Davenport Information Very Much Appreciated.

[Moody Toad]

Hi All.

I have a feeling I've asked this question somewhere recently but I don't think it was on here. I've spoken to that many people about Florida recently that I've forgotten who I've spoken to about what! :hehe: If it was on here I apologise but I'll ask again anyway and hope that I get away with it. :whistle:

I'm close to booking a villa holiday for February. The villa is in Davenport and I'm hoping to gather as much information about Davenport as I can before I go ahead and book. Can anyone tell me what Davenport is like? How far is it from the Orlando and the main parks? Are there any eateries in Davenport? What about supermarkets? Anything and everything really - bombard me with information!

Thanks very much,

Paul.

[Shogun]

2 Publix Fairly close. One to the left and one to the right as you come out of Davenport.
We stayed at Highland Reserve which is a little bit further down the I27. Took about 20 mins drive to get to the parks but you are about 5 mins closer.
There are a lot of eateries on the 192. We used Dennys quite a bit.
Many places do huge servings so dont be afraid to ask to split one between 2.

[ukwdwnut]

hi paul i have rented a villa in davenport twice b4 what resort are you staying in and i could see if i can give you some more info :D

[orlandobabe]

I own a home on the 27 which is in the Davenport postal area .It depends where abouts you are staying as to whether access to the parks is best via the 192 or the I-4 but both are convenient .There are 2 Publix supermarket near by one on the 192 and one just by Highlands Reserve as well as the new Wal Mart just north of the 192/27 junction.The area has eating places near Haines city or there are plenty of places along the 192 .All in all a great area -but i'm biased .

[Moody Toad]

Thanks for the response Dave. Or is it Shogun? Which should I call you?

What's all this nonsense about splitting a meal between 2 people??? I like my food and have no intention of sharing any with anyone! :D

Paul

[Moody Toad]

I'm not 100% sure of the exact location in which I will be staying yet, but when I am I'll be sure to post it up to see if you can offer further information.

Thanks,

Paul

[Moody Toad]

Hello Orlandobabe.

Many thanks for the detailed response.

I see you're based in the UK? & you own a home in Florida? You are sooo lucky.

Paul

[ukwdwnut]

I own a home on the 27 which is in the Davenport postal area .It depends where abouts you are staying as to whether access to the parks is best via the 192 or the I-4 but both are convenient .There are 2 Publix supermarket near by one on the 192 and one just by Highlands Reserve as well as the new Wal Mart just north of the 192/27 junction.The area has eating places near Haines city or there are plenty of places along the 192 .All in all a great area -but i'm biased .

orlandobabe i've stayed at sunrigde woods off ronald reagan boulevard, anywhere near you?

[orlandobabe]

Mike -My home is on Lake Davenport Estates just south of the 192/27 junction so not quite as far down the 27 as Sunridge .It is near to the Bahama Bay complex and just down from Esprit and Polo Park.

Paul

Lucky yes but its a lot of hardwork as well

[ukwdwnut]

yeah i know it, passed it loads of time this last oct :D as we stayed on esprit and calabay :D

[Moody Toad]

I've just visited your website Jan - you have a lovely second home. The hard work certainly pays off.

:)

[ukwdwnut]

yep it is a beautiful hom jan the pool is so, well huge!!!! was that discount flights and board :rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl:

[orlandobabe]

Thanks guys . always happy to discount to members but the flights well you 're on your own in that department

[Moody Toad]

Blimey!!! Well done Mike - that discount was easy to come by! :lol:

Jan - how about a discussion about rates for February 19th 2005? :rotfl:

[ukwdwnut]

Blimey!!! Well done Mike - that discount was easy to come by! :lol:

Jan - how about a discussion about rates for February 19th 2005? :rotfl:


:rotfl: :rotfl: :whistle:

[orlandobabe]

Sorry paul booked - can only offer you 18-24 in feb 2005 and the discount thing is easy add 25% take off 10 :wink:

[Moody Toad]

Hang on a minute - I reckon I might have to get one of Del Boy's calculators to work that one out!!! :confused:

:rotfl:

[orlandobabe]

blind'em with science is what I say :whistle:

[Moody Toad]

I've just discovered that the villa I'm trying to book is on the Loma Vista estate.

Any information anyone?

[orlandobabe]

Loma Vista is near Champions gate golf course and close to the I-4 where it crosses the 27 so easy access to the parks using the I-4 it is number 56 on this map

http://www.orlandovillas.com/Map.aspx

[Moody Toad]

Hello all.


I've been AWOL for a little while am back now, and need to be with a vengeance because my holiday is booked! YIPPPEEE!!!

I've booked the villa I wanted on the Loma Vista estate in Davenport and I leave on 19th February.

Now then . . .

What's this I hear about some kind of local tax that I have to pay when I'm over there? Can anyone explain?

I'm going to have plenty of questions but I'm not sure of the correct protocol here. There are obviously lots of different boards with literally thousands and thousands of threads about just about everything, however, do I have to trawl through the boards to see if the information I require is already out there somewhere? Or is it acceptable to post my questions anyway?

Thanks,

Paul.

[Moody Toad]

I'm attempting to bump this back up the board as I'm hoping that someone will be able to offer me some information about the 'local tax' that I have to pay when I arrive in Florida. How much is it? & where do I pay it, please?

Thank you.

Paul.

[arcamalpha2003]

Hiya paul, I think the local tax you refer to is the tax you pay on purchases while you're there.

Each state and area has its own " local tax " so for example, if you went into walmart and got your groceries you would notice on your till receipt the words " local tax " and it would have the percentage that is applicable in that particular area, and this is already added into the total price you pay.
So it is nothing to over worry about, enjoy yourself paul :)

Bill.

[JuniorMickey]

and just so you know, the boards have a wonderful search feature :) You can type in what your looking for and it will give you those thread :D

[Moody Toad]

Hey Mickey, did I detect a hint of sarcasm there? :unsure:

I've tried many searches but they always seem to throw up hundreds of threads, even when I use the advanced option.

I'll accept my slap on the wrist gracefully though. :sorry:

[Moody Toad]

Bill,

Many thanks for your response.

If the tax that I've been told of is indeed the one that you described then it's a weight off my mind.

Thank you,

Paul.