Orange Lake ResortRental Guest Reviews

Very upset and disappointed

We arrived at 2:40pm after a two hour ride in the car. We did not get into the room until 410.Pm. We are IHG members diamond Elite one thing we discovered our refrigerator wasn’t keeping food cool we called and it was six hours until we got a new one which turned out to be almost 1130 at night. We tried to get our computer hooked up to the TV to watch movies and when the guy came in, he said he doesn’t have the cable and you have to go out and buy one and do it yourself the pool lounges and tables around the lazy river pool were all rusted old and dirty . We spent $150 for pizza and wings and it was really really bad at paisen pizza. One morning I bought six coffees and three hot chocolates and it cost me almost $100. We went to work out at the gym at the registration center. We asked somebody how to get there. They said you take the elevated downstairs they did not tell us that we would have to walk outside the building all the way around to the back entrance because of the construction several times we ask people for help and nobody seem to know how to help us. well, we went for the 90 minute tour to see if we would like to purchase a timeshare. We told the salesman we really weren’t ready to make a decision but if you would give us his card, we call him back he said forget about it now you pay full price and then he brought a closure with him and that gentleman got upset when we didn’t buy, and then they sent this to another person and he wanted to give us a six day seven night day for $1500 down the road and we told him that we already paid for something in October, he got upset. Everyone got upset at us made us feel very, very bad if it wasn’t for family I don’t think we would’ve stayed there. We went to a different place.

Love It

Love the cleanliness of the room! We enjoy the pool with my grandkids. The location is excellent lots to do around Orange Lake Resort. My grandkids love this location and my family. We would definitely come back to stay longer.

Don't take the Vacation Club Sales "Tour"

The "90 minute tour" was over 180 minutes. I felt we were trapped and could not get out. The numbers given for the club were written upside down in cursive. No actual terms and conditions were given. Don't walk away, RUN!

Room stuck of cigarettes

Our room smelled like stale cigarette smoke. They did offer to change the room but we had already unpacked and then notified the front desk. They sent a woman from facilities or housekeeping with a bottle of probably Fabreeze and thought that would be enough. It got worse and I am still waiting for someone to call me back. Meantime, I've had to wash and spray down everything that we took in that room. We were also told we would be close to family at the resort and it was a short walk. Not even close and the walk is 10-15 minutes between "villages". Just not what we thought it would be. Buyer beware and check the room before you unpack.

Economy Accommodations at High Prices

We were invited by our kids that had been “lured” by a time-share offer. “Stay for the presentation in exchange for great deal on a fun vacation”. We couldn’t all fit in the villa so we rented a room for my husband and I for 2 nights. Of course when we checked in we were directed to a sales pitch pro who tried to convince us to attend the next day’s seminar for a free hotel stay. We had absolutely no interest and made that very clear. Her attitude changed immediately and we were treated as 2nd class citizens. We were never greeted as we walked in or out and when I asked why our $220/night didn’t include housekeeping we were answered, “I have no idea!” And the clerk walked away! Our room was old but adequate. Not dirty but not squeaky clean. The hallway carpets were disgusting & the smell was nauseating. Had it not been for our kids staying there, we would have walked away. The only positive was the bed (which we immediately checked for bedbugs & it cleared), was very comfortable. However, it was very noisy - lots of kids running in and out of rooms and banging doors. The water in the large pool is hazy and full of very long, disgusting pieces of weave wigs. You walk out of the pool with long strands of weave hair wrapped around you. Disgusting. As for the Lazy Pool, we had forgotten our towels and spent almost 45 minutes looking for some. We eventually found a “guest host” walking around and she located some for us. There should be towel stations on the premises but there are not so don’t forget your towels in your room! I would NEVER recommend this hotel. It is geared towards low income families that are searching out deals for cheap vacations. Stay away!

Not What It Used To Be!

I had trouble getting to the actual facility when I tried to book an additional room, then after being told we could be in the same village were told that was not possible. The rooms are getting tired, the furniture is worn. There was debris for days that was not picked up. Noise at night was disturbing. This was our second visit in 6 years - and our last.

Excellent

Very under the radar place, but it’s fantastic and a great value

Amazing resort

We were here mainly to relax. We had good and quite time.

Great for families

Overall good experience… wish there were a few more teen activities included in resort fees but loved the pool, water slide, chance to jet skiing, top golf, ping pong, fitness center, some good food options

Disappointing

Disappointing. Booked a 1 bedroom villa at the beginning of April for a stay in late June. Communication was poor. Was directed to registration by the "front desk" which was actually a call center- so registration address led us to facilities management. Check in line resembled the DMV. Have never experienced a check in like that. When finally checked in was told that the villa we had reserved wasn't available. Had to speak to a manager and have an owner assist. The villa we received had issues like light bulb burnt out and microwave not working. was nice to be on the lake. but not happy overall.