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Old 13 Jun 20, 06:36 PM  
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Recommending a Villa community for 1st time drivers

Hey everyone,
I recently had a villa in Sunset lakes booked for this year, however due to Covid we have had to cancel & unfortunately we lost the deposit & unable to transfer to next October as we have since learned that the house will be going up for sale.

I recently asked about villa availability for next Oct & have had some great responses. Some dearer than others, however some from communities that i would not have originally been looking at but the villas are so nice, id like to broaden my horizons a little.
As first time drivers & first time off site i would be looking for areas that would be close to the magic but also close to restaurants. Any recommendations. The less driving the better lol, well we are hoping to do a cruise therefore will also need to drive down.
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Old 13 Jun 20, 07:02 PM  
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I would say any of the Formosa area villas are good for first time drivers being close to lots of restaurants and Disney with an easy drive to Sea world and universal.
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Old 13 Jun 20, 07:07 PM  
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Definitely Formosa Gardens area 👍
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Old 13 Jun 20, 07:12 PM  
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I would say any of the Formosa area villas are good for first time drivers being close to lots of restaurants and Disney with an easy drive to Sea world and universal.
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Definitely Formosa Gardens area 👍
Would these be Sunset Lakes, Windsor Hills/Windsor Palms, Indian Creek etc? Any others in this area?
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Originally Posted by PixieFairies View Post
Would these be Sunset Lakes, Windsor Hills/Windsor Palms, Indian Creek etc? Any others in this area?
Yes, my personal favourite Windsor Palms. Love it there and so easy to get to Disney as well as a nearby Walmart, Target and lots of eateries 🍔🍪🥤🇺🇸🥰
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As others have already said, definitely Windsor Hills and Formosa Gardens, we have stayed in a variety of locations, but we will only stay in that area again. After a long day in the parks, it's nice to only have a 5-10 minute journey back to the villa.
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Originally Posted by PixieFairies View Post
Would these be Sunset Lakes, Windsor Hills/Windsor Palms, Indian Creek etc? Any others in this area?
Emerald Island is in this area and is a beautiful resort
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I recommend all these locations but do not worry about driving a bit further out. The worst part of your journey will be the bit coming out of the Airport. Once you are in the villa areas driving is a breeze
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