
ChampionsGate: A guide to vacation rentals
A resort-style community just 10 miles away from Walt Disney World, ChampionsGate is perfectly situated for exploring the area’s top attractions. Our ChampionsGate, FL vacation rentals provide the best home base when you visit the resorts.
Kasa's vacation rentals in ChampionsGate
With vacation rentals in the city’s most exciting neighborhoods, Kasa offers comfortable and convenient accommodations no matter what brings you to ChampionsGate or where you need to go.
Kasa's vacation rentals in ChampionsGate
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4.73 Total rating: 4.73 based on 121 reviews.Kasa ChampionsGate Orlando
- Fitness center
- Business center
- Community room
- Outdoor pool
- BBQ
- Pets allowed
Looking for somewhere to stay close to Disney World that also offers comfortable, apartment-style living and exciting amenities? This property will allow you to live like a local in Davenport, FL while also getting to enjoy the tourism side of the Sunshine State a mere 10 minutes away!
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After booking one of our vacation rentals in ChampionsGate, here's everything you need to know for your trip.
ChampionsGate is a resort-style community in central Florida, between Davenport in the south and Four Corners in the north, about 10 miles south of Walt Disney World and 30 miles southwest of Orlando. You’ll know you’re there when you see the community’s distinctive gate and neat rows of palm trees. ChampionsGate has everything you’d want in a vacation destination: food, drinking, entertainment, sports, hair and nail salons, and more. Of particular note: 36 holes of championship golf designed by Greg Norman, the international golf champion.
Before European colonization, the region was inhabited by the Timucua and later the Seminole peoples. In the early nineteenth century, a treaty established a Seminole reservation that encompassed an area including present-day ChampionsGate. However, the Indian Removal Act of 1830 subsequently forcibly relocated the Seminole to Oklahoma, resulting in the Second Seminole War. White settlement in the area followed thereafter. In the late nineteenth century, the Orlando metro area, which ChampionsGate belongs to, anchored Florida’s citrus industry, but the Great Freeze of 1894-5 ruined many local citrus groves, sending the industry elsewhere in the South.
Tourism to the area began to pick up in the early twentieth century, with visitors enjoying the region’s beautiful environments and excellent Sun Belt climate. Land prices began to rise, as part of a larger trend across the state, and development in downtown Orlando boomed. Despite the metro area’s inland location, hurricanes hampered development, as did the Great Depression. Then World War II changed the face of the region, as nearby air bases swelled with troops and their families.
But the biggest surge of interest occurred two decades after the War ended when Walt Disney chose the area as the location of Disney World. The resort opened in 1971, and in the decades since then, Orlando and its suburbs have ballooned with a focus on tourism from all around the country and the world. Other theme parks have chosen the area as their home as well, turning it into a global entertainment capital, and ChampionsGate has great short-term rental options near it all.
ChampionsGate is served by Orlando International Airport, a major international airport located about 25 miles from the community’s center. To get from the airport to ChampionsGate, you can take a bus, a shuttle, or a taxi.
However, renting a car is the easiest way to get around the area because of how spread out most of the main attractions are. Disney World, for example, is about 10 miles north of downtown, and Universal Studios is 20 miles away along the same northeastern route. You may be able to make these trips using public transportation, but we don’t recommend it because you may need to make multiple transfers.
If you visit Orlando’s International Drive area, a busy commercial stretch that includes popular theme parks, restaurants, shops, and the city’s convention center, you may want to get a pass for the I-Ride Trolley, which connects many of these bustling sites. Buses are always an option, but they’re not beloved. And taxis are available, but over the course of a trip, a rental car can end up being cheaper (and faster).
Walt Disney World is far and away the area’s top attraction. The resort includes multiple theme parks and water parks, as well as shopping, sports, a boardwalk, and more. Most visitors come for Magic Kingdom, with its real-life version of Cinderella’s Castle and chances to meet childhood-favorite Disney characters from dozens of classic movies.
But Disney World isn’t all that Championsgate has to offer in the way of cinematic entertainment. Universal Studios is a giant all its own, now with a Harry Potter themed addition that includes Hogwarts Castle and other locations and thrills from the series.
If you want a break from the big two, but you’re still craving more theme park experiences, don’t worry: other theme parks and water parks abound in the Orlando metro area. Two favorites: SeaWorld and Discovery Cove, with their bounty of aquatic species.
Another fun activity: take a day trip to the nearby Kennedy Space Center, about an hour and a half from ChampionsGate.
ChampionsGate has a range of beloved restaurants, from Chili’s and Panera to McDonald’s and Baskin Robbins. You can feast on Italian food, Mexican dishes, or grilled Greek specialties. It’s also easy to find snacks on site, and the resort has bars for later in the day.
If you pay a visit to Orlando, Winter Garden, about 25 minutes west of downtown along Lake Apopka, is a foodie destination with plenty of local charm. East End Market is a two-story gourmet food hall. The Milk District, just east of downtown, is an artsy neighborhood known for its casual fare and food trucks. College Park is another neighborhood known for its dining options.
Many visitors come to ChampionsGate for its golf course, and during your stay you can take a lesson with a pro to hone your game. If you’re interested in spending some time away, the Orlando area is dotted with hundreds of lakes. You can hike around them, or rent a boat, kayak, or paddleboard. You can also bird watch in one of the region’s many marshes. If you’re interested in a beach day, take a day trip east or west to the Atlantic or Gulf Coasts. There’s no shortage of tours through local proprietors.
ChampionsGate is close to Walt Disney World for a reason: it’s one of the area’s top attractions. Here are a couple of did-you-know’s about the most magical place on Earth. First, beneath the park, there’s a network of tunnels used to remove trash and to allow actors in costume to navigate between sections. Second, over a million and a half pairs of sunglasses have been lost at Disney World since it opened. Try not to contribute to that total while you’re there!