If it's your only trip it really will be more special if you stay on site if you like to escape from reality like I do when I am lucky enough to go to a Disney park. Even more than in Florida, I feel like "the bubble" adds a lot of extra value. It is so much more than convenience and Cast Members (in Florida we love the Beach Club and AKL). In Anaheim, it makes me sad to see the smattering of homeless people who settle in on the benches and the grass along Harbor Blvd. There are not a ton and not tents etc. like in SF, at least as of our last visit, and they do not not approach you, but their plight is hard to overlook, plus I feel guilty doing so. l used to love the DLH, however, during the remodel years ago, I believe they sealed all the windows and eliminated all the balconies except for possibly the concierge and penthouse type rooms and I want to open my windows, hear people having fun, and sit on my balcony if I'm not in a park. (If I am wrong about that and there are still regular rooms with balconies I would love to know that.) I really loved the old 2-story DLH buildings, hence my nickname. When we can't get into the GCH (we bought 2nd hand DVC points I love it so much) we love the Candy Cane Inn. Their staff is very nice, we enjoy their cheerful pool area and all the flowers, and they have a pretty complete grab and go breakfast, and it's an easy walk. We have small grandchildren so we do have to come back to the hotel midday and we spend more time there than I would otherwise, and I want to preserve the illusion for them as well, so my perspective is not what it would have been as a young adult, when I would have opted for the most convenient, acceptable, inexpensive room around (we used to stay at the Anaheim Plaza because it was the closest to the old entrance, but that - renamed I think - probably hasn't been updated since my 38-year-old son was in middle school and it was already iffy).