We're big fans of Park Vue for many reasons. Here's my basic thoughts about it:
(1) The walk is *awesome*. You literally can not get closer to the main entrance gates. You cross the street, and you're on DL property.
(2) Rooms are good sized, and recently renovated. There's many different types of rooms as well (2Q, 3Q, bunkbeds, and others). I've stayed in a 3Q suite, 2Q room, and a jacuzzi suite and have been impressed with each of them. We usually have 3 people in the 3Q suite, and there's more than enough room. The only "bummer" time is shower time; if you have several people needing to shower in the morning, 1 shower can be annoying... However, for us, either DD or DH will just shower at night when we get home from the parks, then only 2 people need to shower in the morning. There are several vanity and sink/mirror areas to do the basic morning grooming.
(3) I had only 1 minor issue with cleanliness--the jacuzzi room carpet didn't easily pass my "white sock test." My socks weren't "really" dirty, but the carpet needed a shampoo. However, within weeks of us staying there, the carpet was replaced when the room was renovated. DH and I agreed that it is probably a room that doesn't get cleaned much because it isn't used much, and people may well be getting in the jacuzzi when they are dirty, and then they get out and get the floor wet, and then walk on the wet floor with dirty shoes, just grinding the dirt farther in, making it more difficult to clean with just the vacuum.
(4) The beds. Oh my goodness. Just the perfect blend of firm under a pillow top. Feather pillows, too, so they could be made as fluffy as I wanted them, or as flat as DH prefers.
(5) Linens.... Their bed linens are wonderfully soft and comfy. No cheap white crunchy sheets. And their towels--they fit around my plus-sized booty, which is rare in hotel towels! They are also very fluffy and not stiff or scratchy at all!
(6) Free breakfast! The free breakfast is a good one, not just a cheap pastry and maybe a fruit and some coffee. On various days/trips, we've had: biscuits and gravy, hash browns, fried potatoes, waffles, pancakes, toast, fruit salad, fruits, yogurt, scrambled eggs, breakfast burritos, sausage, bacon, bagels, breads, cereal, oatmeal, juice, hot cocoa, coffee, milk. I'm sure I have forgotten things! At any rate, for our family of 3, it saves us $20-30/day compared to IHOP, Denny's, or Starbucks. Oh, and travel cups so DH and the kids can take their coffee/juice/cocoa with them down to the parks.
(7) Did I mention the walk at the end of a long Disney day (or when you get soaked on a wet ride, and the thigh chafing starts, so you have to go back to the room to change clothes)... Park Vue means you go out the pedestrian walkway, cross one street at a cross walk, and you are at your room. If you stay at HoJo, you have to go out the pedestrian walkway, cross the street, pass Best Western Park Place Inn, Tropicana, Carousel, Camelot, McDonald's, Panera, Marriott Fairfield, Courtyard, and Mimi's... then you are on the HoJo property... and still possibly have a hike to get to your building/room. Likewise, staying at DLH, you'll be passing 15-20 storefronts--essentially the same walk to DLH as to HoJo for double (sometimes triple!) the price of PVI.
(8) The pool. Honestly, this barely factors into our decision for a few reasons. First, while we always plan on using the pools, we rarely do, other than maybe the first night we are there, the day before we do the parks. Park Vue has a nice sized, basic, crystal clear pool and hot tub. Personally, I appreciate that there aren't tons of kids running and playing in the pool area; a little more relaxing for me.
(9) Price. At least for the rooms we've looked at, HoJo seems a little more expensive ($50+) for a longer walk. They do (or did?) offer a Disboards discount when you call and book directly.
(10) Customer service. We've had some great customer service from them--calling nightly to make sure we don't need anything, snacks in the lobby, weird billing issues that they fixed quickly and easily (dad was trying to pay for a night at the hotel for us, but wasn't able to get the lady to understand he wasn't trying to add on a day, he was trying to pay for a night and have us refunded what we already paid for it), they found my engagement ring that I lost (after we had already checked out), they call a reasonably-priced taxi for us back to the airport. We've always felt welcomed by them.
Anyway, just little things, but it made us happy enough that we decided to stay there this time when the prices were similar. The only cons at the Park Vue for us were the room was a little on the smaller side, and we would have loved to have a keurig to bring our own coffee that we like. Either way, both HoJo and Park Vue are great options
