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June 12, 2025

🏰 Villa vs. Hotel in Orlando: What’s Best for Families?

🏰 Villa vs. Hotel in Orlando: What’s Best for Families?

Planning a family trip to Orlando? You’re not alone. With Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and endless sunshine, Central Florida draws millions of families each year. But when it comes to accommodations, the big question is: villa or hotel?

If you’ve always defaulted to hotels, you might be missing out on a more comfortable, spacious, and cost-effective way to stay—private vacation rentals. In this blog, we break down the benefits of booking a villa vs. hotel in Orlando and why more families are making the switch.

villa vs hotel

🛌 More Space = Less Stress

One of the biggest challenges families face in a hotel is space (or lack of it). Hotel rooms are typically small, with limited seating, storage, and privacy. A standard room might have two queen beds and a tiny bathroom—fine for a weekend, frustrating for a week-long stay.

By contrast, vacation villas in Orlando (like those at ChampionsGate, Encore, or Reunion Resort) offer multiple bedrooms, multiple bathrooms, full kitchens, and spacious living areas. No more tiptoeing around a sleeping toddler or fighting for bathroom time in the morning.

💡 Imagine: Parents relax with a glass of wine in the living room while the kids watch a movie in the themed home theater. Everyone has their own space—and their sanity.


🍳 Full Kitchens & Dining = Big Savings

Eating out in Orlando can add up quickly, especially with kids in tow. While hotels might offer a continental breakfast or room service, vacation villas come with fully equipped kitchens, allowing you to prepare meals, snacks, and even family BBQs at your convenience.

This not only saves you money but also gives you flexibility with picky eaters, allergies, or dietary preferences.

đź’¸ According to Visit Florida, families can save hundreds per week simply by cooking breakfast and lunch at their rental.


🏊‍♀️ Private Amenities = Premium Perks

Hotels offer shared amenities—think crowded pools, long lines for the gym, or closed common areas. Vacation homes, on the other hand, provide private pools, spas, games rooms, home theaters, themed kids’ bedrooms, and even laundry rooms—all for your group alone.

At Florida Premier Rentals, many of our properties also include access to resort-style amenities like lazy rivers, splash pads, golf courses, and on-site restaurants.

So you get the best of both worlds: privacy at home and resort luxury nearby.


👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Designed for Families

Most hotels cater to business travelers or couples. Meanwhile, our villas are designed with families in mind—bunk beds, high chairs, kids’ play corners, themed rooms (like Star Wars, Frozen, or Avengers), and full-size washers and dryers.

Need to store strollers or car seats? Want to travel with grandparents? Hosting a reunion? Villas can handle it all—without feeling crowded or cramped.


📍Location, Location, Location

You don’t need to stay “on property” to be close to the magic. Many Orlando vacation homes are within 10–15 minutes of Disney World, with easy access to I-4, restaurants, shopping, and attractions like:

  • Walt Disney World

  • Universal Orlando

  • Old Town Kissimmee

  • Celebration Town Center

  • Icon Park

Plus, you can avoid the theme park pricing premium and still enjoy unbeatable convenience.


đź’° Better Value, Especially for Larger Groups

If you’re traveling with extended family or multiple children, booking multiple hotel rooms can get expensive—fast. Vacation rentals offer better value per night, especially when split between groups.

And since you can dine in, do laundry, and enjoy in-home entertainment, your overall vacation costs go down—while your quality of stay goes up.


🔑 Final Verdict: Villa vs. Hotel in Orlando?

For families visiting Orlando, vacation homes offer more freedom, more value, and way more fun. You’ll enjoy a personalized, relaxed experience that no crowded hotel room can match.

Ready to make the switch?

👉 Browse our Orlando vacation villas today
👉 See why families love booking with Florida Premier Rentals


Customer Reviews

Florida Premier Rentals

Customer Reviews

Ashley Young 05/05/2025

Awesome family vacation. Everything was great for our family of five including an almost 2, 4, and 7yo, and a set of grandparents. Plenty of space and great resort amenities and location.

John Cooper 04/24/2025

Fun Experience, This was a fantastic property. The house was great. The only negative was we couldn't get the pool or hot tub to work properly, but the management company refunded our money. Florida Premiere Rentals is a 1st class company and they did what was right. Thank you.

Martin Wolfe 03/23/2025

Disney trip
Convenient spacious clean. Well appointed. Kids loved the pool and were in it on off days. All in all excellent place to stay.

Angela Griffith 03/24/2025

Great location to spend while in Orlando, relaxing!
This property was absolutely perfect for our family of 6 and we could have hosted more for sure!

Tina Antolik 03/29/2025

Amazing Disney Family Vacation Home
The property was exactly as described. Management was very responsive. We had a great time.

Kathy Herzog 04/04/2025

House was great, but not really set up for toddlers with the glass top tables. The Moana room was a big hit for the kids. The playground and splash pad were wonderful!

Gregory Abbink 04/02/2025

Clean, spacious and great location!
We truly enjoyed our stay- it provided lots of room for everyone and we were pleased with the cleanliness and functionality. We also felt very safe in the gated community.

Jo-Anne Perkins 03/18/2025

We really enjoyed this VRBO unit and thought it was well appointed, clean and in a good location.Staff were easy to communicate with and responsive.Definately rent this unit again, thanks!

Bob Murphy 02/28/25

Very Nice Home for a Family Stay
The home is spacious, and very well appointed. We enjoyed our stay here very much.

Sharleen Koepp 02/16/2025

It was amazing
Our family loved the private pool & hot tub. Would be nice to have float tubes and a ball especially for kids. Loved the large living/entertainment spaces & 4 bedrooms.Kitchen could have basic spices in the cupboard. Our toaster wasn’t working so called to report it & they promptly delivered a new one. Great place, close to Disney. Highly recommend.
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