It is soooo worth it in my experiences...the times I have gone with my daughter (she is now 4) we have always stayed at the GCH..her first trip was when she was 1..we have been 4 times since she was born and going again March 5-9 staying at GCH..with kids it makes a HUGE difference..before I didn't mind were we stayed, but with the naps and the enternace to CA it helps..we now have a 3month old and it will be a lot easier having the hotel soooo close..we love dtd also...it does cost more, but once again I believe it is worth it..the rooms all seem the same to me..we have stayed in suites and normal rooms.this time we are getting bunk beds for my daughter...and the noise..well we did not notice any extra,...one room was by the monorail onetime and that had extra noise..besides that it was pretty quite...HTH n