Rental home suggestions

I guess the title pretty much sums it up. More specifically I'm looking for a 4BR home near Disney. I'm searching for the least inexpensive only because we are spending 8 nights right after Christmas through New Years ( I'm aware of how crazy this is :ROFLOL: ). I've stayed in Davenport before which is close and I would do it again in a heartbeat, but I was just seeing if anyone else has any ideas? Thanks!

We use this company for offsite rentals: www.efvh.com

They have been wonderful to work with! Also, you can find many rentals on vrbo.com as well.

VRBO.com has a good selection, and allows you to search by number of bedrooms as well....:wave:

I used VRBO and found a great house. Thanks!

Reunion has many different price options as well

Check out www.allstarvacationhomes.com. That's where we are staying and it's right by Animal Kingdom.

We always stay at an absolutely wonderful place in Kissimmee. It's called Emerald Island Resort, beautiful gated community !! The gentleman that we rent from has the cheapest rates I have found anywhere. We stayed there in November and the rate was $80 per night and pool heat was half the cost that I have found other places. Of course, the nightly rate will probably be a little bit more than that over the Christmas season. The booking deposit is only $200, absolutely no hidden fees and no security deposit either ! Extremely wonderful person to deal with and more than happy to accomodate you in any way that he can.

The house is 4 bedrooms ... 2 living rooms, 2 eating areas, games room in the garage, private pool, etc ... We would never stay any place again !! The best thing ... from our driveway to the Magic Kingdom parking lot is a 6 minute drive !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, right up the road from all the major shopping and restaurants. If you would like, I can send you all the contact information so you can look into it.

Happy planning !!!

I second Emerald Island Resort for being one of the nicest and best kept communities close to Walt Disney World. It's got a manned security gate 24/7, is extremely well maintained and has it's own clubhouse. My wife and I have stayed there on numerous trips and even lived there on a long term basis (nearly 2 years) when we eventually moved to the area before we bought our house. Highly recommend it.

Emerald Island is stunning I agree and very close to Disney. I have stayed there a few times - you'll find a good selection on here:
www.emeraldislandprivaterentals.com

Or alternatively you could try further out in the Davenport area will be cheaper, good selection on here:

www.highlandsreserveprivaterentals.com

Any questions PM me.
Thanks,
Dave

we used villa direct, they had great homes at great prices! it was cheaper than being stuck in hotel room, we had our own pool. the location of our house was perfect! literally 3 lights down was the disney property, took 5 minutes to get to the parks. it was great cuz we had 2 little ones, we would go to the parks in the morning, come home for a few hours, nap or swim, then go back to the parks! it worked great and we are planning on using them again for our trip next year!

Windsor Hills is a great place! you can rent owners direct I would also suggest: www.WindsorHillsRent.com

all star vacation homes (3X) used them. Fantastic location, great homes, amenities very very close

http://www.sunnyorlandorentals.com

awardpoolhomes has a 4br with 2 masters condo in Emerald Isle $132 a night and 4 br homes in Clermont for around the same price they give a AAA discount. I have used them before and was extremely happy! Hope this helps! I don't think you can beat that price at that time of year!

I don't know if I would take a reccomendation from a new member about an outside company!

VRBO.com is awesome and usually goes directly to owners so cuts out the middle man. You can also check out flipkey/tripadvisor, searchhomerentals.com, homeaway.com.

All are really great and can narrow down to what you would like.

We use www.sunnyorlandorentals.com and love their prices.

I used homeaway.com, but I have not stayed there yet. We got a house in Davenport. It will not be until May. But I have used homeaway in the past renting cabins in Gatlinburg.

We've stayed at Emerald Island Resort 4 times in 4 different homes from 4 different owners. (We never seemed to be able to book the same home twice so I guess it's pretty popular.) We were satisfied every time.

They offer everything from 3-bedroom townhomes to 8-bedroom houses and are only a few miles from WDW. We've never paid more than $800/week but then we typically were visiting in late April or early May.

Just search for "Emerald Island Resort" and you'll find lots of homeowners renting their properties.

Both in 2011 and 2012, we have used www.contempovacationhomes.com and have stayed on Lake Wilson Preserve, around a 10/15minute drive from WDW. Lovely villas, quiet neighborhood and they all have pools. Would highly recommend them