Orlando Airport Travel - Finding Your Way to Mickey and More With Less Stress

If you're traveling to Orlando, there are probably many things running through your mind. You might be a little concerned about getting to where you need to go, and doing so at the best price. There are no two ways about it -- Orlando airport travel can certainly be frustrating.

One of the main reasons this is true is that it is such a hot destination. There are many families traveling here to visit Disney World, Sea world, and Universal Studios. Even though the Orlando airport is generally quite crowded, that doesn't mean you have to be frustrated or feel flustered if you take the time to plan ahead and follow these steps.

The first thing you need to do to make sure your airport travel experience goes smoothly is pay attention to your flight arrival time as well as where the gates are. Also, be careful to leave some wiggle room for delays, or at least maintain a flexible attitude and plan activities ahead of time if you are traveling with family. Orlando is famous for accommodating families, so a little planning ahead should make this easy to do.

When you do arrive, it's not a good idea to just plan on hailing a taxi cab outside. Once again, this is especially true if you have a family with you. It is a much better idea as to know exactly how you are going to leave from the airport to your hotel or other destination. In addition to hailing a taxicab, you can also hire a town car sedan or limo to wait there for you. This is a good thing because you don't have to wait for a taxi to become available, but they are similar in price. You probably be more comfortable as well!

You might also check with your hotel to see if they offer shuttle transportation service. Just be sure to plan ahead so you know you won't be frustrated trying to find a taxi or another way to get to your hotel. After you reach your destination, you need to make sure you have time to rest up. Depending on where you came from, you might be quite tired. Remember that Orlando is on the East Coast of the United States, which makes it Eastern Standard Time. Get in some resting time for an hour or two after you get in one show you have enough energy to explore the wonderful city that is Orlando!

Beyond that, it's a good idea to create an itinerary. This sort of forces you to look through the brochures and see what you want to do. You'll be less likely to forget to see something you wanted to see, and to be able to leave out things that your family isn't thrilled about. Once you arrive at your hotel, the chances are very good that they will have brochures available so you can make some final plans. Even though you're planning, it doesn't mean you can't be flexible.

Orlando airport travel doesn't have to be hard. You just need to plan ahead and you'll be good to go. Disney World and Mickey Mouse await you!

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Orlando Vacation Tips - Choosing Florida Short Term Rentals

Have you looked into the different types of accommodation that Orlando has to offer when you're planning your vacation, and in particular have you researched all of the options for Florida short term rentals? Single family homes and condos are available to rent on a weekly (or even shorter) basis, so you can enjoy the luxury of staying in your own home-way-from-home, with all the convenience that brings, for little more than the price of a single hotel room.

This is because Orlando in particular is one area where absentee owners have purchased homes and adopted the short term rental approach as a way to recover some or all of their running costs. Intense competition has held back prices. Now more and more families and groups are building this type of accommodation into their Orlando vacation package to make the most of their time away from home.

But can you have confidence that the short term rental property you see on the Internet will live up to expectations? The last thing you want is for all those weeks and months of anticipation to be wrecked because your accommodation is below standard. So how can you make sure you get what you're looking for?

The simple answer is to be just as rigorous in researching Florida short term rentals as you would any hotel or motel. And to apply just the same sort of thought process as you would with a hotel/motel. So plan your Florida short term rental, particularly if you want to be close to Disney World, Sea World and Universal, around the following guidance:

* It is very easy to think that price doesn't matter when it comes to choosing a short term rental property for your vacation package. But if you wouldn't book into a motel offering rooms for $35 per night then you should certainly stay away from the lowest priced rental home. The cheaper a home is there is more chance that it is poorly maintained, lacking facilities and likely to be of poor quality.

* Quality: Hotels and motels are increasingly showing room photos and virtual tours of the room you'll be renting so you can check the quality. And so too are vacation home owners. Ask for pictures and an on-line tour and limit yourself to those owners and companies who commit to allocating your home at the time of booking. Obviously if you're dealing directly with a home owner who only has one house, this problem is solved!

* To find the location of the property you are renting, ask the owner or booking company for the address then check it out on Google. If they won't give you the full address ask for the zip code. Don't rely on descriptions that state that the home is only "5 minutes from Disney World" because most of the rental homes are two to ten miles away from Disney. Travel times to the parks will obviously vary depending on time of day, season and traffic conditions.

* It's a good idea to ask in advance how the owner or management company would deal with issues such as the pool not getting hot enough, the air conditioning breaking down or the television not working. If the problem cannot be fixed straight away do they have another property you can move to?

* Most hotel rooms have a guest book to help you find the services you need and the facilities the hotel has to offer. But there is always some service or need these books don't cover. In a hotel you can ask at the front desk but in a rental home you have to find the solutions for yourself. To find the nearest shopping mall or restaurant you can look on the internet and for anything else ask the management company.

Whenever you venture out of your own home to stay in rented accommodation you are accepting some sort of risk that it won't live up to your expectations. The last thing you want for that dream vacation is to find that you're booked into a place that spoils the entire break. But up-front research and an understanding of how things work, whether you're choosing hotels or Florida short term rentals, should mean that you get exactly what you need for a great vacation.

Sue built and ran a Central Florida property management company so she has a lot of inside experience on choosing Orlando holiday villas and helping her guests with Orlando vacation tips.