Unit Type: 2 Bedrooms Occupancy : Season : High Use Type : Annual Fixed Week (Week 25) Time Available : ONE WEEK Resort URL : http://www.westgatersorts.com
Resort Company Information
Our Vision
We fulfill our guests' dreams by providing a quality vacation experience that exceeds all expectations.
Our Mission
We provide affordable luxury vacations with first-class accommodations to our owners and guests.
Leadership
CFI and Westgate strive to be a leader in the hospitality industry by constantly focusing our efforts on understanding our customer's needs and exceeding their expectations. Our Motto is: "Good enough, is never good enough!"
Customer Loyalty
Creating unrivaled customer loyalty is the hallmark of the Westgate philosophy. We regularly evaluate and assess the needs of our owners and guests, and understand that our owners are not customers, they are family.
Social Responsibility
At CFI and Westgate, every employee is cognizant of our company's unique role in the local and national community. We strive to be successful within the confines of ethical and moral standards to uphold the quality of our natural environment and community. The health and safety of our owners and employees is paramount; this belief is the cornerstone of David Siegel's corporate philosophy.
Through David A. Siegel's vision, persistence and resourcefulness, Central Florida Investments, Inc. (CFI) has become the largest privately held corporation in the Central Florida area. Founded in 1970 as a real estate development firm, CFI now operates dozens of other businesses in addition to Westgate Resorts including: hotels, insurance, magazines, real estate, travel services, oil, cattle, and internet companies.
From a tiny orange grove and the dream of a man working out of his garage, Westgate Resorts and its parent company, Central Florida Investments (CFI), have grown into the largest privately-held timeshare company in the world employing over 10,000 around the United States.
Westgate's newest and most ambitious product is a testament to the vision of the company's founder. Soaring fifty stories above the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate is the only timeshare property directly connected to a major hotel/casino on the Las Vegas strip. When completed, the project will boast over 2,850 timeshare units and thirty-two luxury penthouse condominiums and will cost an estimated $1 billion.
History in the making...
1970
David A. Siegel starts a real estate development firm with an office located in his family garage.
1976
CFI opens the Mystery Fun House.
1982
The Westgate family of resorts is born when Westgate Vacation Villas starts sales one mile from Walt Disney World?Resort with 16 villas.
1986
Florida Magazine publishes an article saying Westgate Resorts will one day be the world's largest timeshare resort."
1991
Vacation Industry magazine calls Westgate Resorts an "Orlando success story."
1995
Westgate Miami Beach opens. Features five hundred feet of sandy beach and the only fishing pier on Miami Beach.
1996
Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa opens in Orlando and quickly becomes the second largest timeshare resort in the world.
David Siegel is recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year for the State of Florida.
1997
Central Florida Investments (CFI) publishes its first issue of I Love Orlando magazine.
Westgate Towers opens, just minutes from Walt Disney World?Resort.
Westgate Daytona Beach opens within walking distance of the world famous Daytona Beach pier.
Westgate Resorts/CFI is one of the largest privately held corporations in Central Florida with more than $300 million in sales. U.S. timeshare sales reach $2.72 billion. There are 5,000 resorts worldwide and global sales are estimated at close to $7 billion.
1998
Westgate Resorts opens a 210,000 square-foot call center in Ocoee, Florida. The call center is one of the most technologically advanced centers of its kind.
1999
Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort at Gatlinburg opens, located at the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Westgate Town Center opens, starting a 3,000-unit expansion of Westgate Vacation Villas.
2000
Construction begins on Westgate Park City Resort & Spa in Park City, Utah, the company's newest resort with plans to open for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
2001
Westgate Flamingo Bay at Las Vegas opens. Westgate now includes eight resorts, with ownership at 180,000 and growing.
The Westgate Resorts Foundation is formed to serve the needs of the community in which Westgate does business, and support company employees in need. CFI publishes its first issue of I Love the Smokies magazine.
Westgate Resorts purchases the 1,600-acre River Ranch near Lake Wales, Florida.
2002
Westgate River Ranch opens in Lake Wales, Florida.
Westgate Blue Tree Resort at Lake Buena Vista opens in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
2003
Westgate Palace opens in Orlando, Florida.
Westgate Resorts purchases the Ramada Plaza Hotel & Inn Gateway in Kissimmee, Florida.
Westgate Resort purchases Coral Sands in Miami and rebrands it Westgate South Beach.
Westgate Resorts purchases Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort in Central Florida.
Westgate Historic Williamsburg opens in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Leisure Resorts Orlando is purchased.
2004
Westgate Resorts purchases Grand Vista Resorts which has properties in Branson, Missouri; Springfield, Missouri; Tunica, Mississippi; and Mesa, Arizona.
Houston Sales Center, the opening of our first offsite sales center includes a full-size model with a living room and kitchen styled after Westgate Town Center, a master bedroom built to create the experience of Westgate Park City, and a second bedroom that reminiscent of Westgate Las Vegas.
Westgate Resorts purchases the Holiday Inn Hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
2005
Westgate Resorts announces a partnership with Planet Hollywood to build a new resort and casino in Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate Resorts. The new development is the first and only vacation ownership building directly connected to a major hotel/casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
CFI publishes its first issues of I Love Vacations and I Love Las Vegas magazines.
2007
Westgate Resorts begins development and construction of two new vacation ownership projects Westgate Garden Walk at Anaheim, in Anaheim, California and Westgate Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
The grand opening of the Wild Bear Falls indoor water park at Westgate Smoky Mountain in Gatlinburg, Tennessee takes place, marking a new milestone for Westgate Resorts in family entertainment. Wild Bear Falls, a 60,000 sq. ft. indoor water park is the largest indoor water park in the south.
Unit Amenities
Beautiful and Spacious 1 Bedroom 1 Bath Vacation Suite, King Size Bed in Master Bedroom, Marble Whirlpool in Master Bath; Living Room with Leather Furniture and Large-Screen TV and VCR; Wet Bar, Pull-out Sofabed, Dining Area, Fully Equipped Kitchen with Dishwasher and Microwave, Washer/Dryer, Air Conditioning, Private Screened Patio or Balcony
Accomodations
Auto Rentals, Babysitting Referral, Bar/Cocktail Lounge, Basketball Court, Children's Pools, Delicatessen, Bicycle Trails, Live Entertainment, Fitness Center, Fishing, Game Room, Grocery/Convenience Store, Lake, Laundry Facilities, Planned Activities, Playground, Sauna/Steam Room, Swimming Pools, Tennis Courts, VCR or Player/Video Rental
Golf Courses, Restaurants, Jet-Ski at Lake Wilson, Movies, Shopping Malls, AND ALL THE FABULOUS ORLANDO ATTRACTIONS!! Orlando International Airport (25 Miles)
Region & Area History/Highlights:
Florida's history stretches back to the 1500s. On Easter Day in 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon came ashore at what is now St. Augustine in the northeast corner of the state. What Ponce de Leon and the early settlers found in the Sunshine State?osquitoes, swamps and native tribes with little interest in sharing the land?as sufficiently daunting to discourage the growth of other settlements.
As so often happened in the Americas, the Seminoles who settled in Florida weren't thrilled with the bands of newcomers. In the early 1800s, the Seminoles fought two bitter wars to retain their land. When the second of those ended in 1842, Orlando's history began. Settlers followed soldiers into Central Florida, and a settlement grew around an old Army post known as Fort Gatlin, located at what is now Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. Originally named Jernigan after an early settler, Orlando changed its name in 1857 to honor soldier Orlando Reeves, who, while on sentinel duty at the fort, was felled in 1835 by an Indian arrow as he raced to warn of an oncoming raid. Orlando was born on July 21, 1875, population 85.
Orlando's Three C's In Orlando's early days, the three C's drove commerce in the city: cattle, cotton and citrus. As Cuban demand for Florida beef grew, cattle ranches spread across the flatlands, cattle rustlers fought gunfights in the streets, and little Orlando became a rough-and-tumble town.
Soon, tired settlers turned to cotton, a considerably less threatening crop, and the town became the center of a thriving cotton industry. When the U.S. Civil War began, however, workers moved away to pick cotton throughout the South, replacing soldiers away at war. In 1871, a hurricane roared through the town, destroying most of the crop.
Until air conditioning was invented?n Florida, by the way?ife in the Sunshine State was no picnic. Summer heat, sandy soil and sporadic torrential rainfall made for tough living, but it also proved to be the perfect conditions for citrus crops. Orange, grapefruit, tangerines and limes all thrived in the sandy soil. By 1870, orange fever had struck Central Florida, and the citrus industry grew rapidly.
All Aboard! When Henry Flagler and, later, Henry Plante pounded spikes into railroad tracks that extended down the east and west coasts of Florida, orange fever reached its peak. Although stymied for a decade or so by the Great Freeze of 1894-1895, which destroyed nearly all the citrus crop in the region, by the 1950s Florida had more than 80,000 acres of citrus trees spread across the flatlands and rolling hills, stretching to the horizon.
Orlando's fascination with entertainment stretches as far back as 1895. Proving that it really is possible for a little creative thinking to turn lemons into lemonade, (or, oranges into orange juice) citrus grower John B. Steinmentz watched the freeze turn his crop into worthless mush and started working on a comeback. He turned his packing house into a skating rink, set up some picnic tables and a bathhouse, and built a toboggan slide that whooshed visitors into a cool spring. Voila?rlando's first entertainment center!
Central Florida acquired electricity in 1900, then telephones and, in 1903, cars that chugged around at the terrifying speed of 5 mph. In 1922, the first airport opened as a cargo center; in 1928, the Orlando Municipal Airport opened. Today, that facility is the Orlando International Airport, welcoming hundreds of thousands of travelers each year.
A major economic force in the region, the Martin Marietta missile factory?ow known as Lockheed Martin?rrived in 1922 with its facilities spread over 10.6 miles of Central Florida and staffed with thousands (it's the area's largest employer).
And that has made all the difference... But 1971 was the seminal year in Orlando. After looking at many Florida sites, including Miami, Walt Disney and company decided that the vast acreage and accommodating local leaders were just what they needed to build the company's first theme park outside California. Thus was born Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, which welcomed its first visitors in 1971.
As the Mouse's fame grew, others saw the possibilities inherent in thousands of tourists. SeaWorld was the next to arrive, bringing its black-and-white Shamu "killer" whale and its leaping dolphins to Orlando in 1973. That touched off a flurry of other new attractions as the visitor numbers grew each year.
In 1990, Universal Studios arrived to add still more competition, more visitors and more entertainment. In 1999, it grew again with the addition of Islands of Adventure, featuring a host of thrill rides guaranteed to knock your socks off.
Growing, Growing... Meanwhile, Orlando just keeps on growing, there are over 90 attractions, 3,800 restaurants and 99,000 rooms, topping 100,000 even as you read this.
You will still see citrus groves, although many have been usurped by sprawling housing developments. A host of other entertainment facilities and high-tech industries continue to play a major role in the region's economy, but it is tourism that is the pile-driving force of Orlando's finances, contributing more than $17 billion to the economy annually. Today's Orlando is unquestionably the epicenter of the state's tourism industry, a place where billions of dollars change hands every day amid a fantasy land of neon and nightlife.
Exchange Club Information
David Seigal is a pioneer in the Timeshare industry and has built a great empire going from a central base in orlando to a tremendous inventory of resorts across the country. Whether or not you are a member of a major exchange company, you will have plenty of vacation choices just with Westgate's resort destinations alone!!
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