We always ask for a room AWAY from the elevators. We had a room just a few doors down from the elevator bay once, and it was much noisier than other areas of the villas. There's often someone (or a family) waiting for an elevator, or calling down the hall that they're holding the elevator, or not to forget the water bottles....we'd rather have a walk to our room, and a quieter stay.
We actually like staying in the rooms closest to MGM, overlooking the quiet pool. It's a bit further to Epcot, but less than 10 minutes to/from either Epcot or MGM. This is great when you're leaving the park at closing time and want to bypass the transportation crowds!