BadgerGirl84
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We stayed at a 3 bed/3 bath townhome at Windsor Hills recently through Vacation Central Florida. Never again. We will be returning to Wyndham Bonnet Creek on any future stay where we need extra space for a group. There were some things I liked, but the cons outweighed the pros. Pros: -Loved the resort location--just off 192 and we were really close to a Super Target and a bunch of great restaurants. Our faves were Bonefish Grill and Chuys. We also took the Sherbeth Rd shortcut to the parks and it was so quick to get to all 4 parks with no traffic. -We liked that the community was gated and the staff at the gate was always friendly. -We liked having a small pool. Keyword: small. -We liked having 3 baths. -We liked parking right in front of our door instead of walking in from a big parking lot. Cons: -Nearly everything in the unit (furniture, kitchen ware, carpet, linens, towels) were old, beat up, and just in dire need of being replaced. I was counting on charging my iphone on the ipod stereos they advertised in the video of the unit--only one of them actually worked out of the 3. -Pots and pans were total junk. My sister has to cook all her own food and bring it in the parks due to a medical condition and we were fighting over the single frying pan each morning--and even that one was scratched up and was totally slanted when you put it on the burner. -Cleanliness--YUCK. I just had an icky feeling the whole time I was there, as it was not as clean as I keep my own home. Sure, the general stuff was done--carpets vacuumed, kitchen floor and counters cleaned, toilets cleaned, etc. But the "extra" stuff had not been done in what seemed like forever. There was crumbs and debris all along the edge of the carpets near the baseboard. There was a ton of dust behind things, on the tops of door frames and on the fans. There was tons of old lint on the floor by the washing machine. Random hairs in the bathroom. It was not how I would have my own home ever, let alone expecting guests. If I were in a hotel, I would have called the desk to have it cleaned or switch rooms. There were several burnt out bulbs and the master bath was clogged. I contacted the owner of the unit (who is the owner of Vacation Central Florida) and he fixed the bulbs and tub but the unit was never cleaned as requested. And in their videos they advertise a "cleanliness guarantee"--yeah right. -Townhomes are pretty far away from the main pool. We never made it over. We have a 13 month old and it seemed like a chore to either cart the stroller all the way over there or load her up in the car. Looked nice in photos though. So, the #1 reason I wouldn't go back is the cleanliness, followed by how outdated everything was. I'm sure other people have better luck with properties managed by different people. I picked Vacation Central Florida after reading good reviews here on the DIS--but I would never do business with them again and I think I would be leery of booking any rental homes again. Next time we need space for a group I will be returning back to Wyndham Bonnet Creek. We will deal with the parking and enjoy the clean room with nice fixtures.
We stayed at a 3 bed/3 bath townhome at Windsor Hills recently through Vacation Central Florida. Never again. We will be returning to Wyndham Bonnet Creek on any future stay where we need extra space for a group. There were some things I liked, but the cons outweighed the pros. Pros: -Loved the resort location--just off 192 and we were really close to a Super Target and a bunch of great restaurants. Our faves were Bonefish Grill and Chuys. We also took the Sherbeth Rd shortcut to the parks and it was so quick to get to all 4 parks with no traffic. -We liked that the community was gated and the staff at the gate was always friendly. -We liked having a small pool. Keyword: small. -We liked having 3 baths. -We liked parking right in front of our door instead of walking in from a big parking lot. Cons: -Nearly everything in the unit (furniture, kitchen ware, carpet, linens, towels) were old, beat up, and just in dire need of being replaced. I was counting on charging my iphone on the ipod stereos they advertised in the video of the unit--only one of them actually worked out of the 3. -Pots and pans were total junk. My sister has to cook all her own food and bring it in the parks due to a medical condition and we were fighting over the single frying pan each morning--and even that one was scratched up and was totally slanted when you put it on the burner. -Cleanliness--YUCK. I just had an icky feeling the whole time I was there, as it was not as clean as I keep my own home. Sure, the general stuff was done--carpets vacuumed, kitchen floor and counters cleaned, toilets cleaned, etc. But the "extra" stuff had not been done in what seemed like forever. There was crumbs and debris all along the edge of the carpets near the baseboard. There was a ton of dust behind things, on the tops of door frames and on the fans. There was tons of old lint on the floor by the washing machine. Random hairs in the bathroom. It was not how I would have my own home ever, let alone expecting guests. If I were in a hotel, I would have called the desk to have it cleaned or switch rooms. There were several burnt out bulbs and the master bath was clogged. I contacted the owner of the unit (who is the owner of Vacation Central Florida) and he fixed the bulbs and tub but the unit was never cleaned as requested. And in their videos they advertise a "cleanliness guarantee"--yeah right. -Townhomes are pretty far away from the main pool. We never made it over. We have a 13 month old and it seemed like a chore to either cart the stroller all the way over there or load her up in the car. Looked nice in photos though. So, the #1 reason I wouldn't go back is the cleanliness, followed by how outdated everything was. I'm sure other people have better luck with properties managed by different people. I picked Vacation Central Florida after reading good reviews here on the DIS--but I would never do business with them again and I think I would be leery of booking any rental homes again. Next time we need space for a group I will be returning back to Wyndham Bonnet Creek. We will deal with the parking and enjoy the clean room with nice fixtures.
We're looking at a trip for the end of May next year and I was debating between WH through Vacation Central Florida and WBC. Now that one of my friends is planning to join us we need 3 bedrooms and we could stay for an entire week in a 3 BR condo at WH for a lot less than 6 nights in a 2 BR condo at WBC. I was feeling really good about deciding on WH, until now. I don't even know how much a 3 BR at WBC would run for 6 nights, but I'm sure it's a lot. But I know my friend would NOT like to end up in a condo like the condition yours was in, I'd never hear the end of it. Is WBC a lot cleaner? Maybe she'd be willing to chip in a little more if it was really worth it. Cleanliness is a big deal.
