Saturday, July 30, 2016

Windsor Palms Review

Windsor Palms is a development in the Famousa Gardens area of Kissimmee. It is perfectly located just minutes from Disney (15 minutes from driveway to Parked to Animal Kingdom parking lot). 


The development includes many one story and two story pool houses, and two different styles of condo buildings. While Windsor Hills, a resort built after this one, has pool houses designed for short term renters, Windsor Palms pool houses are designed more like a residence and has more of a home style appeal.


The gated community includes a guard house manned 24x7. There are over 3.5 miles of sidewalks for walking, jogging, or bike riding. 

The club house is a real gem. It includes sundry shop with basic groceries and souveneers. An arcade, gym, showers, and sitting area. A pool bar serves drinks and food. The movie theater sits fifty people and guests can select movies from a large library. There is a large pool area with plenty of deck area and deck furniture. The club house includes basketball courts, tennis, and a sand volleyball court. All services can be seen by watching the community's TV station channel 998.

The community has daily trash pick up by a "garbage barge" (a golf cart pulling a trailer).  All lawn are maintained by a work crew so there won't be concerns if a neighbor neglects their property.
Negatives? The resort offers bus rides to the parks for $13 per person, that seemed expensive. The resort also backs to a water reclamation area with a giant water tower. 

If you visit the community, you might wonder why there are two guard houses: one by the bridge entrance, and one unused except by the facilities crews. It turns out that the bridge crosses a highway that was build after the resort was built. The highway was built around 2005 and blocked entrance into the resort. To fix the problem, a bridge was built over the highway, requiring a new guard house.

We had a great time at the resort and wouldn't hesitate for another opportunity to stay there.




No comments:

Post a Comment