Seeing the picture of the condo makes me almost
homesick! We had an absolutely amazing vacation.
From the first call to Winter Park Lodging Company,
we got nothing but excellent service. Booking was
easy, and the WPLC team happily answered all the
questions I came up with between booking and
staying there. Everything in the condo was exactly
as described, and just right for our family of
four. The location in the Village was perfect, and
it made eating in a breeze, even for lunch. Others
have complained about the temperature of the
condos, but ours was perfect (probably because it
is on the ground floor). The condo is well
equipped, so don't go grocery shopping until you
see what's there (such as toilet paper,
salt/pepper, dish soap, etc.). It also has
wireless internet (which wasn't listed in the
description). Even though the front desk was only
supposed to be there to give us our keys, they were
very friendly, and helped us with everything we
needed. This particular unit (2006) is great
because its close to the parking, the hot tub, and
not too far of a walk from the entrance of the
building.
If you're renting skis, use the WPLC advance
booking discount to get them right in the village. It's much easier than going offsite, and if you use
the discount, the price is reasonable. The ski
school is also inexpensive and very good. But make
sure you show up early on weekends. They get crazy
by 9:00 (even though they tell you to not to drop
off the kids until 9:15). Eat at the Cheeky Monk.
Its pricey, but they have awesome beer, and a
really friendly staff. The ski school has a "kids'
night out" program on Thursdays for $30/kid, and if
you spend $30 in the village (during the 3-hour
kid's night out time) you get a refund, so it's
like free (and fun) childcare.
If you're on the fence about where to vacation,
Winter Park is a fantastic and relatively
inexpensive resort, especially if you book early.
I will definitely be back, hopefully next year!