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Orlando vacation home rental |
The benefits of choosing an Orlando vacation home rental instead of an hotel room are many, including more space, freedom and value for money. Take care to consider the following, though:
- What you see is what you get
With some rental companies, a specific home is allocated only on arrival. To avoid disappointment, rent from a company that gives you details of the actual place you’ll be staying at the time of booking.
- Property size
Florida State requires every Orlando vacation home rental to be licensed. Maximum party size per property is controlled (e.g. most 3 bed properties sleep up to 8, most 4 bed 10, etc.). Match your party to the right home size very carefully.
- Condo or single family home
Condos can be less expensive than a single family home, but sound insulation can be poor – as you may find out when people in the condo next to you are partying at 3 in the morning!
- Vacation home to theme park travel times
Be skeptical of claims about travel times: “5 minutes to Disney from our home" may be true at 3 a.m., but it could be 30 minutes at Easter when the roads are full!
- Community Type
"Resort" communities frequently have additional facilities e.g. club house, gym, community pool. If you don’t’ need those, consider one of the smaller, quieter residential-style communities
- Payment method
The owners of some of the nicest homes have no credit card facilities, so they can only accept payment by cash, check or bank transfer. Credit card payment gives you some protection in case of problems, but if you insist on that, it will limit your choice of homes.
- Parking
Most Orlando vacation home rental properties have very short driveways. If you will have more than one vehicle, check out parking arrangements before booking!
- Getting access
How do you gain access to your rental place on arrival? After a long flight, driving all over town to get the key from the landlord’s office is not a great start to the vacation!
- Price
Competition has led some Orlando vacation home rental companies/owners to offer uneconomic, tempting low prices. Eventually they go out of business. Every year, some families arrive for their dream holiday only to find the home unavailable. So balance the natural desire for low price with some caution.
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