Orlando - Kissimmee KOA Holiday

We decided to stay in Orlando for an additional night, found this KOA and we are glad we stayed here. The campsites were clean and the park is well kept. Each of the campsites we saw had different color tables and chairs, had a little bench seat and a BBQ. The icing on top for me was the little palm tree at our site. Absolutely loved it. Staff was friendly and even let us check in an hour early. Definitely a good place to stay.

Arrival - Great pre-arrival communication and staff at check-in.

Tips - Chose your arrival time wisely, Seven Dwarfs LN. can be a mad house at rush hour. After you get on Seven Dwarfs Rd., WATCH FOR THE KOA sign immediately on your right just past the Waffle House, easy to miss. There are no real arrival lanes to speak of off of Happy Camper Place. I would suggest stopping well before the registration center to avoid having to do a bunch of hair-pin turns to get to your site, see photo I have attached. If you are a Starlinker, chose your site wisely to avoid the big trees.

Favorites - Super long and well appointed sites for the most part. There is an area towards the back where they pack them in there like sardines. Nice pool, decent workout room, nice laundry, well appointed store, nice landscaping; but, why all the black asphalt?

Negatives - KOA sign sneaks up on you quick as noted above. No real registration lanes. Signage could use some attention within the park. FL-530 and Seven Dwarfs LN. noise can be obnoxious. Workout equipment needs attention.

This KOA was well maintained and clean. The sites had plenty of space. We have a 5th wheel with 3 slides we had plenty of room. There were several pull through. The amenities were a heated pool and laundry room and play area for the kids. Also, when we checked in we received an discount because I had just retired as a surgical technician (healthcare discount) greatly appreciated. Everyone was friendly and made our stay great. Would definitely return to the campground.

Great campground. Staff is super nice, pool and amenities are great but the Wifi and Verizon coverage are questionable. This may not be the case for everyone, but the Verizon data coverage is almost non existent here. The Wifi dropped unexpectedly or couldn't connect at all. If you need to work while you are here you may have challenges. For that reason I wouldn't stay here again. I will say, it is close to the Disney parks so if you don't plan on being at the campground much, I would recommend it.

This is an update to my earlier review. Had a bad experience on our last day. We wanted to fill our propane tank. The propane station wasnt in an obvious location so on our last morning I asked the office if they had a propane fill. I was told it was on back side of pool. Not wanting to blindly drive my Class A back there I walked over to see where it was and how to access it. I was aggressively confronted by an individual (koa employee?) wanting to know my intentions. I explained just looking at how to pull into propane area. He berated me that the area beyond propane is private (looks like employees trailer area). I can understand if I went beyond the propane tank into employee camping area but I was nowhere near going back there. His confronting me was totally unnecessary.

Oh, where to begin. First off, the entire time we stayed there the only employee we saw was the gentleman picking up garbage in the morning. The site was poorly maintained and grass was up to my knees. They clearly only maintain big rig sites. We arrived at 5:30 and the front desk was closed and EVERYONE was gone. They had at least 12-18 “after hour” arrivals that evening. We called each morning to try to check in and no one ever got back to us (I guess they just assumed we were there), but don’t worry they definitely charged my credit card. Bathrooms were ok, private with no ventilation. Constant noise from the roadway and helicopter tours flying above. All in all we had a bad experience here and it is a shame because they are 15 minutes from Disney World. Next time we will just pay an arm and a leg to stay in Fort Wilderness.

We stayed at this KOA for a week in January. This is the nicest KOA we have ever been at and one of best campgrounds (in an urban setting) that we have ever stayed at. The staff are on top of everything and the place is spotless. The sites vary in size and amenities from (standard) grass/gravel, premium with pavement and concrete, and deluxe patio with beautiful table and chairs, new Weber gas grill, fire ring and glider. They also have three fantastic tent sites with personal dishwashing stations, electric, fire pit, table and chairs and glider. We stayed on site 301, the deluxe patio site near the pool and laundry room and were extremely impressed. We used the laundry room - it was spotless - the gym was closed due to COVID. The small swimming pool was also very clean and included a covered patio area with tables. All bathrooms had door locks with a passcode for entry. The Wifi was better than most campgrounds but still a little slow. It had many access points and a code for logging onto the network. The office included a small camp store with a lot of Florida souvenirs. There is a fenced in dog park (that includes a dog washing station!!!), a huge kids playground with an enclosed bouncy house and a half-court basketball hoop. While we were here we saw a lot of pre-teens playing and riding bikes and scooters and just enjoying themselves, it is very kid-friendly. Rates are high, but considering the surrounding area and the condition of the park it was worth every penny. Bigger rigs - Getting into the park is best accomplished by entering NOT at the Seven Dwarfs roadway, but better via Cecile Drive. That road brings you to a left turn onto Happy Campers Dr. and the office is immediately on your left, behind the three tent sites. Big rigs fit in here easily - especially on the extra extra long pull throughs on sites 201-213. Site 301 easily accommodated our 35’ RV and the truck. None of these large sites require a disconnect from tow vehicle to fit comfortably. The only negative, is no security at entry/exit points, there is panhandling at all busy intersections including Seven Dwarfs Dr and we observed some non-campers cutting through the park. ATT LTE download of 5 mbps - Verizon was worse- almost a dead zone.