I've stayed at BCV 3 times, with 3 very different views. And everyone's idea of "best view" is different. Once I had an Epcot view, where I found the road much too distracting-it made it too difficult to relax on my balcony with that road noise. Yet, someone else was there, and they loved the fact that every night they got a beautiful view of Illuminations. I can understand that may be something to consider with young children-getting back to your room early and seeing Illuminations in PJs. My favorite view is the courtyard view, near the entrance. I can hear the lovely "Disney music" and watch all the comings and goings. Lots of people with young children find the first floor to be most convenient, and I've never heard any complaints about pool noise. The pool view is over the quiet pool, most people at BCV go over to SAB, leaving not many people at the BCV quiet pool.