A bright three-bedroom townhome on a corner lot at gated Emerald Island Resort in Kissimmee, about 4 miles from Disney’s Animal Kingdom and 8 from Magic Kingdom. It is a compact home of 1,241 sq ft with 2.5 bathrooms. It sleeps six in the bedrooms and up to eight with the living-room sofa bed, so it suits one family best. There is no private pool: you swim at the resort clubhouse, which has a pool, hot tub, tiki bar, fitness center, and mini golf.
DOWNSTAIRS
The living room has two sofas, one of them a sofa bed, and a 50-inch smart TV. It opens to the kitchen, which has a granite breakfast bar with stools, a dishwasher, microwave, coffee maker and toaster, and to a dining table for four. Doors lead to a patio that looks onto the lawn. The laundry room has a full-size washer and dryer.
UPSTAIRS
Bedroom 1: queen bed, its own private bathroom, and a private balcony with two chairs
Bedroom 2: two twin beds
Bedroom 3: two twin beds
Bedrooms 2 and 3 share the second bathroom. Each bedroom has a flat-screen TV. In all there are two full bathrooms and a half bathroom.
Wi-Fi and air conditioning are included.
GETTING IN
You let yourselves in with a private door code, sent with your Arrival Instructions. The resort entrance is gated and guarded: we enter your names, then email you a link to register your vehicles. Emerald Island Resort charges $20 plus tax per vehicle for each stay.
EMERALD ISLAND RESORT
The resort clubhouse has a pool, a hot tub, a tiki bar, a fitness center, and game rooms. Around the resort are mini golf, tennis and volleyball courts, three children’s playgrounds, and a walking trail, all included in your stay. The clubhouse is run by the resort, and its opening hours can change.
GOOD TO KNOW
- This home has no private pool or hot tub. The pool and hot tub are at the resort clubhouse.
- The home has no grill, but you can rent a gas grill for your stay: $80 a week for a two-burner ($15 each extra day) or $115 a week for a four-burner ($20 each extra day), plus tax.
- You arrive to a starter supply of coffee, soap, shampoo and conditioner, dishwasher tabs, laundry pods, trash bags, and bathroom tissue. For a longer stay you will want to top these up.
- Smoking is allowed outside only.
- For stays longer than 90 nights, please send us an inquiry.