A gated, Tuscan-style townhome resort off US-27 with a lazy-river water park, an Irish pub, and the cheapest resort entry price in the Disney corridor — average sale ≈ $249K, with all-inclusive dues that cover even electric and water. Here's the honest version: real costs, real rules, and the trade-offs the sales brochures skip.
Regal Palms is the value play of the Four Corners short-term rental corridor: 598 Tuscan-styled townhomes (built 2003–2007) behind a 24-hour guard gate, wrapped around a 2.5-acre aquatic pavilion with a lazy river and water slide, a clubhouse with Frankie Farrell's Pub & Grill, a spa, an arcade, and an on-site market — at an average sale price around $249K.
Trailing-twelve-month average sold price ≈ $249K, with active listings starting around $189K. Next door, Windsor Island Resort's new townhomes start around $459K — Regal Palms buyers get gated resort amenities at roughly half the entry price.
One monthly payment reported to cover electric, water, sewer, cable, internet, building insurance, roof and exterior maintenance, pest control, daily valet trash, security, and every amenity — near-zero surprise operating bills for out-of-state owners. The trade-off: the dues themselves are substantial (details below).
Regal Palms is on the Polk County side of the corridor with no community development district — a real line-item saving versus Osceola-side resorts like Storey Lake or the Windsor communities, where CDD assessments ride on the tax bill for decades.
Lazy river, water slide, zero-entry pool, hot tub, gym, pub, spa, and arcade — amenities usually found in $400K+ communities. The townhomes have no private pools, so the water park is what earns the nightly rate.
The gate sits off Sand Mine Road at US-27, with the Publix-anchored Berry Town Center's shops and restaurants right by the entrance. About 9 miles (17–20 minutes) to Walt Disney World and roughly 10 minutes to ChampionsGate.
Short-term rental approved with no mandatory on-site program — self-manage, hire any manager, or use the in-house program. Owners can also use their home up to 365 days a year, so the community blends vacation rentals with full-time residents.
As of August 2026, Regal Palms townhome dues run roughly $600–$1,429 per month depending on unit size and sub-association — an all-inclusive figure reported to cover even electric, water, and building insurance — and the community has no CDD. The association has not published a 2026 dues schedule, so verify the current figure for any specific unit with the HOA office before you underwrite it.
Compare these costs across all 15 corridor resorts in our Resort Cost Index. Sources: listing aggregators and broker fee reports (2025–26), the association's published newsletters, and the resort's own terms. Dues figures are listing-reported, not an official 2026 schedule — the association has not published one; confirm with the HOA office (863-424-6141) before relying on them.
Amenity list from the resort's current guide and services pages plus association materials (verified operational as of 2025–26 marketing pages; hours and vendors change — the spa tenant, for example, has changed over the years). Pool wristbands are issued at the front desk; see the resort-fee details below.
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Regal Palms townhomes are two-story, Tuscan-styled, and roughly 1,400–1,900 sq ft in 3- and 4-bedroom layouts — none with private pools, since the water park does that job. The four plans published for the community:
Open great room, kitchen, and powder room down with covered porches front and back; all three bedrooms up, led by an 18-ft master suite.
A downstairs fourth bedroom with a full bath — the grandparent-friendly layout — plus a covered balcony off the master suite and dual walk-in closets.
The dual-master plan: two upstairs master suites plus a downstairs third bedroom near a full bath — a natural fit for two couples or two-family bookings.
Four bedrooms across two floors — a downstairs fourth bedroom with a full bath beside it, three bedrooms up, and covered porches front and back.
Floor plans courtesy of TD Florida (Top Dog Florida Homes). Bedroom and bath counts read from the plan drawings; individual units vary — verify the exact plan and square footage on any listing sheet.
Straight talk: no analytics vendor publishes Regal Palms–specific numbers, and the “Davenport market average” ADRs of $255–$291 you'll see online are weighted toward 4–6-bedroom private-pool homes — which these townhomes are not. No private pool means a lower nightly ceiling; the water park is what keeps rates competitive. Here's the realistic range, built from live in-resort asking rates and clearly labeled market proxies.
Sources: AirDNA and AirROI Davenport market reports (TTM mid-2026) and in-resort listed nightly rates (Aug 2026 snapshot). Estimates only — results vary by unit size, condition, and management, and the all-inclusive dues take a bigger bite out of gross here than in most communities.
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 Regal Palms.
Regal Palms sits in unincorporated Polk County. Renting short-term is fully legal — you just need the right registrations. 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.
Most units ran about $541/month in 2019; today's listings report roughly $600–$1,429 depending on size and sub-association. Because the dues absorb electric, water, and building insurance, Florida's utility and insurance inflation flows straight into them — and they're owed at full freight whether your calendar is booked or empty. Get the current schedule from the HOA office (863-424-6141) and the budget in your estoppel before you underwrite a purchase.
Every reservation pays the Daily Resort Amenity Fee — $20 per townhome per night plus tax — at the front desk on arrival, plus a $100 hold for wristbands. That's a surprise ≈$140/week add-on for a family who booked on price, and it's a recurring theme in negative guest reviews. The fix is free: disclose it prominently in your listing, not just the fine print.
Recent guest reviews describe units with “original furniture from 2005” and tired carpet. Units are individually owned, so condition varies wildly — and the resort's review scores suffer from the worst-kept units. For buyers that's the opportunity: a properly renovated townhome stands out sharply here. Budget the refresh into your offer.
These townhomes lean entirely on the shared water park, so don't underwrite with Davenport's $255–$291 market ADRs — those are private-pool-home numbers. Realistic achieved rates for a well-run townhome are roughly $110–$180/night. Buy on the value math, not the market average.
Most of the resort sits under Regal Palms Owners' Association, Inc., but a back section of 106 homes — the Villas at Regal Palms, reported around the Calabria and Bergamo streets — has its own association with historically higher dues. Confirm which association a unit belongs to, and its exact dues, before you write an offer.
We found no documented special assessment in public sources — but that's absence of evidence, not proof of a clean history. Request the association's budget, reserve study, and assessment history through the estoppel and document request during your inspection period. We can help you ask for the right documents.
Compiled from owner discussions, guest reviews, association newsletters, and public records. Always verify current association budgets and disclosures during your inspection period — we can help you request them.
The guard gate and clubhouse — where guests check in for wristbands — sit at the front of the community off Sand Mine Road, with the water park behind the clubhouse. Townhome streets (Napoli, Capri, Terra Lago, Cambria, Miramar, Palermo, Verona, La Mirage) loop through the resort; the Calabria and Bergamo section at the back is reported as the 106-home Villas sub-association, and the Highlands Reserve golf community borders the resort.
Community map courtesy of Regal Palms Resort & Spa.
Buying, not selling?
This guide covers what Regal 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 Regal Palms buyer’s breakdown →johnandrewhomes.com · Johnathon Candelario, Preferred SHORE
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