I agree about the pool. We stay at the Explorers because its the best way to accommodate my family of 5 and use the pool purely because it's there. It took until our third trip to use it and if it wasn't there we certainly wouldn't miss it.
Just think of all the extra yummy food and souvenirs you will be able to enjoy buying!
I have always stayed at DLRP hotels with pools and have never used one! We had a look at the DLH one last trip, and headed to our room to get changed but fell asleep instead! Lol!