Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake Resort - West Village

The Resort & Its Setting

Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake Resort - West Village is one section of the much larger Orange Lake Resort property in Kissimmee, Florida. It carries the Holiday Inn Club Vacations brand and is affiliated with RCI, so owners can keep their week here or trade it through RCI's exchange network for a stay elsewhere. The West Village section differs from other parts of Orange Lake in that it falls specifically under the Holiday Inn Club Vacations program, with its own membership structure and benefits.

Kissimmee and the Surrounding Area

Kissimmee has built its reputation as one of the main gateway towns to Central Florida's theme park corridor. Walt Disney World Resort is roughly 32 km (20 miles) away, and Universal Orlando Resort (Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, Volcano Bay) is about 38 km (24 miles) from the resort. Closer to home, Gatorland, Kissimmee's own wildlife attraction with thousands of alligators and crocodiles, is around 28 km (17 miles) away, and families with more time can make a day trip out to Kennedy Space Center on the Space Coast, roughly 85 km (53 miles) east. Between theme park days, the Kissimmee area offers the usual mix of outlet shopping, mini-golf and chain restaurants catering to a steady flow of family travellers.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake Resort - West Village and want to sell or rent it out, BidMyTimeshare works as a private, owner-to-owner marketplace: you set your own asking price, your listing is visible to buyers and renters searching the platform, and interested parties contact you directly. There's a one-time listing fee to post your week, and BidMyTimeshare takes no commission on the sale.

Before pricing a resale, a few brand-specific points are worth knowing. Holiday Inn Club Vacations does not publish a standard resale transfer fee — the $1,200 figure sometimes quoted on the company's Horizons page is an exit fee for owners leaving the program through Holiday Inn Club Vacations itself, not a fee charged to transfer ownership to a resale buyer. Owners have also reported that Holiday Inn Club Vacations exercises a right of first refusal on resales, meaning a sale can be subject to the brand stepping in before it completes. Typical transfer times aren't published, so build some flexibility into your timeline when negotiating a closing date.

One detail that matters a great deal to points owners: according to owner reports, resale points typically revert to a fixed deeded week once sold, except at three resorts (South Beach, Lake Geneva and Gatlinburg/Smoky Mountain). If your ownership here is points-based, ask directly what the resale buyer will actually receive — a fixed week, a floating week, or points — before agreeing a price, since this affects both the value and how the new owner can use or exchange the time.

Renters typically look for a clear week or season, confirmation of what's included (unit size, resort fees, RCI exchange eligibility if relevant), and a straightforward way to contact the owner. Being upfront about these details in your listing helps attract serious enquiries.

Practical Notes for Owners and Buyers

Anyone buying resale at this resort should confirm the current annual maintenance fee directly with Holiday Inn Club Vacations or the Orange Lake owners' association, since this determines the real ongoing cost of ownership. It's also worth asking whether the week is fixed, floating, or points-based, and whether RCI exchange rights transfer automatically to a new owner or need to be reinstated. None of these figures are published centrally, so direct confirmation before closing is the safest approach.