In the past 25 years, I've been to WDW at least 53 times. I never knew (after they built it) about HOTEL PLAZA BOULEVARD in Lake Buena Vista. I stayed there last year for the first time I will not stay anywhere else again. it is SO close to everything (downtown disney), WDW, very nice, clean, peaceful, and I think ALL the hotels have transportation. they have best western (1), Hilton (1), Courtyard by Marriott. a Double Tree Inn, Grosvenor, a Wyndham and I think two or three others. I'm hoping I am able to get back there this year during New Year's.

I've also been to WDW many times (I'm probably up to 12 now) and I cannot say enough about how important it is to stay on the Disney property. Transportation is provided as well as "extras". I've stayed at the Royal Caribbean (I don't even know if they're around any longer), the Polynesian, the Yacht Club, Caribbean Beach Resort, off-property Hyatt or Marriott (can't remember which but they're all the same anyway), and I know I'm forgetting some others. The best place I would have to say was the Yacht Club. Although it can be a bit costly, the service is impeccable, the location is outstanding (don't even need to take transportation to Epcot- it's a 5 minute walk), they have a beach, pools, water slides, and an area across a lake where they have their own restaurants and stores. It's also a short bus ride to the Magic Kingdom and the other properties, including Pleasure Island. You can also walk to the Swan hotel from there, which has a great Italian restaurant inside. We were also upgraded to the concierge floor where they had complimentary breakfast every morning and snacks were laid out for guests (peanut & jelly and chocolate chip cookies for the kids) every day at about 3. I agree with the others that the Caribbean Beach Resort is one of Disney's worst resorts, at least when I was there anyway-perhaps it's changed since then. Of the moderates, I've been told by my mother (who's been to Disney even more than I have) that Port Orleans is very nice, so if you're going to go that way I would stay there or at Dixie - not Caribbean Beach Resort, IMO.