Category: Florida Travel News

Orlando Travel Tips – What to Pack and what to Leave Behind

Orlando Vacation Travel Tips

So, you’ve booked your flights, car hire and Orlando villa, your next dilemma is what to pack!

My biggest tip for packing is to take the largest bag you have and leave plenty of SPACE! After all I’m sure you will be hitting the shops at some point during your stay in Orlando.

The most often asked question is “do we need to pack towels”, the answer is NO! The villa will be stocked with all the towels / linens needed for your stay. Plus they also have washers and dryers for you to use, I’m sure that doing your laundry on your holiday wasn’t top of your list of things to do in Orlando, but it will save you loads of space when packing.

Next on the list of questions is “do we need to pack a hairdryer”, again the answer is NO! Your villa will have one, some even have one in each bathroom, but this is a luxury. Again a great space saver, but on another note, if you have ever plugged a UK hairdryer into a US 110 volt plug, you’d wished you hadn’t bothered! You will have more success drying your hair, running around outside!

Source: Orlando Travel Tips – What to Pack and what to Leave Behind

Driving Direction from Orlando Airport (MCO) to the Windsor Hills Resort

Orlando International Airport Road Signs

How to get from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to the Windsor Hills Resort as quick as possible so you can start enjoying your holiday. The Orlando airport has a oneway system so once you have picked up your rental car and left the multi-storey car park you will join this oneway system.

When leaving the Orlando airport take your time and make sure you get the right exit don’t be rushed by other guests leaving as once you on wrong highway it will be difficult to turn round.

Just follow the signs and take your time, a good tip is to stay in the middle lanes if you are not sure and then you can easily go left or right if needed.

For the full route please click on the link below which will take you to our main Florida vacation rental web site where you can print the details.

Source: Driving Direction from Orlando Airport (MCO) to the Windsor Hills Resort

Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A330 Gatwick & Manchester to Orlando, Look Inside

Virgin Atlantic’s new $2.2bn fleet of planes took to the skies heading for Orlando with one of the first Airbus A330 aircrafts from Manchester last year.  These new A330 aircraft will be rolled out over the next two years enabling Virgin to take more passengers to key markets including US East Coast, East and West Africa, the Middle East and India.  Great news for families heading to Disney World to stay in one our Florida vacation rentals!

The maiden A330 aircraft, named ‘Beauty Queen’ was Virgin Atlantic’s first long range twin engined aircraft and is the most efficient aircraft in its class today.   With UK Manufactured Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines, the planes will use 15% less fuel per seat than the airline’s A340-300 aircraft, delivering Virgin Atlantic’s commitment to flying a lower carbon fleet.

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One More Disney Day February 29th 2012 Updated

To celebrate the leap year in 2012 Walt Disney World, Florida will be open for 24hrs from 6am on the 29th February.  Why not make a day of it and see if you can last the whole 1440 minutes at the park. Take this rare opportunity to explore the park at your leisure and enjoy everything the Magic Kingdom has to offer.

If you manage to go and last the 24hrs please let me know what is was like on the comment section below.

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Florida Weather – What you can expect…

Here’s Florida’s monthly weather temperature guides for the year in Orlando and the Gulf Coast area where we have the majority of our 500 Florida villas for vacation rental, along with links to a 10 day forecast in various Florida regions, so you can check how the weather is for your holiday and plan for day trips further afield just before you travel.

Average Monthly Temperatures in Orlando

January High 72°F – Low 50°F / High 22°C – Low 10°C
February High 74°F – Low 51°F / High 23°C – Low 11°C
March High 72°F – Low 50°F / High 26°C – Low 13°C
April High 83°F – Low 60°F / High 28°C – Low 16°C
May High 88°F – Low 66°F / High 31°C – Low 19°C
June High 91°F – Low 71°F / High 33°C – Low 22°C
July High 92°F – Low 73°F / High 33°C – Low 23°C
August High 92°F – Low 73°F / High 33°C – Low 23°C
September High 90°F – Low 72°F / High 32°C – Low 22°C
October High 85°F – Low 65°F / High 29°C – Low 18°C
November High 79°F – Low 59°F / High 26°C – Low 15°C
December High 73°F – Low 53°F / High 23°C – Low 12°C


Average Monthly Temperatures in Fort Myers

January High 75°F – Low 54°F / High 24°C – Low 12°C
February High 77°F – Low 55°F / High 25°C – Low 13°C
March High 80°F – Low 59°F / High 27°C – Low 15°C
April High 85°F – Low 63°F / High 29°C – Low 17°C
May High 89°F – Low 68°F / High 32°C – Low 20°C
June High 91°F – Low 73°F / High 33°C – Low 23°C
July High 92°F – Low 74°F / High 33°C – Low 23°C
August High 92°F – Low 74°F / High 33°C – Low 23°C
September High 90°F – Low 74°F / High 32°C – Low 23°C
October High 86°F – Low 69°F / High 30°C – Low 21°C
November High 81°F – Low 62°F / High 27°C – Low 17°C
December High 77°F – Low 56°F / High 25°C – Low 13°C


10-Day Regional Forecasts

Orlando
Tampa
Clearwater
St Petersberg
Fort Myers
Daytona Beach
West Palm Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Key Largo