Westgate Vacation Villas Reviews & Ratings

It’s conveniently located near Sea World, Disney World and Artica (sea worlds water park)! Has pools and activity on property that are free with you owning a condo so that was fantastic!! Excellent restaurant & stores!! Beautiful and the staff was fantastic!!

Other than the Sales persons you come in contact with trying to get you to invest in more timeshares my purchase of this was a good one. the opportunity to exchange dates and locations are excellent. I love Westgate it's just my children and grandchildren are now to old to travel with me.

This expansive lakefront resort offers the best of both worlds. You'll enjoy exclusive accommodations in the heart of Orlando's world famous attractions area. And you'll appreciate an extensive list of resort amenities and activities the entire family will enjoy. From tropical swimming pools and other recreational opportunities to spacious villas large enough to accommodate even the biggest families, you'll be eager to return to the resort after a fun-filled day at Orlando's theme parks and attractions.

Grand 2 bedroom with Loft. Comfortably sleeps 8-10 people. 10 minutes from Disney. Great entertainment /shopping for kids and adults in walking distance. Great sense of community. Easy access to all major highways.

I LOVE the location! Just a few short miles to the Magic Kingdom!! And at the end of the day, easy to return home, quiet, comfy, clean, full amenities....and if you decide to stay at the resort all day, there are plenty of things to do and pools to lay by!

One of the best places to stay. lots to do on the resort and so close to both Disney and Universal Studios. Our kids loved going for family vacation every year!

The 2 bedroom with a loft was perfect for our family. Everyone had their own bed and plenty of room to move around. My kids tend to "bug" each other so the separate rooms worked out great. There was plenty to do each day. As much as they loved the waterpark, they also loved swimming in our own pool. My sons enjoy basketball so the basketball courts were a huge hit!

We needed service for the washing machine. Maintenance came right away to take care of it. We would definitely stay here again.

We stayed at Westgate Vacation Villa's in rental's a couple of times and enjoyed each visit so much that we bought a timeshare there. It is close to all the major attractions, has large clean and convenient condo's and the staff are helpful. My adult kids like to take the bikes out, ride the paddle boats or play putt putt golf ( course designed like dinosaurs, all were free to use) ... the condo's have lots of space and many have views. Our small children like the wading pools, swimming pools and the free Disney movies that play in their theater.

The units are very large and the screened in porch is wonderful. The unit we own is 10 steps away from one of the heated pools. With kids - it's the dream location for us - the amenities make it possible to thoroughly enjoy just hanging out at the resort with the family. Being just 1 Mile from Walt Disney World makes this a place we love to call our vacation home.

Loved this centrally located resort. This is close to the ESPN zone, all of the resorts, airport and shopping. Very comfortable for our family. We had 2 units for our 3 families. All the kids were with their favorite Aunts and Uncles and the rest of us shared the other unit. It was a great way to break up the family in side by side units. We had a blast. We also enjoyed the Thanksgiving feast, which was delivered to our door and was really terrific. Great vacation!

WE visited our apartment last Christmas and New Year and were pleasantly surprised by the amount of work that has been carried out at the resort. Our apartment is in the older part and we are very grateful tht it is as we would not like t be in the new part at all. The outside of the apartments has been recently painted and the inside also. Many items have been unpgraded and we had no problems at all. Find the check in more dfficult now but net tme we will know where we are to go and it will not be so confusing.

We stayed at the westgate vacation villas from june 22-29. We stayed in a two bedroom unit in the older section of the resort. It appears the outside of the buildings had been painted recently, however the inside was older looking. We had several issues during our stay, but did not always report them to management. I believe one of the burners on the stove did not work, a cofee maker was supplied, but no pot, the cheap dvd player worked off an on and the television in the masterbedroom stopped working midway through the week.

Check-in was efficient, but immediatly after checkin you were sent to another desk to sign up for your sales presentation/tour/buying opportunity. I had not been on site an hour and already was getting the sales pitch. I did not sign up for a tour as I own elsewhere. We were escorted to our villas and a nice young man helped with the luggage.

There are plenty of pools on the property to chose from and I think most include kiddie pools for the under three set. I do not believe any of the pools were more than six feet deep. The pools did not appear to be cleaned on a daily basis and contained too much chlorine to cover for it.

There is in activity center where you can rent bikes, paddle boats and so forth. There are playgrounds on site near pools. The newer section contains a putt-putt course and the new main clubhouse contains a small theater.

Overall had an enjoyable time because of the proximity to all the major attractions.

I do not believe this resort has been ranked higher than three-stars by any reputable publication and the current ranking of three stars is deserved.

I am an owner at the Westgate Town Center but stayed at the Villas in April 2008, as there was not a unit available at the TC. We stayed in a 2 bedroom with a loft unit. It had great space but the people sleeping in the loft were awakened every morning because there was not a shade on the skylights so that made sleeping past 6am difficult. It was a nice touch to be escorted to our unit and given boxes of cookies. However that did not make up for all of the lacking in cleanliness and courtesy. The unit was DIRTY upon check in. My socks were black from walking across the tile for 5 minutes and there was hair all over the bathroom; none of it ours! When we called for houskeeping to come the next morning to clean the unit, I was met with sarcastic remarks by non- english speaking people. She was not even moving the chairs aroud the table to mop, where spills were obviously left from the last people. We informed the front desk about our lack of satisfaction and we were told that the manager would call, he never did. In addition we found spare blankets that had fresh blood stains on them! I brought them right to the front desk during check-in. They offered us dinner certificates to the Westgate Grill (don't go there, its a glorified diner with mediocre food). It was not until I got home and spoke with 3 reps and finally a manager of Westgate's owner relations that I was given my week back to use again. This resort does not deserve its 5 star designation. Stay at the town center. It is 5 star and even though they share the resort grounds and amenites it is a whole different world over there.

We bought in 2002 on our first trip to Florida. The resort is very nice and sure beats a hotel! I would not recommend buying directly from Westgate. I think we paid too much for one week every other year.

We exchanged into the Villas in March for the last two years. Check in went very quickly both years. We noticed a great deal of updating from last year to this year. Last year we encountered a problem with the stove and they gave us a new one within an hour. Needless to say, we thought that was fantastic service. The minature golf was added this year and our grandson thought that was great fun. Next year spa should be done and a water park is in the future. Kids will love that. For people who say they have trouble with the salespeople--just dont go to the maintenance breakfast--or just be firm. We never had a problem as we were clear that we bought off of the internet for a much cheaper price than they offer. Believe me, they dont want to waste their time on a non- sale.

I am an owner of a 2 bed unit here and have always loved coming back every couple of years. There are many activities for children offered at the resort (paddleboats, fishing, bumper boats, bikes, tennis, badminton, ping pong etc...) but of course the theme parks that are so close take up a lot of their time as well. We brought our 9 year old nephew this year and he did not want to leave. We stayed the second week at another resort but we all voted that the vacation villas was our best choice. The pool is right in front of our 2 bed unit with the whirpool etc.. They have pizza hut and other choices for fast foods on the resort and of course you are close to everything whether it's theme parks or restaurants etc that you are looking for. When I call for a maintenance problem it is fixed pronto. I always enjoy may stay here.

We rented from an owner for Spring Break of this year....March 5-12, the unit we rented was the two bedroom with loft upstairs, sleeping up to 10 people. The resort was beautiful....we were in building VVA and there was a huge pool just one building or so away. We didn't have any problems with noise, never even really heard our neighbors but did see them when heading out in the morning on a couple of occassions so we know they were there. The check in was quick. We rented from an owner and we were treated just like we owned, invited to the breakfast & lunches, all owner priveledges, etc. When we checked in the mentioned the maintenance meeting one time, we didn't go and were never bothered about it again, not even upon check out. The only phone call we received from the resort at all was the message left on our phone about the dinner show with the magician and tigers. We had a wonderful time and would go back to this resort in a heart beat. Will keep checking the for sale ads for the right unit, at the right price. If we ever buy into a timeshare, this one will probably be it. We have toured many timeshares......and this is the nicest I've seen!!

This resort may look great on the outside but don't judge a book by its cover!The resort is overcrowded and the noise continues on into the night as there seems to be alot of young partiers.If you are looking for a quiet relaxing vacation this is definitely not the place to go.The worst part is the extremely aggressive sales pitch you get.They just do not understand the meaning of "no".Now I understand why there are so many units for sale or rent.Beware!!

We rented an owner unit thru RedWeek for Christmas week this year. Check-in was very fast. Unit was clean and well-appointed. We did tire, however, of the second class treatment of guests v owners. Then, on Tuesday, we started getting calls from the office wanting us to come in for completion of missing maintenance paperwork - strangely enough, it had to be completed between 9 and 5 daily - when the sales office was open. We began ignoring the phone when it started ringing at 7:30 each day!

So, given the variety of choices in the area, I'd choose to stay elsewhere rather than return.

We used to be owners here but traded to Westgate Lakes. Last yr we stayed at the villas again. We were put beside the basketball court which closes at 2 am , except weekends where it is open all night. Sleep was something we did without all week. We called the desk several times and complained. We would usually wait until 2am to call. Our complaints were not addressed! The room was not as clean as was in years past. We did not attend our sales pitch breakfast because of the high pressure salespeople we had dealt with in the past. All in all it is a very nice resort .

My husband, daughter & I bought a Westgate Vacation Villa on the internet. We were a bit apprehensive about it, when we read some of the reviews posted.

We went there expecting all sorts of things like long check-ins and run down villas. We were absolutely stunned when it took us 20 minutes to check in and be at our "BEAUTIFUL" and "SPACIOUS" 2 Bedroom villa. The villa we bought is one of the Condo style ones, it was so clean & well kepted we were amazed at our good fortune in buying here. We have a fantastic villa with a great veiw of the area located opposite end of pool #3. The bedrooms were great & the jacuzzi was wonderful especially after a long day at the theme parks.

Buying at Westgate was one of the best deals we've done. We were there during Hurricane Charley and we made it through fine. They know how to keep the place looking great and we're proud to be owners.

They will be remodeling our unit next year & adding 7 more pools to make the total 25 pools. Plus they are building a new huge Clubhouse with movie theaters and arcade. They are also building their own Westgate Water Park right there on site. They're really nice there and we were never pressured when we went for our owners maintence report. They just told us what to expect next time we came & to thank us for being owners.

Beautiful villa, grounds and great location make Westgate Villa a great place to stay. We love it!

Clean, well-maintained, comfortable, and friendly staff! This is our perfect home away from home for a vacation!

10 pools, hot tubs, playgrounds, lake with water sports, restaurants, everything you need to have a perfect get-a-way! The units are large and cleaner than some places we have visited and our kids love to go where they can meet other kids!

I will agree with some of the reviews that it gets congested at Check in/Check out and the sales people can be a little pushy, just stand your ground and don't let them suck you in. We have been owners for 5 years and have upgraded 2 times to the week and unit we wanted. We let them know we aren't buying more and they back off.

The construction traffic should be about over with the addition to Westgate Towers, where my parents own 4 1-BR units.

I highly recommend Westgate Vacation Villas even if Disney isn't your destination... much to do in the Orlando area including golf, fine dining, shopping and amusement parks!