are many reasons for choosing an Orlando vacation home to a hotel room, and the continental luxury offered at Windsor Palms resort is just one of them. Every bedroom is themed on one of the five major continents, and like all Orlando vacation villas, are more than worth the low cost you pay.
Before discussing the amenities available at resorts such as Windsor Palms in Orlando, let's discuss the benefits of hiring an Orlando vacation home as opposed to a hotel in Orlando. It needn't be a villa - you could equally well have a condo or a town house, because each is beautifully appointed, offering you all the comforts of home, and then some.
Forget the fact that the kids and you will be sharing the same house, and not needing separate hotel rooms, and forget that you can drink your own drinks by your own private pool, without having to drink at hotel prices by a shared pool. All that is likely irrelevant, unless you like your privacy and money doesn't mean too much to you. Probably your kids don't wander off by themselves, and always do as they are told - even in their own hotel rooms.
All of that might not matter to you, but what should matter is that you are on vacation, and should be having a fun time, doing stuff you don't normally do. However, there is one thing you don't normally do at home that you shouldn't have to do on vacation: especially when on vacation in Orlando. That's to live in a box. To squeeze yourselves into one room, and try not fall over each other's feet - particularly if you have young children that you could NEVER leave alone in their own room, even of they DO always do as they are told (I wish!).
That's where an Orlando vacation villa comes into its own: it offers you living spaces, a kitchen, large bedrooms and its own pool. You can stretch out without kicking others, and the kids can be sent to their rooms to watch a video or play with the Playstation provided if they get over-boisterous. Be honest with yourself? Which would you rather have?
If you found that the Orlando vacation home was a lot less expensive than the hotel rooms you would need, would that make a difference? A lot depends on how many are in your party, but let's say from 8 to 16. For these many you could book a fabulous Orlando villa in Windsor Palms resort for less than - wait for it - less than $35 a night per person. That's right, less than $35 a night per person, and that gives you the luxury of your own rooms, your pool, your kitchen, living rooms and everything else that a luxury villa has to offer: plasma TVs, video players, games room, washer-dryer and so on.
Take an example of a 6 bedroom 4 bathroom executive vacation home in Windsor Palms resort that sleeps 12: that is $225 a night, and if you add the 13% Florida tax it comes to just under $255 for everybody. With 12 of you that's just under $22 each. Now that is value for money, and you must be nuts to prefer small rooms in a hotel, with the price of drinks and the cost of room service if you feel hungry late at night.
What if your kids want a drink of orange juice in the middle of the night - the room service charge would be more than the drink itself. Think about it, and try to justify not choosing the villa. If that's not enough by itself, let's assume that you actually choose a resort such as Windsor Palms Resort in Orlando. Look at what else you get for that money:
A movie theatre in the complex, a fitness center, tennis and basketball courts, a community pool and spa if you want to be among other people and not stick to your own private pool. How about volleyball and a playground for the children? You are just 3 miles from Disney with a shuttle bus all day. That just to begin with because Orlando offers much more than just Disney World.
You also have Universal Studios and Sea World, and all the golf you could want. Hey, there's a great idea! Bring your golfing buddies here and book an Orlando vacation home for all of you and you have a great time together. Not having to sit quietly in the hotel bar late at night - you have your very own villa or condo to make as much noise as you want. Drink your own drinks and eat your own food. Save a fortune!
Just an idea! But it's for Disney that most families come to Orlando, and resorts such as Windsor Palms resort are ideal, being so close. You can get up and cook your own breakfast in the morning, catch the shuttle to Disney World, and maybe take in Universal during the day. Then back early evening, or perhaps later after a nice meal out, and into your own pool or spa, whichever you prefer.
Open the fridge and crack open a couple of beers, or perhaps a bottle of nicely chilled Chardonnay, and you are all set. A lovely vacation that cost you less than you could possibly have imagined. True, these Orlando vacation villas are meant for large parties, and that's where you will get most benefit. However, even with a family of 6 or so a vacation rental in Windsor Palms Resort is a fabulous value for money, and nobody could in all honesty deny that
Mark Whichard is an Orlando tourism expert and writes frequently about attractions in and around Orlando. He is the proprietor of Quality Villa Rentals and you can get great deals on Orlando Vacation Homes and villa rentals at this website http://www.qualityvillarentals.com
