Kissimmee in Florida doesn’t just claim to be the Vacation Home Capital of the World®, it’s actually trademarked the title. But with tens of thousands of holiday homes to choose from, all within easy reach of Central Florida theme parks, how do you even begin to find the perfect one for your family?
Breathe easy, British Airways Holidays in partnership with Kissimmee have come up with a range of complete Orlando Villa holidays, including flights and incredible holiday homes handpicked especially for families. And what’s more, every holiday is ATOL protected, gives you access to a 24-hour BAH helpline and can be booked with low deposits.
While you’re thinking about that astonishing offer, and how much you deserve some of the Sunshine State’s signature weather – not to mention the fairy tale magic of Walt Disney World® Resort and other world-famous theme parks – here’s a quick look at five of the top villa holidays Ocean Beds Villas and BAH are highly recommending for complete Kissimmee family holidays right now.
1/6 Disney Area Executive Homes – great value family holiday homes
Less than 30 minutes’ drive from Walt Disney World® Resort and with a choice of three, four, five or six bedroom villas, this resort is as good as tailor-made for families. All villas are detached, many come with private pools and every one includes a super-handy Welcome Pack as standard.
Best family features
- 30 minutes’ drive from Central Florida theme parks.
- Range of three, four, five or six bedroom detached villas.
- Choice of villas with private, heated pools.
- Welcome Pack with options to upgrade.
- Less than 30 minutes west of Orlando Airport.
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2/6 Paradise Palms Resort Platinum Homes – family villas and resort-style lux
Paradise Palms is one of the latest Kissimmee villa communities to mix holiday home independence with all the benefits of a luxury Florida resort. Take your pick from villas or town-homes here, sleeping up to 12 guests and all with private pools or splash pools. There’s also an enormous resort pool with slides and waterfalls, plus a separate kids pool, spa, tennis courts, basketball and volleyball courts, a fitness centre and clubhouse with 50-seat cinema and games room for older kids and teens.
Best family features
- 10 minutes drive to Walt Disney World® Resort.
- Choice of family villas and town-homes with private pools.
- Resort swimming pool with waterfalls, grotto, slides and separate kids pool.
- Spa, games courts, cinema and fitness centre.
- 35 minutes west of Orlando Airport.
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3/6 Windsor Hills – minutes away from Walt Disney World® Resort
This family-friendly, gated community is only two miles from the entrance to Walt Disney World® Resort which is code for best Kissimmee’ location ever. Apart from having a prime position for theme park action, Windsor Hills has plenty going on at home too, from the fun of its resort pool with waterslides to tennis courts and games courts, a kids playground and even an on-site store. All five and six bedroom villas are detached, sleep up to 12 guests and several come with their own private pools.
Best family features
- Two miles from entrance to Walt Disney World® Resort.
- Gated community with choice of five or six bedroom villas.
- Resort swimming pool with waterslides.
- Games courts, children’s playground, on-site store.
- 30 minutes west from Orlando International Airport
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4/6 Championsgate Platinum Homes – holiday villas in kid-heaven resort
Championsgate puts kids front and centre of everything from its fabulous resort pool and waterpark – complete with lazy river – to its clubhouse cinema. On the practical side, the community’s gated and offers villas with up to nine bedrooms, sleeping 18 guests – perfect for pulling off multi-gen or multi-family holidays. And an 18-hole championship golf course nearby, plus games courts and a fitness centre on-site, means adults get their fair share of good times here too.
Best family features
- Four, five, six, eight and nine bedroom villas, sleep up to 18 guests.
- Gated community, 25 minutes from Walt Disney World® Resort.
- Waterpark style resort pool with lazy river.
- Clubhouse with cinema. Games courts on-site, golf courses nearby.
- 30 minutes west from Orlando International Airport.
Find out more about Championsgate Platinum Homes with British Airways Holidays
5/6 Windsor Palms – close to shopping, theme parks and nature
Windsor Palms is the warm, friendly Kissimmee villa community that’s close to everything from theme parks to shopping at Formosa Gardens, attractions on International Drive and even wild outdoor adventures in the Headwaters of the Everglades. A range of four and five bedroom villas sleep up to 10 guests and villas with private pools are available, although you might be happy to stick with the resort pool which comes with its own hot tub and sun deck.
Best family features
- Four or five bedroom villas, sleep between eight and 10 guests.
- One mile from Walt Disney World® Resort.
- Resort swimming pool with hot tub and sun deck.
- Clubhouse with coffeehouse and pizzeria.
- 30 minutes west of Orlando international Airport.
Find out more about Windsor Palms with British Airways Holidays
6/6 What makes Kissimmee so good at family holidays?
Well for a start, this is where all Florida’s fabulous theme parks have set up and thrived since forever. So you’ll probably fly into Orlando, but if you want to see everything from Cinderella Castle to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, head west from the airport and follow the signs for Kissimmee.
Apart from being land of theme parks and iconic experiences like Gatorland, Kissimmee is also gateway to The Everglades. So you can mix up waterparks and white knucklers with the natural excitement of adventuring around one of the world’s wildest and most mysterious wetlands. If you don’t want to go full-swamp-explorer, there are dozens of nature reserves, wilderness preserves and conservation areas in and around Kissimmee where even the youngest kids get to feel like pioneers on well-marked paths and trails designed for family hiking and biking.
And when you want a break, go shopping. From smart one-stop shopping centres like Formosa Gardens to vast Premium Outlets on International Drive or interesting independents in the Old Town, Kissimmee has shameless consumerism covered from every possible angle. And don’t worry about kids feeling left out, for every store there’s usually at least three cafés or amazing restaurants and plenty of colourful, creative and very distracting entertainment options.
Find out more about Kissimmee for all-round fabulous family holidays
To find your family’s complete Kissimmee holiday, including everything from flights and Ocean Beds Villas’ holiday homes to ATOL protection and 24-hour holiday helpline access, visit British Airways Holidays. And don’t forget you can book your perfect break in Kissimmee right now with just £75 deposit.
