A gated, Lennar-built resort in the Four Corners corridor where every one of the 546 homes — even the townhomes — has its own private screened pool, backed by one of the strongest clubhouse packages near Disney. Here's the full picture: real costs, real rules, honest rental numbers, and the dues fight you should know about before you buy.
Built by Lennar from 2007 to 2014 on roughly 120 acres off Westside Blvd, Paradise Palms is a purpose-built short-term-rental resort of 379 townhomes (4–5 BR) and 167 detached pool homes (5–6 BR). Its calling card is simple: every single home has a private screened pool and covered lanai — and behind the 24-hour gate sits a ~9,500 sq ft clubhouse with a heated lagoon pool, a licensed tiki bar & grill, and a free 50-seat cinema.
All 546 residences — including all 379 townhomes — have their own screened pool and covered lanai. At peer resorts like Windsor Palms, only the detached homes get pools; here your guests get one at a townhome price point.
A heated zero-entry lagoon pool (~5,000 sq ft) with a waterfall grotto and under-12 water slide, two hot tubs, a licensed Bar & Grill renovated in 2024 with posted daily hours, a free 50-seat movie theater, arcade, sauna, and a sundries market & deli.
2007–2014 construction versus 2000–2003 Windsor Palms and early-2000s Emerald Island — newer roofs, systems, and floor plans in a corridor where building age is starting to show at the older resorts.
Paradise Palms carries no Community Development District assessment. Newer Westside-corridor resorts typically add roughly $1,200–$2,800 a year in CDD charges on the tax bill — a line item you simply don't pay here.
4–6 bedroom homes sleeping 8+ sit in the largest slice of Kissimmee's short-term-rental demand — and the resort is about 8–12 minutes from the Disney gates, off Westside Blvd near the US-192 corridor.
Dues here appear to run roughly double Windsor Palms' published rate, and owners say they've been climbing fast. Add ~12 months of resale inventory and 175 average days on market, and this is a resort you buy deliberately — for the amenity package — not by accident.
As of August 2026, Paradise Palms carries no CDD and HOA dues of roughly $682–$805 per month depending on home type — a listing-data estimate, since the association does not publish a current schedule (verify the exact figure with FirstService Residential before you underwrite).
Compare these costs across all 15 corridor resorts in our Resort Cost Index. Sources: aggregated MLS listing data and community realty pages (Aug 2026); inclusions list consistent across multiple sources. Dues figures are estimates from listings, not an official schedule — confirm with FirstService Residential.
Amenity inventory from the resort's official site and current community materials (Aug 2026); posted hours are in the FAQ below. Note: there is no fishing pier at Paradise Palms, and pickleball/shuffleboard appear in only a single source — confirm before promising them to guests.
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Straight talk: no analytics vendor publishes a Paradise Palms–specific dataset, and the closest public numbers are proxies — zip 34747 (which includes 7–10BR mansions in Reunion and Encore) and Kissimmee citywide (which includes small condos). The most granular figures come from a property manager marketing its own services, so treat them as promotional, not audited.
Sources: FunStay Florida Paradise Palms management page (2026, promotional), AirROI / Airbtics / AirDNA Kissimmee market snapshots (TTM mid-2026), and third-party zip-34747 aggregates (unverified first-hand). Estimates only — results vary by product, furnishing, pricing, and management. Typical third-party management here runs 20–35% of gross; an on-resort operator advertises a $250/mo flat fee.
Market averages only tell half the story. Our free community guide includes real numbers from self-managing owners and property managers who run units inside Paradise Palms.
Paradise Palms sits in unincorporated Osceola County. Renting short-term is fully legal — you just need the right registrations, and Osceola has one big catch most new owners miss (see below). Our sister company handles all of this for owners.
Every community has trade-offs. These are the ones buyers should price in — and sellers should be ready to talk about.
A July 2024 owner petition alleges dues rose roughly 20% per year for three straight years, and criticizes contractor bidding and budget transparency. An owner group, “Paradise Palms Owners United,” formed to back candidates in HOA board elections. These are owner assertions, not audited findings — but the dispute itself is real, and it tells you to read the budgets, minutes, and election history before you buy.
Listing data puts Paradise Palms at roughly $682–$805/mo versus Windsor Palms’ published $354–$367 and Emerald Island’s ~$262 (a dated 2022 figure). You do get more — a private pool on every home, a bigger amenity package, newer construction — but underwrite the full fee, not the fee you wish it were, and verify the current schedule with the association.
Roughly 40 active listings against about 39 sales a year is close to 12 months of inventory, with an average of 175 days on market and about 95% list-to-sell. For buyers, that’s real leverage. For sellers, pricing and presentation decide everything — which is exactly where honest rental numbers and a featured listing earn their keep.
The best public evidence is ≈ $2,047/quarter in listing data — the association doesn’t publish a current schedule, and we found no public record of special assessments either way. During your inspection period, request the budget, reserve study, assessment history, and the master insurance structure (what the HOA covers on townhome exteriors versus what your policy must cover). We can help you request them.
Unlike Polk or Lake County resorts, no booking platform remits Osceola’s 6% TDT for you — every owner must register and self-remit monthly, keep guest records for at least three years, and be ready for county audits. It’s manageable, but it’s a genuine ongoing chore (or a reason to have someone file it for you).
Valet trash must be in the brown bench by 10 AM (curbside bags draw fines), rental homes get a maximum of 3 parking passes, townhomes have just one reserved space, RVs and oversized vehicles are prohibited, quiet hours run 10 PM–8 AM, and every guest must be registered in the dwellingLIVE gate system. Good for the community’s upkeep — but brief your guests, because violations land on the owner.
Compiled from the resort's official guest materials, public records, owner petitions and discussions, and current market data. Always verify current association budgets and disclosures during your inspection period — we can help you request them.
Buying, not selling?
This guide covers what Paradise Palms is — the amenities, the floor plans, what it is like inside the gates. If what you need is whether the purchase works, John keeps a buyer’s breakdown on his agent site: HOA and CDD with their sources, the leasing rule, what to verify before you offer, and the calculator preloaded with this community’s figures.
See the Paradise Palms buyer’s breakdown →johnandrewhomes.com · Johnathon Candelario, Preferred SHORE
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