Driving in the VR Areas South of Walt Disney World – 2025 Update

Driving in the VR Areas South of Walt Disney World – 2025 Update

Best route to Walt Disney World from the Villas We have been renting our properties in Thousand Oaks since 2009, however we first stayed in the area in 2003. Because I am a very curious person, and it is also important to me and to the value we provide our

Discount Theme Park and Attraction Tickets

Discount Theme Park and Attraction Tickets

Many guests ask us about prices for theme park and attraction tickets, because we let guests know that we can help them get tickets at the guaranteed lowest price. However, we don’t have or sell attraction tickets. What we do is we provide all of our guests with information on

Does staying at a villa Cost You Time?

Does staying at a villa Cost You Time?

When comparing staying in a private vacation rental near Walt Disney World vs staying ‘onsite’ in a Walt Disney World Resort Hotel, there are many factors to consider in evaluating which will be better for you: Time Convenience Cost Experience (Theming) Dining Options Service In this article we will look

Is the villa close to the Orlando airport?

Is the villa close to the Orlando airport?

I received an inquiry, from someone asking if the villas are ‘close’ to the Orlando airport. This is one of those situations where the correct answer is “it depends”. Whether or not you consider the villa to be close to the Orlando airport depends upon how you define ‘close’ and

How do you get to the Disney gate from the villa?

How do you get to the Disney gate from the villa?

That is kind of a tricky question to answer, because it depends upon which gate you are referring to, as there are a number of them! Your goal should not be to reach a ‘gate’, so much as it should be to get where within Disney World you want to

Why people get confused about Disney World

Why people get confused about Disney World

There is a lot of conflicting information out there about Disney World. It can make it very difficult for someone unfamiliar with the area to understand where it is, and what it is. If one is trying to choose where to stay for a Disney vacation, all of this conflicting

How close are you to Disney’s ‘Main Gate’?

How close are you to Disney’s ‘Main Gate’?

One thing that drives me crazy is when I see hotels or vacation rentals being advertised as being 5 miles from Disney’s “Main Gate”! Disney World is so huge, there is no ‘Main Gate’. What does ‘Main Gate’ mean exactly? Making such a claim is just an attempt to trick people

How far away are the villas from the Theme Parks?

How far away are the villas from the Theme Parks?

Ah… a simple question, but a tricky one to answer! In truth, you likely don’t want to be close to the theme parks nearly so much as you want to be able to get to and from them fast, and hassle free. One doesn’t necessarily equal the other. This is

Why we don’t give out or promote the address of the villa

Periodically, I get asked for the specific address of the villa, either by someone curious about booking, or by a guest asking far in advance of their arrival.  This always presents a challenge for us… we don’t want to be secretive, about where the villa is… but in a way,