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Orange Lake Resort good place to stay ?
Im looking for a nice resort in Orlando Florida. Im looking for Town Home. There will be 7 people do we need a big place. So i came across a place called Orange Lake Resort. It sounds really nice a very fun except the reviews don't say good things about it. Im not sure if i should trust it or not. Are there any people who have stayed there? I would really love your input!
T'hank you alot 
P.s: If you have herd about Windsor Hills in Orlando do you think its better?
PPs: Suggestions on other places to stay are also welcomed.
Answer:
I have never stayed there but I stayed at the Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas when we went to Disney World, And they were awesome. Pretty big, and we had 4 people. I don't know if you could get 7 people accommodated but I'm sure you could with a few cots.
We had no idea what the resort would be like, and boy were we impressed! The resort grounds are beautiful, the front desk staff was friendly, and the concierge service was extremely helpful. Upon arriving at our room, we opened the door to what looked like a very high scale apartment. The full kitchen had everything we needed, and then some because off the kitchen was a washer and dryer. What a bonus! Another bonus was the half bath off the kitchen. We loved the large living room and enjoyed quiet moments drinking coffee and reading on the screened balcony that overlooked a majestic 'lake' with a water fountain in the middle. The master bedroom was very spacious and the bathroom was enormous! I've never seen a bathroom that size in a resort before. The whirlpool tub was great after a long day walking around the theme parks and the double sinks allowed enough room for each of us to have our own space for our belongings. We loved the amenity of the photo shoot and free picture offered by the resort.
There was also a GREAT Pirate ship Theme Water park with water slides & buckets of water falling down. The kids had a BLAST!
The photographer was very professional and the pictures were fabulous! We have been back to the Vistana Villages once since then and are planning our third stay there this year. I highly recommend this resort. It's like a home away from home.
 2BR ORANGE LAKE RESORT NORTH VILLAGE ORLANDO TIMESHARE DEED US $1.00 
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 2BR ORANGE LAKE RESORT NORTH VILLAGE DISNEY ORLANDO TIMESHARE US $1.25
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 2BR @ ORANGE LAKE RESORT RCI GOLD CROWN TIMESHARE US $1.00
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 2BR ORANGE LAKE RESORT EAST VILLAGE ORLANDO FLORIDA TIMESHARE - FREE 2012 WEEK US $1.00
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 2BR ORANGE LAKE RESORT NORTH VILLAGE ORLANDO TIMESHARE US $1.00
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Finding Peace in the Shadows of a Lake
A young girl is carrying a small tray filled with fresh oranges on her head. A woman beside her haggles noisily with the vegetable seller. The small market is ubiquitously embroidered in a beautiful mosaic of colours: fresh red tomatoes and pepper piles up at different corners, bunches of unripe plantain are stacked on another side, heaps of ripened pawpaw and dirty-brown tubers of yam holds their places too. It is the market day of Owena village- a settlement straddling Akure-Ilesa and Akure-Ondo expressways. Although the two busy roads are km apart, this settlement nevertheless, has always made the same impression on every traveler-by.
I have been plying this road for over a decade, yet, it didn't occur to me until today to stop by and pay a visit to the old Owena dam. A short dusty by-way through the market leads to the dam. The dam was erected about two decades ago and has been fitted with a chute-type spillway, large water pipes and a big machine (probable a pump). It appears to have been probably designed exclusively for domestic supply purposes.
As I approach the dam premises, a rapid attenuation of the cacophony from the roadside market nudges me. An elderly man at the entrance to the dam gives me a non-plaused expression. I respond with a smile and quickly tell him I am a passer-by and have always wanted to see the dam. I ask him if I can enter and he quickly replies with another surprised giggle. He asks me to come in and walks away to an old building set in a nearby bush some 25m away. The gate is obviously unlocked.
A structure housing a big machine sits on my left and a rigid iron bridge lies ahead, leading to a narrow field of bright-green elephant grasses, arrogantly swaying with the gentle breeze as the field stretches into the far distance. The short iron bridge caps the spill way. A beautiful lake sprawls behind it like a long narrow sea of spilled oil. Verdant aquatic plants form broad carpets on the waters. The skyline at its far end is bedecked by undulating canopies of lush green forests, casting an unusual but awe-inspiring shadow on the tranquil waters. A local fisherman slowly rows his canoe a distant as the lake glistens with a mild solar fire, capturing both the fisherman and his boat in a vague silhouette. I stand on the bridge and lean on its railings to savour the rhapsodic aura of beauty surrounding me. In the waters, just below the bridge, a school of catfishes twirl happily with a sense of freedom that seems to know no bounds. Cool breezes hug me with a sensational ambience of peace. I guzzled the magnificent vistas around the lake with an indescribable pleasure. I stood on the bridge for moments, lost in admiration of the beauty around the lake.
On the other side of the bridge, where the elephant grasses banked the lake side, a man is busy cutting down an errant shrub near the water. I stroll to where he is and ask him how often people visit the dam. He laughs and tells me they rarely have visitors. About the fishes in the lake, he says, ''there are plenty of catfishes and tilapias in this lake o! Infact, if you had come when the fishermen are just returning from their daily runs on the lake, you would have seen plenty of our fishes''. ''Sport fishing on this lake won't be a bad idea'', I think to myself.
As I leave the premises after a ''good bye'' to the elderly man, disturbing thoughts engulf my tranquil mind: ''How come Nigerians have become so caught up in the vagaries of everyday city life that they don't create time for adventure recreation''. I think of the lush forests on the far banks of the lake and pictures of lakeside resorts with water skis, canoes, fishing boats and wildlife water parks fill my mind. I see economic potentials, viable investment opportunity for a keen business mind. My thoughts are suddenly interrupted by infant voices saying ''ódàbò'' while waving their hands to me; the kids must have seen me when I came in through the dusty road earlier. The noise from the village market returns as I approach, ushering me back into the world of men, away from the exhilarating and refreshing world of peace and tranquility nature gives.
About the Author
Folarin Kolawole was born in Ondo State, Nigeria. He is a freelance travel journalist, geologist, researcher and tourism activist. He loves reading, writing, travelling, swimming and adventure photography. He currently resides on Soku Island, River State, Nigeria.
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