We exchanged 2 weeks for 2 two-bedroom units (we brought my parents along). Since we booked through RCI we knew we were going to be staying in the West Village. I emailed and called to request the North Village if possible. Upon check-in we were given a unit in the west village. We explained to the girl that we have a 3 and 5 year old and would like to stay in the North Village near the pool. She asked if we would rather have 2 units together in the West or separate in the North. After seeing the construction in the West Village and by the looks of the outside of the units I decided that we should go for being away from my parents in the North Village. It turns out she found 2 units next to one another in the North anyway. Once the West Village is renovated I'm sure it will be nice but right now it is all torn up. The pool is not very nice (also not heated) and there is no swimming aloud at the beach. The North Village was amazing. Our rooms were great, right on the golf course and a nice screened in porch. The pools in the North Village are perfect for families with young children. We also had a great time in the Lazy River at River Island. The resort is big and you have to drive most places. Definitely request a room close to the pool if you plan to do a lot of swimming. Disney is also easy to get to, only a 10 minute drive. Having a 7 day Disney Pass we found it hard to decide which we'd rather do, stay the day at Disney or go back to the resort. The kids almost always said lets go back and go swimming. They called us twice to ask if we would come to a sales presentation. First they offered us $50 then it went up to $80. We politely declined and they were fine with that. Overall, I'd say Orange Lake is an excellent vacation destination and we will definitely be going back.

They have what they call a "Water Park" and it's just a small lazy river with one blowup game, that's all.

They called me every day very early in the morning trying to take me to their sale presentations. I had to keep my phone disconnected and hide.......................

My husband, I and our 3 boys ages 4,3, and 17 months used my fathers timeshare exchange for this unit. A month before we were due to arrive I contacted the resort and requested a unit in the East vilage. They said they would put in a request for us but couldn't guarantee anything. When we checked in we were indeed put in and East village unit. The unit itself was nice. The view from the balcony was spectacular. We could see the golf course and at night we could see the fireworks from the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and MGM (from the Fantasmic show). We did have a problem with housekeeping. We had brought our pack n play from home for our 17 month old to sleep in and on our second day there we went to Magic Kingdom. When we returned that night our pack n play was gone along with our babies blanket. Nothing else had been done to the condo so I don't know why housekeeping was even there. Nothing else was missing so we assumed this was a mistake and that housekeeping thought the pack n play belonged to the resort but I still don't know why they took the blanket. We called the front desk and told them about it. They sent us a resort pack n play to use that night since no one was there at the time that could help us. When returned the next night the blanket was back but our pack n play was still missing. They did eventually figure everything out and we got it back a few days later. Still...we don't know why they were in our unit that day in the first place. Overall...the place is beautiful. It is huge though. We didn't do any swimming or dining at the resort so I can't comment on that. All in all it was a decent stay...with my favorite part being the view. But considering that housekeeping was in our unit on a day they shouldn't have been and they took our personal items...I won't stay here again.

Booked a 3 BR unit via RCI over thanksgiving. Arrival / check in in tents and trailors (as under construction) was horrific and took hours. Finally arrived at the unit which was in a burb housing development of 1940s dated and worn track homes. You could take a bus to the pools but I'm sorry - whos idea of a vac is to stay in a worn out house in the middle of nowhere? We quickly changed to Hilto Grand. Will NEVER GO BACK and discouraged to have wasted a day of my vac checking into this dump. There are nice units however I was told by RCI and by the property themselves that only the new owers get those.