Can a villa be TOO cheap?

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mkingdon
New member - first post!!!

I'm currently looking for a 3 bed villa close to WDW (I know you can't offer them here

I've been browsing the web for days and found hundreds of lovely villas.

Prices vary wildly for what look like the same thing.

For example I have 2 villas on Lindfields under consideration. They are 3 bed and both look great.

However, for 2 weeks one is asking £900 and the other £700 (mid August).

I can see no difference from the photos, so how could one be so much cheaper then the other.

Human nature being what it is, I am of course nervous of booking the cheaper one.

What advice can you give?

Many Thanks

Craig
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Hi Craig,

Im a bit late to this thread but I have stayed on Lindfields for the last 5 years and I have to say some parts are nicer than others, also some have lake views some don't.

For August last year I was paying £600 per week, that did not include phone calls, but was inclusive of all taxes.

Im not going back this year as we are staying on Thousand Oaks for a change.

Hope this helps?

Julie R

[dbrook]

I have to say Craig that £900 sounds an awful lot for a 3 bed in August! I guess it must be a super executive with lots of upgrades??

[caroline]

Diane - I think you may have mis-read Craigs post - I think he said £900 for 2 weeks which in my opinion is not expensive

[dbrook]

Oh you're right Caroline - must put my reading specs on next time. Doh You're right - that's not expensive at all.

[marion]

Hi Craig
It may be worth thinking about what the pictures don't show as well as what they do
A lot of villa owners spend a lots on upgrades and extra to make the villa more luxuries.
And location is a big one to consider.
The £900 villa is not over the top for 2 weeks in Aug.

[nikkikk]

Hi - it is difficult - as a villa owner, I know that it can be very frustrating for us when other owners undercut by such large amounts. At the end of the day, if you take £500 per week as an average charge for a Orlando/Kissimmee villa, you can't go far wrong. Villa owners that undercut devalue the property. When you think you would pay somewhere in the region of $2,000 for a 4 bed villa in Arizona - Florida is cheap! We include all baby equipment, X-Box and games, DVD and Video library for adults and children, board games and a great selection of kids toys ie ride-ons, lego etc. Some owners charge $35 a week for a highchair rental so you have to take all these things into consideration.

Enjoy your vacation - its a wonderful, magical place!

[ujpest doza]

It depends on the time of year etc, but the most i have ever paid for a Florida Villa has been £450 per week and that was for a brand new 2 storey property in Eagle Point.

The cheapest was £300 per week in Loma Vista from a property owner who surprisingly gave cheaper deals when there were fewer people staying (there were only 2 of us and it was early March 2002 after the september 11th fall out when bookings were slowish).

Obviously you get what you pay for and this villa was a bit further from the action and although a good standard was in need of a lick of paint.

Bear in mind that as there is so much to see and do, you will not be spending a great deal of time in the villa in any case.

We have paid £325 per week in May this year for a property in Windward Cay just off the 192 next to Medieval Times.

I personally do not think a Villa can be too cheap, it is just as other people have said connected to how much the owners mortgage and management fees are as to what they charge.

I also thought there was a grading system which had a pricing structure. I am sure that in properties i have stayed there is a certificate on the wall, usually near the front door, telling you that the property is properly registered as a rental property along with a some sort of Florida State pricing structure.

[huckleberry house]

Ujpest
I couldnt disagree with you more.

Lesley

[Ruth]

I agree with Lesley. A villa that is too cheap might not be available when the time for your stay arrives as it might be in foreclosure by then[msnscared]

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

I'd agree with Lesley too. You get what you pay for at the end of the day.