We are WDW vets, that have now been going to DL every year for 8 years, and the only reason I don't also call us DL vets is there are locals that are there every week! We typically stay at the DLH; however, we stayed at the Fairfield last year when we wound up coming in a day early and DLH had no availability for that first night. I would not hesitate to stay there again if money was an issue or I did not mind staying outside of the Disney bubble. The rooms were clean, the staff was great, the store had good options and was open late; there is a Panera right next to it; a Pizza Hut Express in the hotel. By WDW standards, the walk to the parks is not far at all. It is more like a motel in that the doors open outside, but at least for our floor you had to go up the elevators in the lobby to get to the exterior hall and the room. It has a pool, but nothing interesting or special about it-- if you don't plan on swimming that doesn't matter.
I don't think I would pay the extra for the premium view. If you go on
youtube and search Fairfield Inn
Disneyland premium view- there are a couple of videos that come up taken in the last 6 months that give a tour of the room and show the view. That should give you a good idea of what to expect.
I can't speak to the other two places because we have not stayed at those.
