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The same upscale Disney units that are sold as timeshares are also available for rental. Properties are located at the Old Key West Resort (white clapboard houses), Boardwalk Villas (see Disney’s Board-Walk Inn & Villas), and Wilderness Lodge (see Disney’s Wilderness Lodge).

This resort offers modern one- and two-bedroom villas and town houses, packed with home comforts, that can be rented by the week. The tennis facilities are excellent, with both clay and all-weather courts.

Accommodation at Summer Bay ranges from one-bedroom condos to three-bedroom villas; all have washers and dryers. The property has a clubhouse and offers a Friday-night luau (traditional Hawaiian meal).

This organization leases two- to five-bedroom houses in several locations around Central Florida. All have their own pools; some are near golf links. You need to pay a premium for any stays of less than seven nights.

Marriott’s timeshare program covers five Orlando locations. The apartments and villas can also be rented by the week. Some of the villas have screened patios or porches, and facilities include activity programs, fitness centers, golf-course privileges, tennis courts, clubhouses, and saunas.

For generous living space (although bedrooms are on the small side), Holiday Villas offers two and three-bedroom condos that can sleep up to eight. Each comes with a washer and dryer.

Blue Tree’s elegant and spacious one- and two-bedroom villas are well-located for Disney attractions. The resort has four pools, two tennis courts, a volleyball court, and a playground. Rates are available with or without housekeeping services.

Polo Park, with its two- and three-bedroom villas, is a real home-away-from-home. It lacks the crowds and tourist frenzy of the mainstream areas.

There are four themed resorts to choose from, offering roomy one- to three-bedroom condos and villas. Facilities vary, but range from whirlpools to nature trails, and they sell discount attraction tickets.

Great for families, the Beach Tree has two- to five-bedroom homes, the larger of which have private pools. There’s an on-site recreation center, sauna, and a tennis court, but rates don’t include an extra cleaning fee. Villas have a four-night minimum stay; houses have a five-night minimum.