We were facing the monorail, but there were a lot of palm trees right outside of our room so it still felt tropical. I was fine with the view and the balcony felt private enough with all the foliage that you could sit out and have a drink and not feel like you were staring right at a parking lot.
I could hear faint music but I use a white noise machine for the baby anyway so sleeping was no issue. I’m as hooked on the white noise as DS is now so I’d probably use it even if he didn’t need it anymore