The real estate market in Central Florida really took off from 2003 to 2006, and this is when a lot of vacation home communities were built in Orlando. Actually, there are almost as many vacation homes or short term rentals in Orlando than there are hotel rooms. In fact, Osceola County has over 8500 registered vacation homes alone, not to mention there are almost twice as many in Orange County. This is good news to Orlando visitors, with so many vacation homes to choose from it brings the prices down and quality up.

Another huge advantage of staying in a vacation home near Disney World is the spaciousness of these homes. Why would you want to stay in a hotel room with an average of 450 square feet per room when you can get your own private home which has over 1800 square feet Depending on the size of your party that you are bringing to Orlando we have 3, 4, 5 and 6 bedroom homes to choose from. This will allow everybody to have their own bedroom to spread out, or their own place to sit on the couch late at night if you want to rent a movie.

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Planning a successful summer vacation, preparing travel arrangements and getting the house ready to stand empty for several weeks can be stressful enough. But, unless you’re planning a visit to family or friends, you have the extra burden of finding accommodations which will comfortably suit your family for an extended period.

And those accommodations are not likely to be found in a hotel. As terrific as they are for brief romantic getaways or whirlwind sightseeing tours, hotels simply do not lend themselves to extended stays, especially for families with children. Regardless of your destination, be it to the seaside, mountains, a theme park, or just some part of the country which you find of historical interest–say, the Civil War battlefields of Virginia–rental vacation homes can be lifesavers.

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