Lodging and Directions
Getting Here
The Villages is located in Florida, between Leesburg and Ocala, approximately one hour from Orlando. There are a variety of ways to get to The Villages from the Orlando Airport:
The Villages is located in Florida, between Leesburg and Ocala, approximately one hour from Orlando. There are a variety of ways to get to The Villages from the Orlando Airport:
- Rent a car at the airport
- Take Groom Transportation from the Orlando airport to the Spanish Springs bus depot, which is 0.3 miles from the TownePlace Suites by Marriott. The estimated travel time for this choice is 60-90 minutes. Express Depot Service offers passengers the fastest travel times between The Villages and curbside at the Orlando MCO Airport. Pickup and drop off times to their depots are on a set schedule with this style of shared ride service, so you always know when you will be picked up and dropped off, no matter how many passengers travel. Here is the link for Groome Transportation: The Villages Airport Transportation - Groome Transportation
- Take Village Airport Van from the Orlando airport to anywhere within The Villages, including TownePlace Suites by Marriott. The estimated travel time for this choice is 90-120 minutes, as the van has to make stops along the way for all the passengers. Here is the link for Village Airport Van: Village Airport Van - Airport Shuttle/Transportation for The Villages
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Where to Stay
For reasonable accommodations we recommend the TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Spanish Springs Town Square, 1141 Alonzo Avenue in The Villages. The artists' 2024 room rate of $105 plus tax includes extended continental breakfast. Click here to make your online reservations. To reserve your room via phone, please call the hotel directly at (352) 753-8686. Do not call the Marriott central reservation line. Use our special Village Art Workshop code VWB3 for a room with a king-sized bed and VWB4 for a room with two queen-sized beds. If you'd like a one bedroom suite, use code VWB5. |
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NOTE: These rates are available only during a workshop at Village Art Workshops, and rates can include the night before and the night of a workshop. These rates do NOT apply at any other time.
If you are staying at TownePlace Suites and need transportation to the workshop room, both Uber and Lyft services are available.
You will find restaurants, movies and shopping within one block of the hotel. The nearby Spanish Springs Town Square provides entertainment and dancing every night.
Click here for Map of Spanish Springs Town Square.
OPTIONAL LODGING LOCATIONS:
For information about The Villages, golf, restaurants and much more: thevillages.com
If you are staying at TownePlace Suites and need transportation to the workshop room, both Uber and Lyft services are available.
You will find restaurants, movies and shopping within one block of the hotel. The nearby Spanish Springs Town Square provides entertainment and dancing every night.
Click here for Map of Spanish Springs Town Square.
OPTIONAL LODGING LOCATIONS:
- Holiday Inn, 1205 Avenida Central. Phone: 1-800-719-5540
- Comfort Suites, 1202 Avenida Central. Phone: 1-352-259-6578
For information about The Villages, golf, restaurants and much more: thevillages.com