08 Mar 2008 12:28:19 | Peter Kenny
Now you wish to try an Orlando vacation villa for your
forthcoming trip - what next?
If this is your first time trying the luxury of a holiday villa
for your vacation the following tips and advice should make the
whole process quite straightforward for you.
Once you have established how many people will be travelling
with you on holiday, you then decide which size of villa will
then best suit your requirements. You can choose from a
3-bedroom villa all the way up to 7 or more (for those
travelling with several families). Most of the Orlando vacation
villas are well within a 30-minute drive of Walt Disney World
(many being even much less than that).
Confirm the dates and price...
The next step is to contact the owner directly to confirm they
have your dates available and they will quote you a price for
your length of stay. (Please not villa prices are always per
villa per night or per week and NEVER per person.) This
is the perfect opportunity to ask the owner any questions you
may have about the villa, what it has to offer, its location, or
anything else, which comes to mind. To proceed from this point
you would pay the homeowner a deposit to secure your booking for
those particular dates.
Every villa is privately owned so each one will have their very
own terms and conditions. It is advisable to read these-as you
would when booking any travel arrangements. Pay particular
attention to their cancellation and refund policies in the event
of any change in circumstances affecting any members of your
party who are due to travel. Popular dates like Christmas and
Easter can be booked almost year in advance, so none of us know
exactly what is in store for us one year down the line. Do
remember to pay any monies due (i.e. deposit/final balance) on
time since failure to do so may result in losing your dates.
Time to get directions...
Closer to your departure date the balance of your payment is
due. It is on receipt of this that the homeowner will issue you
with travel directions to their specific rental villa and
instructions on when and how to obtain keys to enter the villa.
Many rental villas use a lockbox system and the owner will
provide you with the access code before you go. Some owners
still use a nearby management office where you can pop in to
collect keys en-route to your vacation villa.
On arrival at your vacation villa, you will find plenty more
information on all that Orlando has to offer you and your party
during your stay, and we are SO confident you will be
delighted with your Orlando vacation villa that you will wonder
why you have never holidayed this way before and undoubtedly
will be thinking ahead as to when you can do this again!
You can find a popular site for renting a private Orlando
vacation rental here http://www.windsorpalmsflorida.com/Sitemap/CentralDisneyA
rea.html
Having spoken to the homeowner when booking the villa and
probably when balances were due, you may already have some
rapport with them, so if you showed an interest in returning to
their Orlando vacation rental at a future date, they may just
offer you a discount on your next stay as a "thank-you" for
returning to their home in the sun.
About Author :
Peter Kenny has been travelling to Florida for the last 20 years
and runs two vacation rental sites Reunion golf rentals
and Orlando
vacation rentals Please visit for more articles on vacation
rentals and ownership.