Orlando is a haven for fun family activities. From Disney World to Gatorworld and everything in between, there are literally weeks worth of activities here.
If you’re bringing along the kids, the grandparents and maybe even the cousins, it only makes sense to take advantage of the many Orlando vacation rentals available. You won’t pay extra for additional rooms, won’t have to request adjoining rooms and can even make your own breakfast and dinner to save a few dollars.
In Orlando, there are literally thousands of vacation rentals to choose from. You might rent a villa, condo, apartment or pool house. These Orlando vacation rentals are equipped with more than a regular hotel room (some including plasma TVs and hot tubs) but might cost the same or even less than an Orlando-area hotel room.
Once you find your Orlando villa rental and settle in for your vacation, it’s time to explore this exciting and activity-filled city.
Since Disney is the destination of the majority of Orlando visitors, you’ll likely start there. You could spend days exploring the wonder of the Magic kingdom and Epcot alone. But don’t forget to take time to visit Disney’s two water parks – Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon.
After you’re done with Disney, take a day off to enjoy the pool or hot tub at your Orlando-area villa rental or spend a day shopping at Downtown Disney, which is full of upscale, family, and unique shops and fun restaurants. Or head for Orlando’s Old Town, an outdoor shopping area full of restaurants, amusement park rides and more than 75 specialty shops.
Once you’re relaxed and ready to resume activities, consider Universal Studios or head for the Kennedy Space Center, located just about 45 minutes away from Orlando. There, you might meet an astronaut, train in a spaceflight simulator, or visit the Astronaut Hall of Fame. If you’re lucky, you might see a space shuttle lifting off.
When you’re ready for something a little different, take a drive from your Orlando villa rental one day to the Holy Land Experience. Dubbed a “living, biblical museum that takes you 6,000 miles away and 2,000 years back in time to the land of the bible,” it’s sure to be an outing to write home about.
For another fun outing sure to challenge the mind, explore Wonderworks, a museum/interactive facility which is called “an amusement park for the mind”.
Although Orlando is home to many high-energy activities, there are many relaxing options available as well. Of course, you can always relax at your Orlando vacation rental, but you might want to head out to one of the more than 100 golf courses in the area or go shopping at the upscale Mall of Millennia. Check out Bill’s Airboat Adventures, where you can take a guided airboat tour of the marshlands and backwaters of the St. Johns River.
No matter what you choose to do in Orlando – and there are many options – you’ll surely enjoy retreating each night to the comfort and homey feeling of your Orlando-area vacation rental.
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You can always try-the worst that can happen is they say "no"; you might want to research what similar rentals are going for in the area–you may already have a bargain. If its a "hot" area as well, you may have no bargaining power–if there already are multiple potential renters. Good luck.
I don't tip the owners. They're usually making a nice chunk of money on my weekly rental.
I do tip the cleaning staff. I leave $5-$10 in an envelope (which I have to bring with me) and write "HOUSEKEEPING" on it.
Of course, most rental places expect you to leave the place really clean, and we do, but still, maids make lousy money, it's hard work, and I assume they appreciate it.
For the owners, I write in their guest book (most provide one) how much I enjoyed my stay and how pleased I was at how well-stocked the place was.
If and only if the place is the primary residence of the owner, rather than a rental-only place, sometimes I'll wait several months and write a little thank-you note telling them I was among their summer renters and how very much at-home I felt. Twice now the next year's slightly increased rental rate on the same house mysteriously dropped to the previous year's level when they sent the contract–presumably at the owner's request. Nice works!