Westgate Palace Resort

The Resort & Setting

Westgate Palace Resort is part of the Westgate Resorts brand, located at 6145 Carrier Dr in Orlando, Florida — right in the thick of the International Drive tourist district. The resort offers modern suites fitted with full kitchens, making it well suited to self-catering stays and longer family trips. On-site, guests have access to a pool and sports courts, and the resort runs free shuttles to Orlando's theme parks, cutting out the need for a rental car on park days. With a 4.1 out of 5 rating across more than 3,400 Google reviews, it's an established property with a long track record of hosting Orlando visitors.

The Area & Things to Do

International Drive is one of Orlando's busiest tourist strips, lined with restaurants, outlet malls, mini-golf courses and entertainment complexes. Westgate Palace's location on Carrier Drive puts owners and renters within easy reach of this strip without being in the densest part of it. Orange County is, of course, synonymous with Central Florida's theme parks, and the resort's free shuttle service is a genuine convenience for anyone planning multiple park days during their stay. Outside the parks, the area has plenty of outlet shopping, dinner-show attractions and themed restaurants that keep the strip busy year-round.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Westgate Palace Resort and are considering selling, BidMyTimeshare.com works as a private, owner-to-owner marketplace: you set your own asking price, list your week, and interested buyers contact you directly through the platform. There's no commission on the sale — sellers simply pay a small one-time listing fee to advertise.

Before you list, it's worth understanding how a Westgate transfer actually works, based on figures reported by brokers and existing owners. According to Westgate Resorts, a resale transfer typically costs around $500 and takes 12 weeks or more to complete, so factor that timeline into any sale you're planning. Westgate also holds a right of first refusal on resales, meaning the company can step in and match a sale before it goes through to a third-party buyer — owners report this is used only occasionally, but it's a real possibility worth flagging to any buyer.

Resale buyers should also know that owners have reported a 60-day booking window for resale-acquired weeks (30 days on some deeds), compared with more flexible booking terms for owners who bought directly from the developer. There's also a reported difference in internal exchange fees — around $700 for resale owners against $169 for direct buyers — which affects the cost of using the resort's exchange privileges down the line. Westgate Palace Resort does carry verified access to both RCI and Interval International exchange networks, so a resale buyer can still exchange their week, just potentially at a higher internal fee than a direct purchaser would pay.

If you're renting out your week rather than selling, be upfront with renters about what's included — kitchen suite, pool and sports court access, and the free theme park shuttle — since these are the practical details that drive rental enquiries for an Orlando property like this.

Practical Notes for Buyers and Renters

Anyone buying a resale week at Westgate Palace Resort should ask the seller or Westgate directly for the current annual maintenance fee before agreeing on a price, since that figure isn't fixed and will affect the real cost of ownership. It's also sensible to confirm in writing which booking window and exchange fee schedule applies to the specific week being purchased, given the reported differences between direct and resale ownership.

Renters, meanwhile, should treat this as a straightforward Orlando base: well located for International Drive and the theme park shuttle network, with kitchen facilities that suit longer stays or travelling families who want to self-cater some meals.