Clients comments
Hi Alan,
Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how much we enjoyed your home on our recent trip to Orlando. Everything was wonderful and the kids loved swimming every day and night in your beautiful pool. There was plenty of room for all 14 of us and still space to spare.
Client Comments & Letters
Melissa Cowherd
Email from Melissa......... 28/12/2009
Dear Alan,
We had so much fun! Your house is just amazing for a large group. We all slept well, and the older "kids" had tons of fun in the pool and with the pool table. Visited about every theme park in the Orlando area, found the outlet mall, and found the acquatic YMCA for my husband who swims laps. Best news was my # 3 kid found out he was admitted into the UNC School of Medicine WHILE we were all at the MAGIC kingdom! We will never forget this vacation! Toasted in your living room that night! Thank you for making it happen for all of us!
Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Melissa
Guest Review from dcowherd@nc.rr.com - Dec 27, 2009
"Everything and more!"
Our vacation stay at The Water's Edge during the holidays was wonderful! The most important thing to report is booking with Alan was easy because he is honest, professional and efficient, entry to the house a breeze, and the furnishings so nice that it made accommodation worries non existent. The house easily held the 11 members of two families and friends, aged 18 to 55. After enjoying theme parks, outlet malls, and other Orlando offerings, we came home to talk over our day around the hot tub and heated pool and played a little pool. Our older kids never felt the need to go clubbing with this house! It is located right at Disney, groceries, drug stores and restaurants.
After our stay, we will never go back to hotels and will book again for an Orlando vacation!
Thanks Alan and Joye!
Joe Gaska
Guest Review from jgaska@ioniasolutions.com - Nov 24, 2009
"A++++ Beautiful/Clean/Professional/Great Location : Look No Further"
The house is clean, quiet, spacious, and a fantastic location central to beautiful golf courses and parks. This will actually be our 5th year staying in this house and we could not recommend it more. The owners and management company for this house deliver simply the highest professional experience you will receive. The gated community, quiet setting, beautiful/clean house simply deliver a peaceful solitude to enjoy your vacation with zero worries. Do not hesitate to email me directly if you want a personal recommendation or questions. I live in Boston, Ma. we rent this house each year. JoeGaska@Gmail.com Again, Thank You Alan the service and house are excellent and we do appreciate it.See you next year!
Jerry Ebner
Guest Review from jerryrebner@aol.com - Dec 3, 2009
"Great Home, Convenient to Disney World"
My family of 17 (8 adults and 9 kids) spent a delightful week at "The Water's Edge" over Thanksgiving week of 2007. Arrangements went very smoothly thanks to the Godfreys. Everything in the house was in tip top shape and as described. We loved the place - more importantly the children loved it. Close to DW, game room, well maintained swimming pool, secure neighborhood, great place for a large family.
Would definitely rent again!
Deb Wilding
Guest Review from disco.debs4@virgin.net - Nov 13, 2009
"A truely lovely executive villa."
This executive villa was truly magnificent. It was very close to Walt Disney World and not too far from restaurants and shops along the highway 192, which was handy for us because we didn't hire a car. There were 12 members of our family staying at this luxurious 7 bedroom, 6 bathroom villa and there is ample room if your group is larger than ours. The pool and spa were a big hit all round, as was the games room.
There was lots of space to sit down and do our own thing without getting in the way of other family members. There is everything you could possibly want in this villa, from hairdryer's to highchairs, from books to dvd's. We didn't spend every day at Walt Disney World we had rest days and it was so nice to chill out and enjoy the luxury of this beautiful villa. It was handy having the washer, dryer and iron so we didn't have to pack many clothes. There were even beach towels there. In fact Alan and Joye Godfrey have thought of everything. I would definately recommend this villa. It would be lovely to return there on a future holiday.
Horace Spooner
Guest Review from horacespooner@tiscali.co.uk - Dec 29, 2009
"Excellent Villa"
I sometimes take the trip advisor reviews with a pinch of salt but for once I can honestly say hand on heart The Waters Edge Villa is amazing. The interior decor is of a very high standard indeed. This villa is siturated just off the 192 and for anyone who knows anything about Florida in particular Orlando theme parks etc you will know this is the perfect location. Its is so close to the disney theme parks you could actualy pop home for lunch (if you wanted to) and return back to the parks after all it is only a 7 to 10 minute drive. There is every facility you could want right on your door step a 2 minute drive will take you to the Formosa gardens shopping complex where there are a good few places to eat. Just a little further along Formosa gardens Blvd and you will come to the 192 as mentioned before, again there are so many places you could choose to eat at you will be spoilt for choice. Now back to the Waters Edge Villa this is by far the best villa I have ever stayed in and believe me Florida is my second home with so many villa stays I have lost count, as my title suggests this villa is EXCELLENT! perfect south facing swimming pool, high quality furnishings, a fantastic games room to keep the kids happy (When the adults have finishd playing) ha ha. If you would like to stay in a villa and hope that what you pay for is what you are promised then this without question is it. You will not be let down if anything it will be above and beyond your expectations.
Guest Review from marvab@repsnw.com - Nov 20, 2009
"Great Company Trip"
Our compay took 7 employees to a national industry show. We usually stay in hotel rooms or maybe share suites at best. This year we looked into houses. We loved our stay in the house in Kissimmee, FL. The draw back was the temperature - 21 degrees was the low. We still used the hot tub every night and the temperature did get back up into the 70's by the last day of our trip and we did use the pool before leaving. We had a terrific time and will probably be back in 2011.
Response
Hi There
Thank you, we have found the problem with the pool heat, and have renewed the gas heater............... so next year you will be as warm as toast.
Alan
Hi Alan,
Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how much we enjoyed your home on our recent trip to Orlando. Everything was wonderful and the kids loved swimming every day and night in your beautiful pool. There was plenty of room for all 14 of us and still space to spare.
As I told you when we rented from you............we have stayed in that area on numerous occasions, but never in a home as lovely as yours. It has everything you could ever need or want on vacation.
We can't wait to return (hopefully in the near future). I am sure that your management company found the condition of the home acceptable after we left.
Thank you again for sharing your wonderful home.
Kind regards, Marianne LaMonica
Alan,
I wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed staying at your house. I didn't think we would ever get the kids out of the pool to go to any of the parks.
On Wed night we set the trash out for pickup but for whatever reason they did not pick it up on Thur. We had both bins full by the time we left on Sat. I felt bad but didn't know what else to do. We did have one issue with the spa heat not working and called the management company who were very helpful and gave us the pool maintenance co to call. My husband finally found that the spa heat was turned off and fixed it. I also fixed the internet connection which someone before us had messed up.
I have told everyone I know what a great deal (money wise) staying at your home was with as many people as we had. To be perfectly honest, we had a lot of problems during this vacation. From finding our way around following each other in two vans, to some personality conflicts and issues that coming back to your house after each "event" was so great. I know everyone felt that way. As soon as the kids hit the house it was the fastest change into a swimsuit I have ever seen. Then a group of adults would grab drinks and snacks and relax around the large table on the patio watching the kids and chatting - for hours. I many time found myself locked up in the large master bedroom in the massage chair. It was truly one of the bright spots of our vacation.
Once again your house was great!!!!
Kind regards,
Kathy McKeever
Alan
Your place is so nice! We had a GREAT time and a lot of memorable moments. Your home was plenty of room and comfort. We enjoyed the pool, even though one of your floats wore me out as I tried to stay on it. You were very generous in heating the pool for us, it was very comfortable.
My wife and I fell in love all over again. We hope to do business with you again real soon if possible.
My wife is from Louisiana, and her relatives are having a hard time right now so keep us in your prayers.
On behalf of all of us, THANK YOU!!!!
Winston J. Jackson Sr.
Dear Alan and Joye,
I just had to tell you what a wonderful time we had at your house in Florida. The house was just perfect for our needs. Our children couldn't believe how beautiful it was. The grandchildren loved the pool and the game room. You hardly knew that they were around they had so much to do. Our grandson said that we stayed in a nice place last year but this one was a bonus. Our 13 year granddaughter was taking pictures of the house to show her friends.
When we tried to vacuum the house the hose was all stuffed up with carpet so my son cleaned it out and it worked fine after that. I hope the management found everything to be in order after we left. We stacked up all the sheets and towels in the laundry room. I will recommend your house to other people as we were very pleased.
Thanks again, we really enjoyed it.
Wally and Sharon Cetera
P.S. Our grandchildren looked forward to coming back to the house from Disney World. Thats really a compliment from them.
Dear Alan,
This is just a quick line to let you know that we had a great time in Florida and found the villa more than matched our expectations. There were no mishaps and everything was left as we found it. I will certainly recommend you to family / friends / clients.
Regards,
Ian Selby
London UK
Dear Alan,
Just a short note to say many thanks for our stay in your magnificent home. All our team had a great time and we were all most grateful for your kind help and advice. Also many thanks to Dave from Florida Dreams for his assistance.
Once again, Many thanks,
Sean Power
P.G.A. Professional
Enville Golf Club, Stourbridge, W.Midlands
Hi Alan,
I wanted to let you know that my wife and I along with our friends had a great time at your house. It is everything that is on the web site plus more. My friends and I went fishing in the lake and caught about 15 large mouth bass the smallest being around 3 pounds and the largest around 10 pounds. We did release them back into the lake so that other people can try their luck catching them. I think we will be planning a return trip in February, this time with the kids. We did however cut our trip short as a couple of our party had to get back to New York.
The only problem we had was with the TV in the living room. I guess that the access card had expired. I talked to the management company about the problem and Julie Johnson said that she was going to talk to you and direct TV and stop by and get the deposit check and we never saw her. That was the only problem we had and it was a small one. I am sure that you will find every thing in order. My kids will have a great time at your house. We did meet a number of people in the community from the UK and all of them were very kind and friendly
Thanks again Bob Ryan and guests
Dear Alan & Joye
Our family has made numerous visits to Orlando, and generally we rent homes in Formosa Gardens. Of all the homes we have stayed in, yours is the best by far.
I was also quite impressed by your management company; those folks went the extra mile to have everything ready for us. They are still trying to remedy the DirecTV problem, and hope to have it resolved tomorrow. However, with all of the other TVs in the house, it's hard to feel deprived. Besides, we were still able to enjoy a dvd movie in the main lounge. How thoughtful of you to provide a selection of both movies and music CDs. My teens were also thrilled that you not only have an xbox in the games room but also a selection of games for it. That is rare.
Everything in the house is first rate. The beds are comfortable and the unique fans provide a perfect breeze. Unlike some properties that have too many rooms squeezed into too few square feet, this house is spacious and well designed. The multiple en suite bathrooms provide plenty of privacy for all.
The pool area is beautifully landscaped and well furnished. The twin fans in the roofed lanai are a bonus on hot afternoons. Guests who visit in the winter will find the pool heat to be more than adequate.
Watching the birds glide over the lake and fish for their supper has been a treat. I could happily spend several weeks just enjoying the pool and lanai, and forget all about the rest of Orlando.
The only negative in our entire experience happened when I checked your availability calendar and found that a lot of people have already booked well into next year; few weeks remain open. I'd guess that many folks are repeat visitors. As soon as I can verify our scheduled breaks for 2005, we will start checking other dates. I hope we will be able to plan a return to Water's Edge soon.
Carol & John H., Shelby Co., Alabama
