I really appreciate everybody taking the time to share their thoughts. Even after I decided, I still keep looking at other options. It's finding the right balance. Generally, I don't think my family minds less space when we're in the "Disney bubble". Any other place we vacation, we like to drive ourselves...and yet, at Disney we really like taking the buses and not fighting traffic, etc. We used to stay off site and it was sometimes so frustrating finding a place to eat for dinner. We have memories of stopping at various places that were all long waits and winding up with fast food and a flat tire instead of a relaxed dinner! Even though, we pay more on site for food, we like the ease of having ADRs at the various Disney restaurants(but we hated the
DDP the one time we got it!) We also really like taking breaks mid day...but, not everyone wants a break at the same time, so it's nice being able to take the bus back to the room.
On the other hand, more space sounds great...so, I keep looking just in case I see something. Our reservation is at CBR and we really like that resort...I'm not sure how it will be with the construction though. That's part of why I keep looking for other options. We do have a room only ressie, so we can cancel pretty close to the start of our vacation. Too bad it's not in the budget to just get 2 rooms!