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Orlando Vacation Homes, Condos or Townhomes: What’s the difference?

When picking a vacation home in Orlando, Kissimmee, Davenport or Clermont, we discuss the various types of accommodations available to vacation renters along with the advantages and disadvantages of each.

1. Traditional Florida Vacation Homes

This can be a two or one story detached home, and has a more traditional family home feel to it.

Florida Vacation Homes

Advantages

These homes can come in various sizes typically from 4 to 8 bedrooms and can sleep 8 to 18 people comfortably.
Privacy
Most often comes with private pool
Private garages
Detached homes – less disturbance by neighbors

Disadvantages

The amenities of these communities can vary significantly from fully gated and guarded with resort amenities, to communities with no amenities at all.

2. Orlando Vacation Condos

These are more apartment style in nature (called flats in the UK) and are generally in three to five floor mid-rise buildings.

: Orlando Vacation Condos

Advantages

Typically you can check in at the on-site clubhouse.
A tendency to have better community facilities
Simple and easy to use
Tendency to have more social interaction with fellow vacationers at the pool, common areas and clubhouse

Disadvantages

If you have noisy neighbors, this can be a problem
No private pools

3. Orlando Vacation Townhomes

Townhomes are typically two story in nature, and often have 2 to 4 bedrooms.

Advantages

Compact
Can have a private garage
Simple and easy to use

Disadvantages

Noisy neighbors can be a problem
Orlando Vacation Townhomes
Although some homes may have a private pool, many townhome style homes do not.

In this post, we take a moment to discuss some of the vacation options we see in the Orlando area vacation home marketplace. There are a lot of new vacation homes in Orlando to choose from.

Many of the new vacation home rental developments in Orlando are becoming much more like full service resorts rather than traditional vacation home communities. These include common area amenities such as spacious clubhouses, large pools, retail shops, game rooms, concierge services and more.

If You Need A Private Pool - Ask

However, some developments do not include individual pools, and the home density (i.e. apartment, condo or townhome style buildings) is typically much higher than traditional single family homes. In other words, although one may get more common area amenities, the trade-off can occasionally be a loss of privacy. You may have to walk to the pool rather than having one attached to your vacation rental or possibly put up with some noisy guests next door.

The great thing about the Orlando market is the variety of choice you do have available depending upon which product you wish to stay in. In some cases, there are vacation homes that combine premium luxury resort type elements in their design and service delivery along with fully functional single family pool homes. These tend to receive the highest overall ratings reviews on our website, as it is geared primarily to the typical family/group on vacation in the Orlando area.

The key as a consumer is to know what you are booking and what your expectations are during the vacation planning phase. In all cases, and as we stress on our main page, vacation rentals are still superior in value to hotels. This site also gives you the opportunity to view video of most new vacation homes in Orlando.

Consult our website for information on newer vacation resort developments such as Compass Bay, Bella Toscana, Aviana Resort and Watersong. Many are profiled on the website now (Crestwynd Bay, Bella Vida Kissimmee, Encantada Resort and The Shire at West Haven).

There are some fantastic new vacation rental options and values awaiting you in Orlando, Kissimmee and Davenport!