I'm back home after a 10 day stay. I don't know if I'll be lucky enough to do this again in the next few years, but if I do, I'd stay here--and insist to the others joining me that they should too.
Honestly, my biggest mistake was not planning enough "enjoy the hotel and my room" time. A one-bedroom was, in fact, bigger than my apartment. I was in Tower 6, but my USB powerbar worked as expected. Everything was in good condition, I'd be surprised if it's renovated in the near future. The nearest lazy river was so, so nice, as well as both hotel pools I spent time in. Neither was particularly crowded, though the lazy river was a little. I didn't get the opportunity to go to any activities, though I had wanted to. I just ended spending up too much at the parks and was too tired or too late when I got back. They looked nice though. I was also impressed by how nice the minigolf was when I walked by, with real obstacles and decor, not just 18 little spots of green with a hole, like some hotel minigolf.
I didn't realize that if the stay was longer, they'd do a cleaning, after 4 or 5 days so my place was messy (mostly clothes waiting to be thrown in the washer) but they still exchanged towels and made my bed, despite my largest suitcase open on the floor at the foot of the bed and a tangle of charging cords and things being piled on the bed beforehand. Weirdly, though, someone came by later that same day, in afternoon, but I was taking a nap and yelled at them to come back later. They didn't?
I got some breakfast burritos because I was hungry. I also checked out the menus of a few of the restaurants but was never sufficiently impressed to order. Using the kitchen or even ordering a pizza from a legit place and eating leftovers for the next day or two seemed like a better option. (I mostly ate at the parks--my family was on a dining plan, but my budget worked out well!)
I said I didn't need a parking pass and was instead told to get my "welcome pack" which had important hotel info. I did that, but late at night and subsequently had no interactions with the timeshare sales and I even expressed interest in the bribe (a gift card or a 7 night stay--allegedly easy to use in Asia). I did say I wasn't interested for the first half of my stay, since I was focused on family time, but might be willing in the second half--although I'm poor and sad, so I'd just listen, take the gift and not even be able to buy anything even if I wanted to. So, that might be why.
Finally, I was most concerned about transportation. Honestly, the shuttle is terrible, even for one person. It's 8 dollars for a round trip, for one but according to the schedule, it has to be reserved ONLY by speaking IN PERSON to the clerk at the transportation desk. Times are also terrible, with 1 or 2 options to each park, each way (basically morning there, and evening back to the hotel) for the TCC, Animal Kindgom, Epcot and Disney Springs (and maybe two of those were combined?). Of course, you could use them to go where ever and then use the excellent Disney buses, but that's a pain. And, the reservation system seems to be designed to limit to you to coming and going from the same place, though they did say you could call and change it. One day, I used the bus to get to Animal Kingdom because it was about 2 dollars cheaper than a one-way lyft but the return time was so early (5:45) and I didn't want to bother with calling and trying to get the late MKTCC bus (10:45, which was basically the only alternative) so I just took a lyft.
And that brings me to the best way to travel around if you're not renting a car or driving--especially if you're more than just one person. Splitting a lyft or uber between 2 people (or paying one way each) will be about the same, except to Animal Kingdom and maybe Magic Kingdom, and obviously, way more convenient. Most rides were about 8 bucks, and MK and AK were about 10, though I'd often tip a dollar or two. If you are looking to save a few dollars, it might be worth considering taking Disney transport to a closer hotel or Disney Springs. It's probably not worth the time investment, though I did do it a few times to avoid the rain and crowds more, (waiting under the cover of the nice bus queues vs. waiting out in the rain, and hoping your ride comes quickly, despite all the others also trying to catch a ride) and to spend a little more time with my family (who were at Port Orleans and also, I got to grab beignets). The rideshares were also able to go right to my tower and pretty close to most park entrances, if not as close as Disney transport gets, then second best. This would be complicated if you have a bigger group or children requiring a car seat, but if it's adults and teenagers, this is 100% the way to go.