As the name The Marriott Retreat implies it is a family home owned by the Marriott’s. We as a family have been visiting Florida for more years now than we care to remember, it was three years ago now that we decided to finally purchase this property, as it met all the criteria that we were looking for. Having stayed in many villa’s over the years ourselves, we feel that we know what the discerning customer really wants and hopefully this has been achieved at The Marriott Retreat. One of our main aims was to have a place which was in a very close proximity to all the Disney locations, this most certainly does and on a good day is within a ten to fifteen minute drive to most of the Disney Theme Parks. Don’t be fooled by a lot of Website’s and advertisements that say only five minutes or 2 miles from Disney as they are not. We have stayed on the US 27 Highway over the peak periods and believe us 10 minutes is more like 45 minutes at least and with children it certainly is not fun getting home.

Having said this as an introduction lets now move along to the villa itself and the points of interest:

One of our first priorities was to place privacy screening at each end of the Lanai and at the lower level around the pool, this gives total seclusion when under the Lanai. The pool deck at the rear of the pool was extended outward by an additional eight feet (40 ft wide) to ensure that the sun is there all day. Whilst on the other hand, if you prefer just sit in the shade, then the Lanai area which is some 40ft by 10 ft caters perfectly for this as well.

The home is known as a Magna Bay villa. Which we feel is ideal for a maximum of ten people (six adults and four children).

Pool Area
The pool is heated and is 30 x 14 ft. The raised Spa with waterfall, can be heated separately and there are six sun Loungers, ten patio chairs and a large parasol, coupled with two tables, to enable al fresco dining, comfortably for ten people. The pool/spa lights have also been programmed to change to seven different colours from Cool Blue to well almost anything. The Lanai, has two ceiling fans installed to keep you cooled during those hot balmy nights. Also there is an external speaker system to play your favourite music, either via the ipod docking system incorporated in the family room surround system, or via the DVD/CD player. Additionally, there is a Barbeque and George Foreman pedestal grill on hand should you choose to enjoy an outside cooking experience.


Living Areas - Ground Floor:
The Family room has a vaulted ceiling with a sumptuous L shaped leather sofa. It boasts a 50" Plasma Screen for the cable TV network. This is connected and played through a Denon multizone theatre receiver sound system. Adjacent to the Family Room is a sitting/dining room. Here you can sit and quietly read or just simply relax on the other of the two L shaped leather sofa's, away from the distractions of the television. There is a formal dining area which seats six, but for breakfasts and light snacks, we would suggest the use of the extended breakfast table in the kitchen which has great views over the pool and conservation areas. The kitchen is fully fitted with every type of appliance (dish washer, microwave, ceramic topped cooker, coffee maker, ice machine, toaster, waffle maker, liquidiser, smoothie maker, electric mixer and more than adequate crockery). The Laundry/Utility room is just next door, complete with full-size washer and dryer, laundry basket, plus iron and ironing board. All of these rooms have ceramic floor tiles.

Master Bedroom – Ground floor:
The Master bedroom has a King bed with en suite bathroom with double vanity basin, corner tub, separate walk in shower and large walk in closet area. Hair Dryer and straighteners supplied (110 volt), plus direct access via patio doors to the pool deck. There is also a ceiling fan installed and a 21 inch LCD TV/DVD with various DVD’s enclosed within the entertainment unit.

Four Other Bedrooms – All located upstairs (First Floor)

Bedroom One - Queen Bed, walk in closet, en suite with shower over the bath.
Bedroom Two – Queen Bed, closet, en suite with shower over the bath.
Bedroom three – Twin Beds, closet, en suite with shower over the bath.
Bedroom Four – Twin Beds, closet, bathroom for this room is located next door with shower over the bath.

Please Note all Bedrooms have:
1. Flat screen LCD TV’s
2. Alarm radio Clocks.
3. All Bathrooms have (110 volt) hairdryers
4. All Bedrooms have substantial draw and hanging spaces for all items to be placed away from view.
5. All en suites and bathrooms were upgraded to ceramic tiled floors

Additional Areas Upstairs (level one)

Loft Area
This is a large area situated at the top of the stairs, it has a galleried area which overlooks the Family room below, plus there is a desk and P.C with internet connection, within this area. The home also has a WiFi connection which means that a laptop can be operated from the pool area or anywhere else around the home.

Children’s Den Room:
With Sofa, entertainment centre with TV, Playstation 2, plus some games and children’s books.

Games Room – Ground level:
Garage conversion but fully carpeted, with an 8ft slate Pool Table for some adult entertainment, together with a 3 in 1 Air Hockey/Table Tennis and Pool Table for the kids to enjoy. There are also two fans installed if and when required to circulate the air.

Additional features:
The telephone allows you to make unlimited FREE calls to UK and most other overseas destination or around the block locally.
Bycycles for two adult (his and hers) and two Child bicycles(with helmets) are available
Safe for Valuables - Operated by Electronic Keypad
Two Miniature Beach recliner chairs are available should you wish to go to one of the beaches based on either the Atlantic or Gulf sides of Florida, which should be a must, time permitting. There is also an assortment of picnic ware and two flasks available
Naturally all Linens, Pool & Bath towels are provided.

For an infant we have available:
Pack and play travel cot, Stroller, Highchair, Stair Gate and Baby Monitor
Very Important - The pool area has an easily installable pool fence, plus the patio doors are alarmed to ensure that no infants can wander into this area without an audible alarm being sounded (provided the doors are closed)