Calabay Park at Tower Lake, Kissimmee, Florida
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" Little Mermaid Villa "
Submitted By: charmanfour
We also stayed at Little Mermaid Villa and like the previous reviewers the help and guidance we received from the owners was superb, they even went to the trouble putting an extra lock on the door to make the property more secure for our autistic son, who is a bit of an escape artist. The kids had a great time, we did too, villa was spotlessly clean and perfect for our needs. Highly recommended.
- Date of Holiday:Dec 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Little Mermaid Villa "
Submitted By: orlando fanatic
We avtually visited this site and came across the details of this villa so we thought we would give it a try.
A really nice location set in a gated well kept community of mainly private owned villas..by that I mean mainly rented out to holiday makers.
We found the villa spotlesly vlean with lots of vlean towels, lots of clean bedding and we simply cannot falut the place. WE were up early of a morning for the parks but enjoyed sitting by the pool with th e sun rising to the right of us, then when we returned of an evening the sun would go down to the left of us while we swam int he heated pool. To say it was superb was putting it midly.
The villa owners were very helpful as were the management company and we recommend the villa toe veryone.
WE will be looking to return one day soon and hope that the second time will be as good as the first visit.
10 out of ten....no I give the service we received form these guys and the location of the villa 20 out of twenty.
A really nice location set in a gated well kept community of mainly private owned villas..by that I mean mainly rented out to holiday makers.
We found the villa spotlesly vlean with lots of vlean towels, lots of clean bedding and we simply cannot falut the place. WE were up early of a morning for the parks but enjoyed sitting by the pool with th e sun rising to the right of us, then when we returned of an evening the sun would go down to the left of us while we swam int he heated pool. To say it was superb was putting it midly.
The villa owners were very helpful as were the management company and we recommend the villa toe veryone.
WE will be looking to return one day soon and hope that the second time will be as good as the first visit.
10 out of ten....no I give the service we received form these guys and the location of the villa 20 out of twenty.
Advice: Easy to find the community no traffiv jams and lots of shops to visit
Activities: Too many to list but the local bars and eateries were great and cheap!!
- Date of Holiday:Nov 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Calabay PArk @ Tower Lake is the... "
Submitted By: mummy1
Calabay PArk @ Tower Lake is the sister community to Calabay Park. A new gated community it offers the holiday maker a relaxing tranquil holiday where guests can fish at the lake ..take a lovely stroll down to the lakeside to enjoy the stunning sunset.
The community is ideally located ..15 = 20 minutes from Disney 25 from I Drive and the universal/Seaworld Parks.
The beauty of the community is that road access is fantastic..out of the airport, straight onto the Interstat four, off and Junction 55 and 7 minutes later you are pulling up at the electronic gates.
shops are two minutes away [walmart] and you have the new posner park on the way down tot he interstat four..take lots of money.
The community is spotless..gardens well kept the villas maintained to a very high standard and the villa owners d their best to help make yr holiday a very special one
The community is ideally located ..15 = 20 minutes from Disney 25 from I Drive and the universal/Seaworld Parks.
The beauty of the community is that road access is fantastic..out of the airport, straight onto the Interstat four, off and Junction 55 and 7 minutes later you are pulling up at the electronic gates.
shops are two minutes away [walmart] and you have the new posner park on the way down tot he interstat four..take lots of money.
The community is spotless..gardens well kept the villas maintained to a very high standard and the villa owners d their best to help make yr holiday a very special one
- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" We stayed on Calabay Park @ Tower... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Jennison
We stayed on Calabay Park @ Tower Lake last September [littlemermaidvilla] and are looking to go back later this year hopefuly to the same villa which we see is actually listed here by two other people who have stayed there. We actually reflect the findings of the two other guests and can speak only highly of the villa and its owners.Also of the commnity itself..absolutely stunning!
What does concern me is the comment made that a villa was dirty etc and too far from the parks. i have to disagree with this as i have previously stayed on the 192 and surrounding areas and found the transport links very congested when all the villa occupiers were making their way to various parks at the same time of the day ie: 192 was a carpark for over 40 minutes several mornings whereas the I4 was lovely and easy..no trafficjams or queues to be found...straight ono the I4[seven minutes], off at the Disney Junction and at the Disney gates just 10 minutes later
My suggestion to those looking at this site [and an excellent site it is]should actually book their villas independantly of their flights as you are then dealing with the owners direct who want to make your stay one that will make you want to return agian and again..this being our overwhelming decision to book again and hopefully stay int he same villa.
Travel companies such as Travel City etc are looking at profit not at the cleanliness of the villas they use and quite honestly will not be interested inany complaint you have as they only have the pounds signs in their eyes!
So my advice to Mr Boldy is do not let a bad experience like the one you have had put you off staying at Tower Lake but instead book your villa direct with the villa owner. you could have saved this upset bybooking direct with the villa owner who actually puts alot of effort into their "product". Travel City as i say are not interested in the individual but the moey they actually collect from renting the villa out!
Please note all those reading this forum/report Tower Lake is genuinely a lovely place to stay and only 20 minutes from the parks. We will definately be going back there this year and feel we will be treated like royalty again by the villa owner.
Location Excellent, Roads Excellent,Villa Fantastic, Managament Contact : first day of holiday to make sure we were okay, Villas Owner Contactt: From booking, to arrival, to speaking to us and returning bond within two weeks of arriving back in the UK
Value for money: eight guests in our party at £475 per week with pool and games room..well worth the money
What does concern me is the comment made that a villa was dirty etc and too far from the parks. i have to disagree with this as i have previously stayed on the 192 and surrounding areas and found the transport links very congested when all the villa occupiers were making their way to various parks at the same time of the day ie: 192 was a carpark for over 40 minutes several mornings whereas the I4 was lovely and easy..no trafficjams or queues to be found...straight ono the I4[seven minutes], off at the Disney Junction and at the Disney gates just 10 minutes later
My suggestion to those looking at this site [and an excellent site it is]should actually book their villas independantly of their flights as you are then dealing with the owners direct who want to make your stay one that will make you want to return agian and again..this being our overwhelming decision to book again and hopefully stay int he same villa.
Travel companies such as Travel City etc are looking at profit not at the cleanliness of the villas they use and quite honestly will not be interested inany complaint you have as they only have the pounds signs in their eyes!
So my advice to Mr Boldy is do not let a bad experience like the one you have had put you off staying at Tower Lake but instead book your villa direct with the villa owner. you could have saved this upset bybooking direct with the villa owner who actually puts alot of effort into their "product". Travel City as i say are not interested in the individual but the moey they actually collect from renting the villa out!
Please note all those reading this forum/report Tower Lake is genuinely a lovely place to stay and only 20 minutes from the parks. We will definately be going back there this year and feel we will be treated like royalty again by the villa owner.
Location Excellent, Roads Excellent,Villa Fantastic, Managament Contact : first day of holiday to make sure we were okay, Villas Owner Contactt: From booking, to arrival, to speaking to us and returning bond within two weeks of arriving back in the UK
Value for money: eight guests in our party at £475 per week with pool and games room..well worth the money
- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independentlybook independantly
" Calabay Park @ tower Lake is on the I... "
Submitted By: Mr L JACKSON
Calabay Park @ tower Lake is on the I 27 just 15 mins from Disney, but with shops and restraunts just 2 mins away is the perfect retreat after a long day at the theme parks. We stayed at the little mermid villa,(www.littlemermidvilla.co.uk) which is a 4 bed/ 3 bath villa with pool and spa, Everything was Imaculate, a credit to both the owners and their agents in florida.
The best thing about this villa has to be the owners (julie & john) and their attention to detail, from the first enquiry to after you get home nothing is to small or to much trouble, they make a stay at their villa special
The best thing about this villa has to be the owners (julie & john) and their attention to detail, from the first enquiry to after you get home nothing is to small or to much trouble, they make a stay at their villa special
- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:www.little mermaid villa.co.uk
" www.littlemermaidvilla.co.uk was the... "
Submitted By: Mrs A Jones
www.littlemermaidvilla.co.uk was the site we booked through..and we were not disappointed to say the least. From booking the four bedder three bathroomed villa to actually arriving there the villa owner was there for us..answerig questions, seeing to any needs we had..she made our stay a five star one.
This villa was like no other we have stayed in providing that home from home feeling and also everything you could want in a villa from adapters to hairdriers and ample towels..all we needed was our clothes toiletires adn that was it.
She sent us the directions two weeks before traveling then on our second day she phoned the villa to make sure all was to our satisfaction! We even had free international calls so we could phone home without fiddly phone cards.
We would urge you all to look at this villa with it poolarea getting the sun all day and totally secluded from other villas..we relaxed of an evening with the pool being used by the kids while we had a nice glass of vino..sorry wrong counrty but what the hell..this place was well worth the money.
Everything about the place was fantastic ad we are going again in 2009 and willbe going to see HArry Potter with the kids ! Cannot wait! The fishing was great with rods provided by the villa owner..first time father and son have ever spent quality time the way it should be ..dangling rods over the peir and watching the sunset in the distance!
Would not think of staying anywhere else..parks approx 15 minutes to disney, no traffic jams as witht he 192 seaworld 25 minutes away...ample food places and the walmmart just three minutes away!!!Everything a holiday should be plus more
Would say give them a try..they really are what you want in villa owners!
This villa was like no other we have stayed in providing that home from home feeling and also everything you could want in a villa from adapters to hairdriers and ample towels..all we needed was our clothes toiletires adn that was it.
She sent us the directions two weeks before traveling then on our second day she phoned the villa to make sure all was to our satisfaction! We even had free international calls so we could phone home without fiddly phone cards.
We would urge you all to look at this villa with it poolarea getting the sun all day and totally secluded from other villas..we relaxed of an evening with the pool being used by the kids while we had a nice glass of vino..sorry wrong counrty but what the hell..this place was well worth the money.
Everything about the place was fantastic ad we are going again in 2009 and willbe going to see HArry Potter with the kids ! Cannot wait! The fishing was great with rods provided by the villa owner..first time father and son have ever spent quality time the way it should be ..dangling rods over the peir and watching the sunset in the distance!
Would not think of staying anywhere else..parks approx 15 minutes to disney, no traffic jams as witht he 192 seaworld 25 minutes away...ample food places and the walmmart just three minutes away!!!Everything a holiday should be plus more
Would say give them a try..they really are what you want in villa owners!
- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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kids - 2 lads aged 13 and 17. Arrived at Orlando Int airport and we were bit
nervous about driving and finding the actual villa but the villa owner Julie
had sent us directions which were brilliant, my husband soon got used to the
automatic car and we actually found the roads quite easy to follow as they
are very well sign-posted and we arrived at the villa no problems finding it
at all. When we walked into the villa we were amazed it was so large and
spacious couldn’t fault it, the pool is superb and the kids enjoyed the
games room in the garage. It was brilliant that the lads had their own
space, TVs and bathrooms so we all had some privacy which was good. There is
everything you could possibly need at the villa Julie the owner rang us to
check all was ok with the villa the day after our arrival. The villa is in
an excellent location, Walmart 2 mins down the road and southern dunes golf
course within minutes away, lads enjoyed 2 rounds of golf hiring golf buggy
and clubs they thought it was great. My husband and the lads enjoyed fishing
off the large lake there is a wooden jetty there that you can fish off,
there are rods that you can use in the villa, they bought fishing baits and
bits and pieces of fishing stuff from Walmart which was dead handy and they
had a prize catch of a large bass. We found driving to the Disney parks easy
as all off the Interstate 4 which is easy to get to from the villa. We had a
great time did all the parks and swam with the dolphins at discovery cove
not to be missed, we had some excellent meals during out stay, we loved the
Italian Olive Gardens Restaurant which is located on the 192 and we loved
Mannies just up the road past Walmart. Had a fantastic holiday would
definitely recommend this villa to anyone and we are now saving up hopefully
to go back in 2011 - wish we could go back sooner!
Advice: From Booking to Arriving to Going Home...It was a holiday to remember
Activities: Italian Olive Garden and Most Definately Mannies!!!
Good for: Beach