Liki Tiki Village

We just returned from 5 week stay at the Liki Tiki. This is our 3rd year there & we love it. Many bldgs were freshly painted inside & outside, our unit (800 bldg) had new carpeting throughout. The whole parking lot had just been repaved. Also flat screen TVs mounted on wall. Front desk staff always smiling and ready to answer any question make your day easier. Shipwreck Sallys--Luke, Joe, Manny & Brittany without you there would be no reason to go to the pool. You all went above & beyond to keep Don happy. Great Food!!! Great cooks, an inside restaurant perhaps in the old sales room would be nice when it is cold or raining. The grounds are immaculate, the maid service is too. Many supplies, paper towels etc. are included. Is it the Hilton no but it doesn't pretend to be so stop whining!!!!! We can't wait for next year!

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WARRNING!! WARRNING!!! WARRNING!!! WARRNING! WARRNING!! WARRNING!!!

DO NOT STAY AT THIS RESORT! OUR CAR WAS BROKE INTO AND WE WERE ROBBED BLIND. THIS PLACE IS A NIGHTMARE. (IT DOESN'T EVEN DESERVE 1 STAR) BUT I HAD TO PICK ONE TO POST THIS.

WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS RESORT IS WAY, WAY OUT ON THE BORDER OF ORANGE AND POLK COUNTY. THIS IS A HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HOMELESS, DRUG INFESTED, CRIME AREA. THE THEIVES PRAY ON TOURISTS WHO DONT KNOW WHAT GOING ON. ( WE FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY)

WE WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD US, AS WE ARE TELLING YOU.

UPON CHECK IN WE WERE GIVEN A VILLA THAT WAS BEING SLEPT IN BY HOMELESS PEOPLE. WHEN WE OPENED THE DOOR IT WAS A WRECK. ONE OF THE BED HEADBORD HAD BEEN RIPPED OUT OF THE WALL LYING ON THE FLOOR THE SLIDING DOOR WAS OPEN. WE THINK THAT HOMELESS PEOPLE RAN OUT AS WE WERE COMMING IN. (THIS WAS REALLY VERY SCARRY) IN THIS DAY AND TIME.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO THE FRONT DESK TO GET ANOTHER VILLA . WHEN WE TOLD THE FRONT DESK ABOUT WHAT WE HAD FOUND ( THEY ACTED LIKE IT HAPPENES ALL THE TIME, THEY COULD REALLY CARE LESS.) " HERE TRY THIS ONE" THE GIRL AT THE FRONT DESK TOLD ME. WHO WAS TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE THE WHOLE TIME I WAS STANDING THERE. THIS WENT ON A TOTAL OF 3 MORE TIMES TILL WE SETTLED ON ONE THAT WAS "OK" AT BEST, FOR A CHEAP MOTEL.

I WISH I HAD LISTENED TO MY WIFE (SHE WAS SO RIGHT)! SHE WANTED TO GO ANOTHER RESORT RIGHT AWAY. BUT IT WAS LATE AND WE WERE TIRED. I TOLD HER THAT WE COULD TUFF IT OUT TILL MORRNING THEN MOVE TO ANOTHER RESORT.

ABOUT 3 AM WE GET A CALL IT WAS SECURITY. HE WAS OUT ON PATROL ON HIS GOLF CART. HE SAID THAT OUR CAR WAS BROKE INTO AND OUR STUFF WAS DRAGGED OUT AND LAYING IN THE PARLKING LOT . ( NEEDLES TO SAY I DID NOT GET ANY MORE SLEEP THAT NIGHT.) MY WIFE WAS FLIPPINGOUT. WE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO GO TO ANOTHER RESORT THAT MORRNING.!

WHILE WAITING TO BE MOVED I WENT OUT AND STARTED TALKING TO LOCALS AT THE 7-11 TELLING THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO US. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS RESORT HAS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, ALL THE TIME. THE GANGS OF THEIVES COME AND GO AT WILL, ROAMING ALL THRU THE PLACE AT NIGHT, PRAYING ON UNEXPECTING TOURISTS.

THEY SAID THAT THE RESORT IS BROKE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HIRE ENOUGH SECURITY AND STAFF TO TAKE PROPER CARE OF THE PLACE OR ITS GUESTS.

I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT RIGHT BEFORE WE ARRIVED THAT A GANG HAD BROKE INTO ALL OF THE GROUND FLOOR VILLAS, OF 2 WHOLE BUILDINGS STEALING ALL OF THE FLAT SCREEN TVS. THEY DROVE IN AND OUT WITHOUT A WORD FROM THE SECURITY ( THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT) !!!! ( I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THIS IS UNBELIVEABLE) THEN I ASK OTHER STAFF ABOUT THIS , THEY SAID THAT IT WAS ALL TRUE. !!!

THIS PLACE IS A DUMP AND IS RAN LIKE A CHEAP MOTEL ON SKID ROW. THE EMPLOYEES DONT CARE WHAT GOES ON. GOD HELP THE POOR PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT INTO THIS PLACE.

Did not like this place at all. First of all the place is not sound proof. We could hear everything the people next door were saying. We had to sleep with fans to block out the people walking above us. The staff was very unfriendly and rude. No one was wearing a uniform or a name tag and they all acted like they hated their job. There was only one towel rack in the bathroom for 4 people to use and no hooks so we had to hang our towels over the doors to dry. It is supposed to be a nonsmoking property and everyone that I saw was smoking. You are not allowed to bring any drinks or food into the pool area so you have to buy from the bar there which was expensive. The place was very drab looking. They need to hire a landscaper and have some flowers planted to improve the look of the place.

The worst thing was they have no wireless internet available. You could get dial up with your local internet provider, but I could never get mine working after 3 hours of trying. You can go to the lobby to use the internet, but they charge per day to use it.

The unit was clean except for the floors. The kids socks were black after walking around. The bedding was stained with cigarette burns on the blankets. The pillows and mattress were cheap quality and so was the blanket. They only give you 2 top sheets like the cheap hotels do so the sheets keep coming off the bed.

The water park was nice, but the people that were at the waterpark made me very uncomfortable. They were all drinking heavily during the day and smoking. It was not a family atmosphere. It was more of a party area.

I'm not one to usually complain, but I could not wait for my week to be over so I could leave. Beware of the pictures, they make it look a lot nicer than it really is.

We enjoyed our stay here during our summer vacation. Our family of 6 (we brought the kids and the grandparents) stayed comfortably in the 2-bedroom unit (we had a full size sofa sleeper in the living room). It was nice to have a full kitchen to enjoy our lunches - grocery was right around the corner. The resort offered a free continental breakfast by the pool each morning. I have to say this is the most reasonable vacation to Florida that we have ever taken. We rented the week from a Liki Tiki owner for the incredible price of $295 per week, and enjoyed cheap Disney tickets for taking the resort tour. Even though we did not buy a unit, the sales staff was very professional and did not pressure us further. The unit we stayed in was a spacious 2-Story townhouse. The bedrooms were up stairs and a bath on each floor. Kitchen was well stocked, full size appliances and dining area. We liked having a screened in porch and being close to the pool. The resort offered several pools, the water park, and other activities. The paddle boat on the lake was a great family activity. It seems like there is something for every age there. The staff treated us well, even though we were not the owners. The room was clean. I would like to return to this resort sometime in the future and recommend this resort for the value minded traveler. If you are expecting plush and posh interior, then this may not be the place for you. But if you are traveling with a family and on a budget and want a signifigant upgrade from a hotel/motel, then this resort is your best bet. Last year we stayed on property at Disney at a "value" resort and the beds were small - room even smaller, and the air conditioning unit was so noisy we could not sleep - and that 4-night stay costs us $1600 (but included the dining plan and 3-Days in parks). Close to Disney - just 6 miles, we drove each day we went to the park. Our Disney tickets from the resort included a bonus Disney water park - Typhoon Lagoon was awesome!

All of us were very disappointed , we just came back yesterday. It was an exchange through Interval and they refused to give us one of the new buildings The furniture is very old and broken or aout to get broken The resort was full of all sort of insect , the lake is dirty . The ticket we got for Disney , we found outside cheaper by 45 $ for each person in 3 days and they were saying that this is the best price you can find Finally and on top of all , that you have to pay 6 $ a day for the internet and only use it in the loy while the sales are doing all their negotiation and it's very noisy to focus on anything The whole resort need update .