Mattamy Homes' purpose-built rental resort in the Westside corridor — the newest large short-term-rental community near Disney, with the only public-accessible FlowRider surf simulator in the Orlando area. It's a genuinely strong product, but go in with clear eyes: dues have drifted up, there's a CDD many listings miss, and roughly 18% of the community is on the market. Here's everything we know.
Solara is Mattamy Homes' purpose-built vacation-rental community: 595 homes built 2018–2024, every one with its own private pool, anchored by a roughly 13,000 sq ft Grand Clubhouse campus with a full-service restaurant and the FlowRider surf simulator. The builder is sold out — everything for sale today is resale.
The only public-accessible FlowRider surf simulator in the Orlando area, confirmed operating in 2026 (daily 11 AM–7 PM). It's a listing photo no competing resort can match. Honest note: rides cost extra — about $30 for a day pass.
Built 2018–2024, Solara hasn't hit the renovation cycle yet. Compare that to 2000s-era resorts where dated units can need $30–60K of updates before they photograph well.
Townhomes from 3 bedrooms up to 9-bedroom pool villas, 1,962–4,828 sq ft, every home with a private pool. Kissimmee's inventory — and its revenue — skews toward exactly these large-group homes.
Zero-entry grand pool with waterslides and cabanas, kids' splash park, Solstice Bar & Grille (open daily), a poolside tiki bar, sundry market, fitness center, and sports courts and fields.
One monthly fee covers high-speed internet, cable, daily valet trash, the 24/7 guarded gate, reserves, and full amenity access for you and your guests — fewer separate bills to manage from out of state.
About 6.9 miles to Walt Disney World in the Westside/Formosa Gardens corridor — easy park runs and plenty of dining nearby. Trade-off: it's a busy corridor, and some guest reviews mention street noise at night.
As of August 2026, Solara Resort HOA dues run roughly $500–$670 per month depending on home type — up from about $503 in the builder era to the $663+ most aggregators now report — plus a Westside CDD assessment of roughly $1,100–$1,500 per year on the tax bill. The current adopted dues schedule is not published online, so verify the exact figure with the association before you underwrite.
Sources: Westside CDD adopted budget documents, the association’s official portal, and MLS-fed listing aggregators (Aug 2026). The current adopted HOA budget was not found online — request the dues schedule and reserve study from Leland Management before relying on any figure. Compare these costs across all 15 corridor resorts in our Resort Cost Index.
The association’s amenity page currently lists all indoor and outdoor amenities as open. Clubhouse hours are 8 AM–8 PM daily; the FlowRider runs 11 AM–7 PM; Solstice Bar & Grille serves 11 AM–8 PM with happy hour 4–6 PM.
Amenity list from the association’s official portal, with hours and FlowRider pricing from resort and booking pages (verify current hours and pricing with the clubhouse, (407) 479-5500). We list only amenities on the official HOA list — some aggregators add tennis, pickleball, a dog park, a lazy river, or even a golf course, none of which appear there.
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Mattamy built Solara around three townhome plans plus the Paradise and Destination Series single-family lines — every home with its own private pool. The builder is sold out, so these original collateral plans are what you’ll see on resale listings (later “II”/“III” variants differ slightly in the final phases).
The entry point to the community — the smallest Solara plan still brings a loft and its own private pool.
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The mid-size townhome — four ensuite-friendly bedrooms plus a loft in a footprint that keeps dues and CDD at the townhome tier.
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The largest townhome — five bedrooms plus a loft, sleeping a single-family-size group at a townhome price point.
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The single-family entry point — a five-bedroom pool home with a one-car garage, sized for the corridor’s core family-group market.
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A seven-bedroom, two-car-garage plan offered in Modern, Mediterranean, Florida Traditional, and Coastal elevations.
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Seven bedrooms plus a loft with six and a half baths — bath count that matters when you’re hosting multi-family groups.
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An eight-bedroom estate plan for the biggest reunion and multi-family bookings.
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The flagship — nine bedrooms plus a loft, the top of Solara’s lineup and of its price range on resale.
View full brochure (PDF)Floor plans courtesy of Mattamy Homes via Realty in Orlando. Specs shown are from the builder’s collateral sheets; confirm any specific home’s plan and square footage against the listing and county records.
Straight talk: no public dataset breaks out Solara Resort alone, and Kissimmee market averages blend 10,000+ listings of every size and effort level — so blended averages understate what full-time, professionally run homes this size gross. The ranges below are market data plus manager-published projections, labeled for what they are.
Sources: AirROI and Airbtics Kissimmee market data (2025–26), zip-34747 excerpts from third-party analytics blogs (directional only), and a property manager’s published Solara projection table (promotional). Estimates only — results vary by home size, condition, pricing, and management. Peak months (March, June–August, December) are reported to drive 40–45% of annual revenue.
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 Solara.
Solara sits in unincorporated Osceola County. Renting short-term is fully legal — it’s what the community was zoned and built for — but Osceola’s tax setup catches more owners than any other county in the corridor. 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.
Builder-era dues were about $503/month; the most recent aggregator figure is $663+, and MLS-fed listings show a wide spread. On top of that, a separate Solara Resort Vacation Villas association exists alongside the master HOA — so townhome and villa buyers should confirm exactly which assessments apply. Get the adopted budget and dues schedule from Leland Management (CAM Edward Rios, (407) 469-5302) before you underwrite anything.
The “no CDD fee at Solara” claim circulates widely on listing sites, and it’s wrong: the Westside Community Development District’s own budget documents show annual debt assessments of $699 (townhome) to $839 (50′ single-family) per home, plus an operations share — roughly $1,100–$1,500/yr all-in. Pull the exact parcel’s tax bill and read the non-ad-valorem section before you close.
About 104–106 of Solara’s 595 homes were actively listed in August 2026. For buyers that’s real leverage — sellers are competing hard. For sellers it means pricing and presentation decide everything, which is exactly where real rental numbers and a featured listing earn their keep. The builder is sold out, so at least there’s no new-construction competition.
It’s the resort’s signature amenity, but rides run about $30/day per person on top of the stay. Guest reviews flag surprise fees as a friction point, so disclose it plainly in your listing — “on-site surf simulator (day passes available)” converts better than a refund request after check-in.
Recent TripAdvisor reviews mention street noise at night (“muscle cars racing”), marijuana smoke around the pools, gate backups at check-in peaks, and guards waving cars through. None of it is unusual for a large rental resort on a busy corridor, but set guest expectations honestly and screen bookings accordingly.
Because the county has no collection agreement with Airbnb or Vrbo, the 6% Tourist Development Tax is never collected for you — and owners who assume “Airbnb handles taxes” build up months of unpaid liability. Returns are due monthly by the 20th, late filings cost 10% or a $50 minimum plus interest, and the county audits with three-year record requirements. Set the account up before your first booking.
Compiled from the district’s budget documents, the association’s portal, county tax-collector materials, guest reviews, and listing data. Always verify current association budgets, CC&Rs, and disclosures during your inspection period — we can help you request them.
No resort-wide amenity map is published as a static file, so here is the official Phase II site plan: Westside Blvd runs along the west edge, with Amelia Downs Trail, Caroline Bay Court, Hilton Ridge Avenue, and Tropical Haven Court inside. Townhome blocks sit along Amelia Downs Trail and Cooper Bell Place, with 40′ and 50′ single-family lots around them. The Grand Clubhouse campus is at 1575 Carey Palm Cir., in the original phase.
Community map courtesy of Mattamy Homes via Realty in Orlando.
Buying, not selling?
This guide covers what Solara Resort 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 Solara Resort buyer’s breakdown →johnandrewhomes.com · Johnathon Candelario, Preferred SHORE
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