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Central Florida resort communities for short-term rentals

One guide per community: whether you can actually rent it nightly, every HOA and club fee, the rules guests run into, and what goes wrong. Each fact links to its source, and each community gets an STR suitability grade from a published rubric.

STR grade B

Can you Airbnb in ChampionsGate?

Yes, in The Retreat and in the ChampionsGate condominiums, but not everywhere behind the gate. The Retreat's recorded declaration allows rentals with no HOA approval and no minimum stay, and 201 of its lots can legally be used only as short-term rentals. Condominiums 1 and 2 are short-term only; 3 and 4 allow both. The Country Club section and Champions Club condos do not allow short-term rentals, even though county zoning does. Confirm the exact association and lot before you make an offer.

Davenport, FL 33896Reviewed October 28, 2026

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