The house itself is lovely and big (pics donât do the size justice). The layout is great and there was plenty of space/chill out areas for 4 adults and 4 children. Itâs in the very secure, gated Championsgate so felt safe. We stayed during spring break so noise was an issue at night on a few occasions with parties going on through the night at neighbouring properties which wasnât great, but certainly not the fault of the host and security were helpful in trying to get them to keep it down.
The house is very close to the Disney parks and lots of shops and restaurants, as well as being close to the Championsgate Oasis club, so location is ideal.
However, the house is pretty run down and not particularly clean, so is in need of a refresh in every area. Some things we encountered whilst there are as follows:
- general dirtiness of the house; dead flies and dust/dirt on the windowsills and surfaces, stained and marked walls, dirty carpets, sofas etc, bathroom cupboards covered in soap/toothpaste marks, dirty water in kitchen sink when we arrived, lots of âbitsâ in the corners of rooms/under furniture, soft toys on the kidsâ beds very dirty. It definitely hadnât had a proper clean in a long time
- pool net was missing the net part so when we got a small snake in the pool we had nothing to get it out with
- towel rails frequently fell off the walls in multiple bathrooms
- smell of drains in one en-suite bathroom that returned despite running the water
- lamps not working
- beds so soft in some rooms that it felt you were going to hit the floor - new mattresses needed
- we paid extra for pool heating but it wasnât particularly warm
- towels very thin and small, so at least 2 needed per person - not enough towels for a large group
- sofas in lounge ripped along the back and very beaten up
If this house had a refresh, thorough clean and a bit of furniture replacing it would be a fantastic house in a great location. We were out so much at the Disney parks that none of the above were major issues for us, but for anyone wanting to spend a bit of time at their villa, I could see them being more of a problem.
If the house was given some TLC weâd definitely consider staying again, but until then Iâd probably look elsewhere.