My gang will take the "stress" of a private pool over the very real stress of having to share beds any day. We have 2 girls (16 and 8) and 2 boys (14 and 5). The little two have earlier bedtimes and DD8 is a squirmer. It's a disaster when they have to share--not to mention that DH and I have to sit in bed with booklights while they fall asleep. Although I love to read, it's so much easier all around to put the little two in their room--it's a big deal for them to share, as they don't at home. Close the door and the older folks can relax.
And you know, just because a house has a full kitchen and laundry facilities, doesn't mean you're required to use them. I don't mind simple cooking on vacation--we're talking break and bake cookies or reheating frozen pizza. But, you could eat every meal in a restaurant and STILL save money on a rental--especially when you consider the cost of eating every meal onsite.
But hey--if someone wants to argue that they actually like using the Disney bus system versus driving their own car, I say, enjoy your ride. Odds are, I'll be back in my air-conditioned house long before you spy a bus to take you back to Grand Floridian from AK.
And just for yucks, I pulled out my Passporter for GF prices for 2 rooms (since we have a party of 6, we would need 2), ande 1 night (one!) would cost the same as a week in the 4BR house we rented! That's not pennies in my book, sorry. And yes, even renting enough points for a DVC 2BR villa would be pricier than the weekly house rental.
