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[smurf]

We are headed to Orlando in March and will possibly staying at the Westgate Villas in Kissimmee. Hoping that this is a nice place to stay with a 5 year old and a 2 year old. Do any of you have any info on this property? Thank you for your help

[WildForWD]

Hi Smurf....
WELCOME to the boards!!

We have timeshare and have traded for Westgate before. It is a very nice place and fairly easy to get to WDW from there.
We normally got a two bedroom villa. Master bedroom had a king bed and private bath, 2nd bedroom had 2 beds, don't remember is they were twins or doubles. The living room had a pull out sofa.
Lots of room and in good shape (this was 5+ years ago).
There was a small washer & dryer in the villa along with a full kitcken. The property had a nice pool but sometimes got crowded.
Have a great trip & let us know how it goes!


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WildForWD
...you must face the age of not believing
...until at last you start believing there's something wonderful in you!!

WildForWD

[LauraBelle V. Hime]

smurf, WELCOME, glad to have you on the boards!

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Take care-
Laura
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laura

[Fortissimo]

Welcome to the boards Smurf!

[Mouse]

Hi Smurf! Welcome!
MouseChirpy

[smurf]

Thank you for the information WildforWD, it is nice to hear good info about the place you plan on making home for the duration of your stay Thanks also to the others who welcomed me to the board, that was nice of you MouseChirpy! I have corresponded with you on another board! Are you headed to Florida?

[Mouse]

Lorri: I left a post on OrganizeHome telling you about this great board. My family and I are planning a trip to NYC,D.C., Orlando & LasVegas. Originally we were planning to go this September but now have changed it to March/April 2002. Hope you are having a good time reading all the posts. I know so much more now and I believe they are things that I would never have known if I hadn't found this board. Have fun planning.
MouseChirpy

[Kathy]

Hey Smurf,

I'm particularly interested in your opinion of Westgate Vacation Villas as this is where WE are staying when we go in May.

Are you a timeshare owner or are you like us who just rent? If so, how did you go about getting your reservations and if I'm not being too forward, what is your rate?

since we have 6 kids, staying at an equivalent resort IN Disney is pretty cost prohibitive. We did stay at Dixie Landings one year but with 8 people in two rooms, it felt to "tennement-like" even in Disney!

We have stayed at a few different timeshare condos before and the are all GREAT!

Kathy

[smurf]

Kathy, hi there, sorry it had taken me some time to get back to you! So far the responses that i have received regarding Westgate Vacation Villas in Kissimmee had been very positive It is rated a 3 out of 5 in the AAA book and I have various responses as on this board and another that have been good. It looks very nice to me from the website pictures I have seen. It sounds like it has a lot to do for kids, we have a 5 yr old and a 2yr old. I hope you see this, if you don't I will post a response specifically to you on the board. Since we are going in early March and you are going in May, maybe I can follow-up with you after our trip and let you know my thoughts then? You let me know. Talk to you later.

[smurf]

Kathy, me again re-read your post and saw that i didn't answer some of your questions! We will be renting, I found the info all online. I called Internet Vacations and got a rate for them and then called them directly and spoke to a women named Sarah, I can get you her last name if you want it, anyway she gave us a SUPER deal, apparently someone had backed out on our room and we got a 2 bedroom villa with the stove (full kitchen) for $479.00, which the regular price was $679.00 i think. So, that seemed like a pretty good deal to me. I did read that May is the down season, so you should get a good rate as well. This lady was really good, could wheel and deal with her So, let me know if you want her name and number and I will get it for you. Later.

[Kathy]

Smurf,

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with the posts in here!!

I agree that the photos on the web page look great and it seems that there is much to do at the resort for the kids (mine are 17,14,12,10,7).

Is the $479.00 you're paying a weekly rate? Yes, please send me Sarah's nlast name and number. We're getting a 2 bedroom/loft for 135.00/night and so far, every place we've checked can't beat that rate. I'm not complaining, mind you....just trying to find the best rate. Last year, we stayed at Cypress Pointe (3 bedroom, 3 bath) for 80.00 a night! It was a special promotional rate which I doubt we could replicate plus we like to stay at something new every time.

Again, sorry for not getting back to you sooner and I'm truly looking forward to hearing your input when you get back. Your kids are going to have a blast!

Kathy