Florida Villa to Rent

Take the Video Tour

Five Bedrooms/Four Bathrooms, Private Pool, Lake View, Free WiFi + Fantastic Resort Facilities!

Our new luxury townhome with 5 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms (2x Masters with en-suites) will sleep 10 people in superb comfort. There is a well-equipped kitchen located adjacent to the dining area, with seating for 10. Flat screen TVs in every room, a multi-region DVD player and an Xbox are provided for your home entertainment. Free WiFi is also available. The property has its own private heated pool and patio area with a covered Lanai.

Located in one of Florida’s premier resorts, Paradise Palms is a gated community offering all the amenities you’d expect in a 5-star facility, including a pool, game room, fitness room and movie theatre. The grounds are beautifully landscaped and there is a poolside Tiki Bar and shop. The resort also offers a shuttle service to many of Orlando’s attractions at an additional fee.

Paradise Palms resort is just minutes away from Orlando’s main attractions. Walt Disney World is just a 10 minute drive and Universal Studios, Seaworld, Wet ‘n Wild, Legoland and other attractions are easily accessible. Highway 192 is just a couple of minutes away and here you will find an amazing range of grocery stores, other retailers, restaurants and bars.

If you are looking for a florida villa to rent, look no further. Check our booking calendar to see if your dates are available and give us a call to confirm your booking.

Selected Articles

Florida Villas - Beaches – The West Coast

This is the third in a series of articles looking at the Floridian beaches. This article will focus on the beaches on the West Coast.

Although Florida in general is a popular retirement and wintering location for the older generation, Tampa is a rapidly expanding city whose younger citizens are keen to enjoy the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with its glorious white sand beaches.

Tampa

Covering an area from Clearwater along the coast to Sarasota, are some of these beautiful beaches, examples being Longboat Key, Caladesi Island State Park, Indian Shores, Clearwater Beach and St Pete Beach, to name but a few.

Southwest Gulf Coast

Further down the coast are the quiet towns of Captiva Islands and Sanibel, with a nature reserve and ample opportunity for peace and quiet. We then encounter Fort Myers beach, located on Estero Island, which is an engaging mix of frantic and peaceful, the southern part of the island providing more of the latter. Carrying on down, we arrive at Naples, a magnet for those aforementioned pensioners, whose money can buy into the affluent lifestyle. South of Naples we come to Marco Island, a southern enclave of people originally from the American north-east.

Florida Keys

Compared to the rest of Florida, The Keys is somewhat lacking in great beaches, partly explained by the battering the area receives from the elements, in particular hurricanes. However, there are a few including Sombrero Beach and Bahia Honda State Park.

This article, along with its two predecessors has given a brief overview of the beaches to be found on the well over 1000 miles of Florida coastline. There is a beach to suit just about everyone and a little bit of detailed research should help you to identify yours. Just because the main reason you came to Florida was to visit Disney and the related attractions, it is well worth taking a day or two out to drive down to a beach or two.

Looking for something to do when finished on the beach then try our article What is there to do in Florida?

Florida Villas - 10 Things to do in Miami

Many visitors to Florida split their time between the theme park attractions around Orlando and an alternative holiday base, giving them a chance to see a little more of Florida than just Walt Disney World. A frequent choice for that alternative is in and around Miami. Miami is located on the south-eastern coast of Florida, on the Atlantic coast and is a city of 500,000 people at the centre of a metropolitan area with a total population of nearly 5.5m. Miami has a tropical monsoon climate, with hot, humid summers and warm dry winters, making it a favoured destination for those snowbirds seeking to escape the worst of the North American winter. As well as its many other attractions the Port of Miami is famous for its cruises, riding the recent popularity for cruises to become the number one cruise port in the world.

Here are 10 things to do in Miami, not necessarily the most obvious;

#1 - Lock and Load Miami

Located just a short walk from mid-town Miami, this shooting gallery focuses on automatic weapons, providing packages for parties to experience the thrill of firing fully automatic firearms, in a safe and well ordered environment. Avoid if guns are not your thing!

#2 – American Airlines Arena

Where the NBA’s Miami Heat play, architecturally amazing and the atmosphere during a tight game has to be seen to be believed.

#3 – Vizcaya Museums and Gardens

Described as a palace by the sea, this museum is built in the Italian style, instantly transporting you to the beauty of Florence or the magnificence of imperial Rome. It also houses some very important artworks and objects.

#4 – Zoo Miami

A fantastic zoo, featuring a wide range of animals, many of whom are endangered, including crocodiles and the Komodo Dragon.

#5 – Marlins Park

Another one for the sports lover, this time American baseball, Marlins Park is home to the Miami Marlins and provides a fantastic venue. The atmosphere during the game is second to none and the retractable roof ensures the game always gets played.

#6 – Miami Trolley

Part of the Miami transport system (albeit a fairly recent addition) the Trolley is a good way to get around Miami and take in the sights. It isn’t expensive either but make sure you bring plenty of small change!

#7 – Lumus Park Beach

Lumus Park is a City of Miami beach with adjoining park to be found in the South Beach area, running along Ocean Drive. The beach itself is beautiful with stunning white sand and crystal clear water. The beach is patrolled by lifeguards and you can hire sun beds and umbrellas.

#8 – Olympia Theater at Gusman Center

A fantastic and historic place to visit, this venue was originally opened in 1926 as Miami’s finest silent movie house and is now the home of a variety of films, live performances and other social events.

#9 – Miami Design District

The Miami Design District is an area of the city focusing on the creative arts as well as housing extensive shopping and dining opportunities. Look out for the wide variety of art, fashion and architecture.

#10 – Miami Exotic Auto Racing

If you are into motor sport this might be the place for you. Featuring a professional race track, visitors can hire an exotic car (the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini) and take it for a spin under the expert tutelage of a professional race driver.

Florida Villas - Gatorland

This is the first of a series of articles looking at things to do around Kissimmee, once you have exhausted the main theme parks, Disney or otherwise.

Alligators are one of the distinctive features of Florida wildlife and it is common to see alligators as you are out and about. Even our resort of Paradise Palms has a few warning signs dotted around! A good half-day out can be had at Gatorland , an alligator focused theme park and nature reserve.

Gatorland was founded by Owen Goodwin over 50 years ago (1949) and is still owned and maintained by members of his family. The theme park is among the most visited in Central Florida, and is good value for money compared to some of the more pricey alternatives.

The park contains several hundred alligators and crocodiles and there is ample opportunity to get close up and personal, if you desire. As well as the more sedate educational aspects of the park there are a couple of shows well worth seeing. Alligator wrestling (rather him than me!) gets one of the keepers into a ring with a large gator and there is the Gator Jumparoo where a host of large alligators leap out of the water to grab chicken carcasses tied to a line, leading to an absolute feeding frenzy.

To get another view of alligators and their environment take a stroll along the boardwalk through the natural swamp area (110 acres) which contains breeding marshes and alligator nurseries. There is also a three storey observation platform giving a fantastic view across the whole park. This swamp area was used for filming sections of Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Younger visitors may well enjoy cooling off in the Gator Gully Splash Park, although it might be wise to have a change of clothing to hand, because they will get very wet! For a more leisurely pursuit, you could try the narrow gauge railway which tours around the park giving an alternative view of some of the attractions.

Finally, for those of a more adventurous spirit, there is a zip-line which takes you more than a 1000 feet across the breeding marsh at nearly 60 feet and 30 miles an hour.

Villa Gallery