You will love the easy access to EPCOT!!! It is literally 5-7 minutes to the World Showcase.
Which kind of leads to your last question...
There is a section on Page 1 dealing with Dining at BC and YC, both Table Service and very helpful Counter Service info from pixarmom. As far as TS at the resorts, there is Cape May (character breakfast in the morning, clambake/buffet at night) at BC, Captains Grille (non-character a la carte OR buffet breakfast, lunch-menu and dinner-menu) at YC and a Signature restaurant, Yachtsman, at YC.
Additionally, the restaurants at the Boardwalk and World Showcase are nearby.
Standard View- not sure where they are all located, but there is a good chance you will be overlooking the parking lot/main entrance of the Beach Club. One of my two stays at the BC was in a standard view room (CL), and I have some info and pictures of the view a few pages back. Let me get the link for you:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43681105&postcount=1256
Here are a few pictures of the view from this standard view room:
Looking to the Left:
Center view of parking lot blocked by tree:
View to the Right:
This is a view of the front of the resort. I am guessing that pretty much any of the rooms here are Standard View:
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