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home to yourDisney destination, we recommend a home nofarther than 5miles away
in areas northeast of Walt Disney World and no farther than 4.5 miles away in areas
south of the park.
Recommended Websites
The only practical way to shop for a rental home is on the web. Problem is, there
are so many owners, rental companies, and individual homes to choose from that you
could research yourself into a stupor. The best websites provide the following:
• Ease of navigation
• The ability to browse without having to log in or divulge personal information
• Photos and in-depth descriptions of individual homes
• Overview maps or text descriptions that reflect how distant specific homes or develop-
ments are from Walt Disney World
• The ability to book the specific rental home of your choice on the site
• A prominently displayed phone number for non-Internet bookings and questions
After checking out dozens upon dozens of sites, we narrowed our recommenda-
tions to the following:
All Star Vacation Homes ( allstarvacationhomes.com ) is easily the best of the
sites run by vacation-home management companies, with plenty of photographs and
details about featured homes. Properties are within either 4 miles of Walt Disney
World or 3 miles of Universal. #1 Dream Homes ( floridadreamhomes.com ) also
has a good reputation for customer service.
Orlando's Finest Vacation Homes ( orlandosfinest.com ) represents both
homeowners and management companies. It's not quite as comprehensive as sites
such as All Star Vacation Homes, but friendly sales agents can help you fill in the
blanks.
Vacation Rental by Owner ( vrbo.com ) is a nationwide vacation-homes listings
service that puts prospective renters in direct contact with owners of rental homes.
The site is straightforward and lists a large number of rental properties in Celebration,
Disney's planned community situated about 8-10 minutes from the theme parks. Two
similar listings services with good websites are Vacation Rentals 411 ( vacationrent-
als411.com ) and Last Minute Villas ( lastminutevillas.net ) .
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