Unit #121 is where we stayed. We really liked this location. It’s in Building 1. It’s 16 steps upstairs & right next to the clubhouse. Would have been helpful knowing for my disabled son. The unit worked well for our family if 5. Close to pool entrance, and laundry. (3 tokens=$3 to wash or dry per load).
Cost: Most of these units are rented through Airbnb. We paid $59/night for 8 nights. With fees it came to $615.16 total for the 8 nights. We were originally going to stay 6 nights but added a couple days on. Price for 6 days would have been $474. We paid ahead of time. No additional fees were added later on.
Breakdown of fees:
$59/night x 8
Cleaning fee $40
Service fee $65.31 (Not sure what this actually pays for)
Occupancy tax: 37.85
Other things I think others might want to know: We were responsible for all cleaning while we were there after the first night. We checked in using a pin code. We never saw our host, Angela, in the week that we were there. We were able to go right to the room and go in at 1am. No hassle.
No cleaning services or daily clean towels, soaps, toilet paper, etc like you would expect from a hotel environment...unless we did it and bought all supplies ourselves. These are more like mini condos. There are no broom, dustpan, plunger, mop or anything to clean with. I asked my host about a broom and she said the rooms are carpeted that I don’t need a broom. 😳 The bathroom has broken tiles and the kitchenette does not have carpet. Not only that.. but popcorn and cereals could easily be swept up using a broom. Yes... even on carpet.
This wouldn’t be an issue for someone staying a night or two, but if you want to stay a week... be prepared to buy any supplies not provided.
WiFi is free, but you need to get the password from the clubhouse. They close at midnight. Don’t try signing into the internet on your own.. it tries to charge you. Parking is free, just get a parking pass from the clubhouse. Close parking to your room. Basketball court is free to use, just borrow a ball from the clubhouse. Game room games are $1 to play. Each time. 2 tokens=$1
NO breakfast. I guess they used to offer it in the clubhouse. They no longer do that.
The grounds seem pretty well taken care of by the clubhouse. There is a gas grill there that is free to use during your stay. There were two, but only one worked. It’s well lit at night around the pool and basketball court.
The pool and hot tub are open at 10am until 11pm. We never saw more that 10 people in the pool at one time. Not busy. We had the pool to ourselves several times. The pool is 3ft deep to 5 ft deep. They have a separate little pool for toddlers as well. It’s about 1 ft deep.
There were no bugs/roaches at all. Being in FL, I know it can be an issue, but we had none. Yay!! Very thankful.
Beds/Bathroom: 2 full size beds in the bedroom, and a pull out couch bed in the living area. There are double doors on the bedroom and can be closed for privacy.
Fridge/stove: fridge was great. Kept things cold or frozen as expected. Stove was a pain. Smelled like an electric fire/melting smell when first cooking on it. I did manage to get the back burner to boil eventually only one time during our whole stay. We made scrambled eggs on the front burner and it took about 40 minutes for it to heat up enough to cook them. We ended up grilling burgers or microwaving them. The stove works when it wants to. We dealt with it.
I wanted to share this because we pretty much had no instructions when we got there, so hopefully this will be helpful to you. Happy vacationing! 😀 I would stay here again.
It took us about 15 minutes to drive to Magic Kingdom. Super close and very easy drive. Don’t bother taking the shuttle unless you want to leave resort at 7:45am and leave the park by 7:45pm. Parking at Disney is $22.
There are 12 units per buildings 1-6 that surround the pool area. Building 7 does not.
