Formosa Gardens Estates is a small gated community of around 130 luxury vacation rentals located in Kissimmee, Florida. Only 5 minutes from Walt Disney Worlds main gate, Formosa Gardens is one of the most sort after communities for any Orlando theme park vacation. Only about 30 minutes from Orlando International Airport it’s nice to know that once you have left the airport you can be in the pool having a cocktail within an hour of arriving.

All of the Orlando vacation homes on Formosa Gardens have there own private pools and nearly all have spa’s. Most of the villas to rent on Formosa Gardens are larger than your typical vacation home and tend to have larger pools to go with it, many overlooking Star Lake which is in the centre of the community.

Map of Formosa Gardens Estates in Orlando, Florida

Formosa Gardens is an exclusive development of spacious homes ranging from a 3000 sq ft 4 bedroom homes all the way up to nearly 9000 sq ft  8 bedroom homes. Located on larger than normal lots these Florida vacation homes are a great place to stay if you want privacy and luxury all rolled in to one.

Formosa Gardens is located just off Highway 192 and less than 2 minutes to restaurants such as Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Millers Ale House (Sports Bar), Red Lobster and many more. There is also a supermarket at the local plaza as well handy shops such as a Walgreens Pharmacy, Walk-in Clinic, Pizza Parlour, Subway sandwiches and the usual burger bars. Everything is within 2-3 minutes drive of Formosa Gardens making it a great place for your dream Florida holiday.

Formosa Gardens Estate is less than 5 minutes to Walt Disney Worlds main gate which then takes you to all the Disney theme parks but you are also close to all the other Orlando theme parks with SeaWorld, Aquatica and Discovery Cove only 15 minutes away, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure about 20 minutes. If it’s water parks you are after to cool down on a typical hot Florida summers day then Wet’nWild and Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach are also about 15-20 minutes. Busch Gardens in Tampa and Legoland are the farthest parks from Formosa Gardens with these being about 60 mins away.

If you fancy a day trip to the beach you have Clearwater just past Tampa on the Gulf Coast which is about 80 minutes away and is great if you want still warm waters but if you are after surf then head to Cocoa Beach the home of the World famous Ron Jon’s Surf Shop and Cocoa Beach Pier. At both beaches you can hire jet ski’s, surf boards and anything else you are likely to need.

If you are not too tired from all the theme parks and fancy a night out then Formosa Gardens is also very close to Downtown Disney which has lots of restaurants like the House of Blues (which also has live music most nights), Wolf Gang Puck, Planet Hollywood and many more. It also has an AMC 24 screen cinema which also has in movie dining and a full bar. Opening in Fall 2012 is a new the Spitsville 30 lane 50,000 Sq Ft bowling alley. As you can see Formosa Gardens Estates is close to all the Orlando action but still very private if you just want to chill out by the pool.

On our web sites www.vr360homes.co.uk and www.vr360floridavillas.co.uk we have around 30 luxury vacation rentals on Formosa Gardens Estates all privately owned and locally managed. To check availability or to ask questions please contact the owners direct via the contact form or phone numbers on each homes listing page.

Below is just one of the luxury 6 Bedroom homes we have available on Formosa Gardens:

If you have stayed at Formosa Gardens before please let us know what you think and if you thought it was a good location for all the Orlando theme park attractions.

To find out more about renting one of these luxury vacation rentals on Formosa Gardens please visit are web sites where you can see lots of photos and also take a 360 Virtual Tour around most of the homes.

Formosa Gardens Estates Vacation Rentals – VR360homes.co.uk

Formosa Gardens Estates Orlando Villas to Rent – VR360FloridaVillas.co.uk

Ridgewood Lakes is located on HWY27 in Davenport Florida which is only 15 minutes from Disney World. This 24Hr a day gated community offers luxury Ridgewood Lakes vacation rentals in Orlando Florida and features a championship golf course, tennis courts plus much more.

Ridgewood Lakes - Main Entrance

Ridgewood Lakes - Gated Entrance

Ridgewood Lakes is an ideal location for your Orlando theme park vacation with access to the I4 (interstate 4) only 2 miles away, from there you can get to all the attractions with ease (Disney, Sea World, Universal, Downtown Disney etc).

Ridgewood Lakes - Entrance Drive Way

The main entrance to Ridgewood Lakes is one of the nicest in the whole of Orlando with it’s landscaped drive, the road winds though the golf course leading to the spacious homes. All of our Orlando holiday rental villas on Ridgewood Lakes have private pools and some even have a spa for those times when you want to relax after a round of golf on the championship course.

View down the Par 5 2nd Hole

Communal Tennis Courts

Just minutes from Ridgewood Lakes you have Publix Supermarket (1 mile) and Walmart (4 miles) where you can get everything you need for your self catering holiday. Along the way you also have a number of family restaurants so if you don’t feel like cooking these are great places for a very reasonably priced meal.

We have a number of villas / vacation rentals on Ridgewood Lakes from 3 to 5 bedrooms, all our vacation rentals have there own private pools and most have spas.

Ridgewood Lakes – Orlando Vacation Villas to Rent on VR360homes.co.uk

Ridgewood Lakes Vacation Rentals on VR360FloridaVillas.co.uk

To all you Florida snowbirds out there looking for some winter sun in 2012 we have a selection of over 570 privately owned Florida rental villas. All our Orlando villas are close to the main attractions and lots of golf courses, restaurants and shops. Most are located in Kissimmee, Davenport, Clermont and surrounding areas.

Most of our villa owners offer weekly rates but will give you a good discount to snowbird vacation rental guests if you are renting over 4 weeks so please contact them with your dates to get a quote.

Please visit our web sites to see photos and a 360 Virtual Tour of every Florida vacation rentals and save money by booking direct with the owners.

Orlando Villas to Rent – VR360floridavillas.co.uk
Florida Snowbird Rentals – VR360homes.co.uk

Segway Tours - Orlando Florida

On our last trip to Orlando Florida we were having dinner down in Celebration and came across a new company called Zetours offering tours of Celebration on Segway’s.

I had only seen the Segway’s on TV or being used by security in the malls so couldn’t wait to have a go. They run tours every few hours and after about 5 minutes training we were ready to go and explore Celebration.

Learning to ride the Segway

The tour runs for about 90 minutes and we had a great time whizzing around the lakes and seeing all the wildlife and very large homes that Celebration has to offer.

One of the luxury homes in Celebration

Dale and Mike who run Zetours were great and made it very easy for us to get used to these machines. The tours cost around $50 per person and they take up to 6 people at a time, I highly recommend this as we had great fun and it’s a real change from the theme parks.

Enjoying our ride on the Segway

Zetours is located in the Celebration arcade near to the cinema and you can find out more info from there web site www.zetours.com or by calling Mike or Dale on 407 744 8078.