Gator Palace: Stylish 5-bedroom, 4-bath home, with upstairs loft. Sleeps 12. Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Is Gator Palace: Stylish 5-bedroom, 4-bath home, with upstairs loft. Sleeps 12. pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

Q: How much is parking at Gator Palace: Stylish 5-bedroom, 4-bath home, with upstairs loft. Sleeps 12.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

Q: Where is Gator Palace: Stylish 5-bedroom, 4-bath home, with upstairs loft. Sleeps 12. located?

Situated in a rural location, this villa is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Lake Jesup and within 6 miles (10 km) of Black Hammock Wilderness Area and Overlook Park. Tee It Up and Bark Park at Shane Kelly Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

10/10 Excellent

Mark H.

11 Aug 2025

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Great place for lots of family

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rob P.

23 Mar 2025

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Great property in nice neighborhood

Worked well for our team. Lots of room for teenagers to lay around

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa S.

25 Mar 2025

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Awesome place!

This place was perfect! Exactly as pictured - even better!! We stayed for a family wedding and could not be happier with the size and layout of the house and the property location in regards to all major attractions in Central Florida! The place was immaculate and well-stocked! The rooms were very comfortable and big - the many bathrooms were so nice. Next door is a gator attraction with a pub and gift shop - highly highly recommend - especially the boat tours!! We would DEFINITELY stay here again!

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

8 Mar 2018

Great place!

Great place for our group of 8. Would definitely stay again!

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hung H.

17 Jun 2024

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Nice house

I met the owners super nice guy

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary H.

17 Jun 2024

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Lovely home

The house was spacious and the locations of the bedrooms offered plenty of privacy.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louann H.

29 Jan 2025

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Amazing properties and flexibility!

This review is actually for Gator Manor, as we upgraded prior to our stay. The property managers were so flexible in helping us do so, and were so gracious in providing accommodations for me and my family. We were able to host a small gathering for family during my wedding weekend, and got so many compliments on the property. It is truly a beautiful house and highly recommend to those who need to host larger family gatherings.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna K., Chico, CA

31 Jan 2023

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Great place to stay

Gator Palace was comfortable and provided a great combination of space for shared family time and privacy for adults traveling together. More towels and more cups/ glasses would be appreciated.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Sandra M.

16 Sept 2024

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Family

The house was perfect for our overflow family much better than multiple hotel rooms we were celebrating a military retirement so it enabled the family a place to stay when not at the event. The layout is perfect and accommodating. Thank you

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott H., Hilton Head Island, USA

11 Apr 2022

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Great stay at Gator Palace

We had a good stay at the Gator Palace. As others have said, make sure to to check sunsets at the Lazy Gator Bar. We ate at the Black Hammock Restaurant, and Anna's Polish Restaurant in Winter Park. The Black Hammock was good, but Anna's was excellent!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

jared s.

14 Sept 2023

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Gator paradise

We stayed at the gator palace and used our gator tags to hunt. Right by the ramp we went out and got two good size gators. House was great, host was great, very relaxing time.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael C.

5 Feb 2024

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Game Day

It was a wonderful place for old college buddies to gather from around the country to support their team vs UCF!!!

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Elizabeth M.

2 Jan 2025

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Family Reunion

Christina was excellent, and gave excellent customer service. Very disappointed to arrive at four and the house had not been clean, sheets changed, etc.. Cleaners came to clean the floors at 11 at night. Otherwise, the property was great and I would highly recommend.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittney B.

4 Dec 2023

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Just what we needed

Rented for my wedding party since we’re from out of town. It was just what we needed. Nice house, no traffic noises, good amount of rooms.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen K., Jacksonville, Florida

7 May 2023

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Graduation Central

We had family in town to celebrate our daughter’s Doctorate graduations. This house was a fantastic place for us all to gather. The spacious house and nice layout was perfect. We had multiple elderly relatives with us so the bedrooms all being in the first floor was perfect for us! It was conveniently located near the restaurant and the air boat rides…we took advantage of both.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

April D.

15 Mar 2023

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Gator Palace Paradise

This gem was portrayed very accurately in the listing. The house was very spacious and clean. Our two grandsons loved sleeping in the loft away from the adults. The area was very quiet and peaceful with grocery store and shopping close by. We were there in March and my only concern was lowest temp for AC was 74, might be a bit warm in the summer, but ceiling fans in every room was very helpful. This home would comfortably sleep 12 people, loved it.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

21 Aug 2023

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Gator Palace

The property was nice overall, however, the listing said it sleeps 12 people and when I contacted the owner to make sure that there was enough utensils, pots, pans, dished, cups, etc. they assured me that there was enough for the amount of people that the property could sleep. This in fact was not true. There was a total of 10 people 5 of which were actually staying at the house but there was not enough seating for dinner, not enough forks, not enough cups, not enough coffee mugs, etc. for all of us when we had our meals. We also could not have the multiple small appliances going at the same time without blowing a fuse. That was very inconvenient when cooking for 10 people.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Maria L.

16 Mar 2024

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Needs TLC

It's another rental home. We had our family there. This place is worn down. We could not get in until the exact minute which was wrong because one of the AC units was off. When we got in the side of the house AC was indeed off. We kicked it on. The other side was warm. Then it started. The fridge did not work for water or ice. Really? In Florida? The towels smelled musty. The main bath had broken towel hangers. The faucet handle was loose. Overall, just the worn down feeling. We were not impressed. We all live in south Florida so are all accustomed to AC issues. But to have it off is simply wrong.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jamie L.

31 Oct 2023

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Disliked: Check-in, communication

Overbearing Property Management

Great house, overbearing property management group. Property management showed up to the property 5 times during our quick 2 night stay to harass me and my guests about cars parked in the driveway (which was private mind you). Imagine not leaving the property until 2 cars (both of which weren’t interfering with literally anything) until these cars were moved? On a private driveway.. Nickel and Dime- Wouldn’t let me check in an hour or two early, was trying to charge me even though the house was ready and unoccupied. Originally said if the house was ready, they would allow us early access. Then, replying to my inquiry to check in early, they reverted back to an extra $50 charge. Also tried threatening to charge me for the “extra cars” aka my friends vehicles whom weren’t staying at the property that met us for the event we attended. Hosts claimed we were throwing a party, in reality the 6 guests played board games and drinking games to ourselves. Imagine feeling like you were being watched at your own vrbo? That’s what it constantly felt like receiving this barrage of texts and random visits over the 48 hour duration of our stay. Would not recommend if you want a relaxing and joyous experience with friends or family. At one point we even had a person walk straight into our property without being invited (we think this was a neighbor or someone from the property management group). That might catch a lot of guests off guard.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Malica W.

7 Jul 2025

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Family affair

We had a great stay during visiting a loved one. Thanks for the great communication!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer L.

27 Nov 2022

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Perfect for large groups

We had a family gathering at this location to meet with family that lives in Oviedo. The location was perfect, had great scenery out the windows and was comfortable. There was enough room for everyone to find a space to relax if needed as well as gather together at the large dining table. We had a great experience. I only wish we were there long enough to try out the other amenities offered by Black Hammock.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

David K., Panama City, Florida

21 Nov 2022

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Daughter wedding

Great property. Large house. Loft pullout was broken and not able to be used. Bedrooms and bathrooms were nice.

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Virline J.

18 Jul 2022

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A pleasant and quiet getaway

This was a quiet, pleasant and comfortable atmosphere that met our specific needs. I loved it and would stay there again, I also would recommend it to others.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beth S., Lithia, FL

10 Mar 2022

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Paradise Retreat

Spacious house with plenty of room to visit with family in a home setting. It was nice having a big place for everyone to stay together while in town for my son's wedding. I appreciated having all the bedrooms on the first floor, several of which had their own bathroom. Having the Black Hammock Restaurant within walking distance was a treat! The children loved seeing the birds and alligators! The food was delicious too. Thank you for providing a great place to stay in Orlando

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Pam V.

9 Feb 2022

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Great for families

In town for a family wedding and it was great that a bunch of us could stay together! This was a great space for that. Owner was very responsive when we had to ask for bedding for the sleeper sofa instead of it being there on arrival. A little minimalistic on things like trash bags (only 1extra provided, for example). Also, a shelf of some sort in the master bath shower would be helpful.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

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