Archive for August, 2008

Aug 27 2008

Know what you are renting before you pay for it.

Published by golf admin under orlando vacation homes

My sister is in town, so we had family over for dinner the other night. As many of you can attest, when you get together with family you haven’t seen in a while, you spend most of your time reminiscing. So, in the midst of our eating, and playing games, we got talking about family vacations.

Now, I am not necessarily OLD, but I am not young, but we didn’t have the luxury of searching for vacation houses online. We had to go from the pamphlets and pictures that were probably taken the day after the house was built! SO. Having said that, the other night we got talking about a house that our family rented for summer vacation. Our dad went to a travel agent and got a sheet with a beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex in the Florida Keys. This year was going to be different because we would normally camp, but we were going to live it up in an air conditioned duplex! Needless to say we rented the duplex, and heading down to the Florida Keys extremely excited!

Oh boy! If you could have seen our faces when we got there. Nothing like the picture. The property wasn’t kept, the interior of the house was unkempt, and it looked like someone ran a vaccum through the carpet about a year before that. My mom wanted our money back, but like I said we used to camp, so this was still a bit luxurious. We all got through the vacation, and we have some crazy memories in that house/duplex.

Point of my story - thank goodness that technology has made advances. We can now physically see our vacation properties before we put money down on them. At Executive Villas Florida, all of our properties are privately owned, and maintained. Each villas is kept to a standard of cleanliness. You can also browse online and view current pictures of our rental villas, as well as look at pictures of the interior of the homes.

If you are booking your next Orlando Holiday, contact Executive Villas Florida today! 863.969.9180

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Aug 22 2008

Summer Is Almost Over - Planning a Last Minute Holiday to Orlando

Published by golf admin under orlando vacation homes

Summer is almost over and that means that most families go back into their regular routine. Taking the kids to school, going to work etc. Were you and your family able to relax over the summer? Did you go on holiday? Thinking about making the trip to Orlando, FL?

If you are planning  your next family holiday, but aren’t quite sure where to begin, then we have a couple of pointers! Some of these might be a bit more obvious than others, but hey, let’s make sure that we leave nothing out!

1. Decide on when you want to take your vacation. Although it is not cool in Orlando by any means, we have begun to take a turn towards less humidity, so timing is everything.

2. Find a place to stay with your family. We suggest you do this before you book your tickets this way you have secured a place to stay before you purchase your dated tickets. Executive Villas Florida offers a wide variety of vacation villas in the Orlando area that are in prime spot for golfing, theme parks, and are located with in driving range of Kennedy Space Center. Check out Executive Villas Florida for great holiday villas.

3. Book your flight. As we all know, the more time before you vacation, the less the flight costs. Plan ahead. If you are coming to Orlando on Holiday from the UK, Virgin Atlantic has excellent prices on air fare.

4. Get a car rental. Unfortunately Orlando does not have a convenient mode of public transportation, so the best best would be to rent a car. There are a lot of great car rental places such as Hertz, Alamo, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.  Having a rental car will allow you and your family to make your own schedule while on holiday.

5. OK. You have your holiday date, you have a plane ticket to Orlando, you have a beautiful Orlando Vacation Villa to stay at once you are here, you have a rental car….now what? Now, you actually plan your vacation.

If you and your family are into golfing, then look no further than Executive Villas Florida. Many of our Orlando vacation villas are conveniently located with in or on a golf course.

Scope out all of the theme parks. Disney has many theme parks to visit, and if you research admission prices to the park before you go, you can get a deal. Also check out the theme parks like Sea World & Universal. All theme parks are worth seeing, and provide great fun for the whole family.

If you are looking for fun activities after the theme parks, International Drive has a wide variety of shows, restaurants, fun spots, and stores, to walk around in.

All of our Villas are conveniently located near golfing courses, and are within driving distances from all major Theme Parks, as well as International Drive. We also have villas that are about 1 hour drive from Kennedy Space Center. Call us today for more great information, and to book or Orlando Holiday Villa today! 863.969.9180.

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