Three adults and three boys ages 8-12 stayed at this house for three nights in February. The house was modern, very clean and in good repair. It was just as described and the photos were completely accurate. The beds and pillows were clean and comfortable.
We paid extra for the pool and hot tub to be heated, but we did not use the hot tub as only one or the other can be heated at one time. There were pool lights to swim at night which the boys really enjoyed, but the adults did not swim as the weekend was in the low 70’s with a steady breeze.
We used the washer and dryer and they worked well. The house comes with enough laundry detergent to do one load (maybe more for longer stays) and enough garbage bags and dishwasher detergent for each day you stay. The dinnerware, silverware and cups, including coffee mugs and wine glasses were ample.
We visited the community center one time to use the water park and pool. They were busy, but not crowded, although there was a line for entry at 11:00 when they opened and “prime” sun lounges filled quickly. WE did not eat at the restaurants, but we did have drinks and snacks poolside, which were pricey but not out of line. My husband and son had a great time bicycling on the golf cart/ cycle.
Not anything to do with this house or resort, but this area of Orlando is incredibly built up with massive amounts of these type of resorts, which are really just huge housing developments with 100% short term rentals. The infrastructure is just not up to par. Traffic is insane, and although we thought we were close to the gas station, pharmacy and grocery, we were in fact about 25 minutes away. The house Wi-Fi was decent, but the cellular service around this part of Orlando was simply terrible. You cannot count on your cell phone loading and continuing to load for directions (either on Verizon or ATT) so we found that preloading directions and using screenshots was easier. Also, outside of the tourist/ resort and amusement areas, there were a lot of cash for jewelry, liquor stores, tattoo parlors, Tax advance payment places, etc. I’ m used to traveling and living in many NE US metropolitan areas, and there is always a mix of commercial and residential uses of varying socioeconomic strata, but this was a strange clump of oases of high end guarded and fenced vacation homes and then outside of those communities existed the “real world.”
Regardless, I would recommend this house, esp for young families.