
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Rating
5 out of 5

A Wonderful Holiday Experience

St Helens St Helens, OR. USA
Review Submitted: October 23, 2009 Date of Stay: July 2009
I had a wonderful experience for my first visit to Florida. We rented this holiday home for 6 nights, it was very clean, cozy, had plenty of room and with all the amenities of home. Pool area was so peaceful and quite. Beautiful area and lots of theme parks just 10 -15 minutes away. I recommend this holiday house for families or even couples just wanting a relaxing holiday. Marilyn thank you again for a wonderful vacation experience in your home.

Debbie
Owner's Response: This was a last-minute booking, arranged over the internet literally 2-3 days before their arrival in our villa. (These guests actually stayed in October 09, not sure why the date came up as July.)
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Rating
5 out of 5

Fantastic villa holiday

Jonathan Jenna And Alan Mansfield nottinghamshire uk
Review Submitted: September 28, 2009 Date of Stay: September 2009
Party of 3 stayed here mid september. What can i say, i couldnt get over the size and space of this lovely villa. All main areas open plan with large kitchen dinner and living area where you could sit and watch all that was going on in the pool and fabulous lake. Alli the gator came to see us most days he was fun!! To be in the pool and have an alligator so close was really good. Brilliant games room where we enjoyed many games of pool (which i mostly lost...) The Villa is in excellent condition very clean and tidy and in a great location. Walmart just down the road. Visit Applebees restaurant most nights. Really nice food at a good price. Most parks within a 10-15 min car journey which is good, not to close but not to far from the fun. Had a slight problem with the blinds in the living room, rang the property managment company and they sorted it out within and hour so no complains there. Free international calls and internet are a welcome bonus. All in all a great place to stay while you holiday in florida.
Owner's Response: Pleased that you enjoyed your stay in our villa. You were lucky to see the gator so often, he must have liked you!
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Rating
5 out of 5

Fabulous villa in stunning location

SueSimon Newcastle upon Tyne
Review Submitted: July 27, 2009 Date of Stay: July 2009
My fiance and I and our 3 children (10yrs and 2 11yrs) have just returned from this beautiful villa. It is gorgeous inside and out! We lay by the pool or in the jacuzzi watching the sun come up and go down, over a lovely lake. The baby alligator paid us a visit too, but nothing to be scared of, it cant get in the villa!

The villa was so comfortable and very clean and the games room and internet went down a treat with our kids. They asked everyday whilst at the parks "can we go back to the villa now"!

My fiance has been to villa's in the US 4 times and this was by far the best villa he has been in. We will definately return to it and are recommending it to everyone!

Its about 20mins straight road driving to most parks and it was heaven coming back to it after the heat and queuing.

Absolutely perfect!
Owner's Response: Delighted that you enjoyed your time at our villa. We wait so long for our summer holidays to arrive, it's satisfying to hear that yours lived up to expectations.
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Rating
5 out of 5

A Wonderful Holiday

Tibbs South Glos UK.
Review Submitted: June 9, 2009 Date of Stay: May 2009
We stayed at the above property for 2 weeks in May/June 09. The accommodation was absolutely superb,very large, well laid out, nice homely touches, floral displays etc, lots of privacy inside, and out.
Setting just perfect right at the lake side,
A welcome quiet relaxing place after a hectic Disney day.
The quiet, safe,gated community,was very reassuring
Mrs Kendall, the owner was extremely nice ,supplied all the information etc,so making driving, entry etc.very easy.
We would recommend this Villa very very highly.
Actually would like to move in permanently
Owner's Response: This was a lovely couple, celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary in our villa along with their grown children. Nice to hear they enjoyed it so much and would like to live in it permanently, but I think they'd find it a bit of a commute from South Gloucestershire (UK) every day!
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Rating
5 out of 5

simply great!

Andi & Familie München
Review Submitted: May 27, 2009 Date of Stay: April 2009
After staying in vacation homes in Florida for several times, we've seen many villas - but there was no one like this.

The home is fully equipped (pool, gameroom, pc, etc.) and lovely arranged. Staying "at home" and enjoying the day was always an option instead of visiting the parks - a very difficult decision day by day.

We appreciated the welcome basket so much, even because of the coffee! Against all the other we tried earlier - this one tastes really good :-)

Finally there only one thing to say: simply great!
Owner's Response: We have that same dilemma when we stay in our house, whether to have a day relaxing round the pool at the villa or go to the parks. Often times the 'at home' option wins, but it's nice to know the theme parks are there as well.
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Rating
5 out of 5

holidays with our grandkids

Gluckel Germany
Review Submitted: May 25, 2009 Date of Stay: April 2009
We´ve had a really great time in this house! This place was perfect for us (64 and 66 years old grandparents) and three of our grandkids (6 and 12 years old) enjoyed our familyholidays very much! All Orlandoattractions are nearby but also the quiet nature around the house (alligators, birds a.s.o.) made the time a good one!! For the kids the pool and the gameroom was great, too! We´ll come back -- for sure! Andrea an Henning from Germany
Owner's Response: Pleased to hear that all generations of families are enjoying our villa. The wildlife seems to vary with the season, so you never know what you might see. We even saw our first armadillo when we were staying in our house back in January!
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Rating
5 out of 5

March 15 - April 1, 2009 Stay

Oshkosh B' Gosh Oshkosh, WI
Review Submitted: April 6, 2009 Date of Stay: March 2009
This is an excellent rental home and is very nicely appointed. Everthying we needed during our stay was available at the home and worked as advertised. The pool and spa were well maintained and properly heated. The pond behind the property makes for a very private setting and is teeming with a variety of wildlife. The home is in a nice area close to the airport but far enough away from the major tourist attractions that you avoid a lot of the traffic areas, yet are still only 15-20 minutes from all the fun. Plenty of nearby shopping and restruants. Our entire party was very pleased with this villa and would not hesitate to rent for future vacations. We will recommend this property to friends and relatives.
Owner's Response: We have a super property management team on the ground looking after our home. Combined with their personal service and our communication long-distance with our guests, we do our best to ensure that all our guests' needs are taken care of.
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Rating
5 out of 5

Fantastic!!

The Beebops Gourock, Renfrewshire, UK
Review Submitted: November 27, 2008 Date of Stay: November 2008
My parents stayed here for two weeks and i flew out to join them for the second week and have never seen them so relaxed. The villa was just fantastic. Set in a lovely area which is very quiet and yet a short drive away from all the major attractions and shopping malls (my favourite two were Florida Mall and Mall at Millenia). My parents were even able to watch the launch of the space shuttle Endevour from the pool area.

We enjoyed watching for gators and enjoyed watching the two cranes that would wander around at the edge of the lake. They were quite funny.

This is the first holiday that my parents have been on where i heard my mum say she could have stayed for another two weeks and that was definitely due to the villa. She loved nothing more than relaxing in the spa and pool area in general.

There is nothing negative to say about this villa, its well equipped with everything you need and more. We would definitely recommend it and we would stay here again.
Owner's Response: Pleased that your holiday coincided with the space shuttle launch and you were able to view it from our villa.

The wildlife round the lake behind our house is quite spectacular and makes for an enjoyable day spent at home. Glad you could appreciate the local wildlife.
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