As for the kitchen, even though we prefer to stay at a place that has one, we hardly ever actually cook. We just like having the regular size refrigerator/freezer and the ability to warm something up in the microwave.
Good point. When I mentioned earlier how nice it is to have a kitchenette off-site, this is the reason why we like it. We're not exactly cooking up lasagna in there...lol.
Also, I still get back to the seperate room which you can only find in a suite. That's one of the main reasons we stay off-site. When we go to WDW it's for 7-10 days, and DH & DW prefer having a seperate room.
Having done both, off-site is just as convenient, larger rooms with more amenities, and usually a nicer, less crowed pool as well.