staff very slow, the doors at night are looked with no way to get back in without going half mile a round buildings with luggage.

The room was excellent. It was perfect for four people. The kitchenette was just enough for a week stay. The washer and dryer connection was a joy. The village is extremely large with 12 buildings each with 7 floors each. But there is a pool area for every three buildings. Each pool area has a hot tub, children's pool and regular pool. It was never too crowded. I will stay there again.

While on vacation in Orlando, your options of things to do are nearly endless. The Vacation Village at Parkway is central to both the Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Studios; not to mention the many other attractions along International Drive .

You can also take a short drive on I-4 West and go to Bush Gardens Africa in Tampa, or head east to the world famous Cocoa Beach: Home of Ron Jon’s Surf Shop and the Kennedy Space Center .

The Vacation Village at Parkway is conveniently located off Rt. 192 on Arabian Nights Blvd. in Kissimmee, Florida. The village is made up of nine different buildings and we had the pleasure of being assigned to building #8 in the back of the resort.

Check-in was set up in a separate building, which wasn’t hard to find on the right hand side of the street. The check-in process was one of the easiest that we have experienced while exchanging in the central Florida area. The entire process took four, maybe five minutes. There were no lines and plenty of resort representatives to assist guests as they entered the building. I was shocked to find was that this resort did not have a sales staff that had to speak with you after you checked in, and that in itself made the experience even more pleasurable.

From the outside the buildings looked as though they were little seven-story apartment buildings with private balconies. When you first entered the building the hall appeared as it was something you would find in a three-star motel rather than in a gold crown resort. However once you were inside, the split unit condos were not only spacious but very well decorated. The A side of the unit contained a kitchen, dining area, living room, private balcony and the master bedroom; complete with a king sized bed and Jacuzzi. The B side was equally as impressive with a kitchenette, small eating area, living room, private balcony and a bedroom with two double beds. The sofa in the living room opened into a sleeper that would accommodate two extra people. If your kids are anything like mine, they will love the sofa sleeper rather than the double beds.

As I mentioned earlier we originally planned on staying on Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort , so we unfortunately didn’t utilize the activities and amenities that were offered during our stay. Some of the things the resort had scheduled that we missed out on were:

Chess and Scrabble Tournaments

Casino Night

Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament

Family Bingo

Name That Tune Trivia

Face Painting

Scavenger Hunt

and Free Snow Cones

All in all this is definitely a resort we will visit again.

Love it! Wish I could book my december 28 2006 to January 3 2007 there in the same hotel again but they are all booked =[

The 1 bedroom unit was great!. It was very clean and modern. Very large bathroom, entry through bedroom and kitchen. Washer and dryer in bathroom. Not a full kitchen. Had a microwave/convection oven combo. Our son visited from college for 3 days and used the sofa bed. He said it was pretty comfortable. Patio area overlooking the pool. Only drawback was that the resort is built around a central pool, creating a canyon-like atmosphere. This allowed for echoing of children's screams. This wasn't a problem during the day, but a bit annoying at 7:30am every morning. There were kids in every day at that time, but no parents in sight. We didn't use any facilities but the pool.