I love having a place to go where everything is beautiful, people are super-nice, and everything is handled from airport arrival to airport departure. I ADORE Magical Express and the park transportation! I don't care if it takes 40 minutes from a resort or not ... I'm so happy to be immersed in the Disney world and to have someone else carting me around, I'm thrilled no matter what. Stayed off-property once, and I'll never do it again. Instead, I hunt for deals on-property all year.
I go alone once each year, and just have the most awesome time. I feel like a kid let loose in a dream, without a care in the world. Don't even have to worry about how to get back to my bed. LOL