VGF was our second home resort and is probably our family's favorite (although Riviera is challenging it in a few categories). We always stay in a standard category because the resort is a points-eater and the standard rooms we've stayed have had some pretty amazing views. Generally we only ask for high floor, nothing much more than that. One year we ended up on the ground floor (in a studio) despite our "high floor" request and it was still lovely. The room felt darker than other villas we've stayed in, but we weren't in the room much anyway. And we realized that our ground floor studio was quite close to an exit that brought us right to the pool, so we ended up liking it anyway. Other times we've been on the 3rd and 4th floors and they've always been great - views of the monorail and, last Christmas,
MVMCP fireworks from our balcony! We've only stayed in the studio and 1br (with 2 young kids), and much prefer the 1br, but if we only had points for a studio we'd stay in a studio rather than a 1Br elsewhere.
As for seasons - Christmas and Easter (I know ... SO many points!!) are our favorites. The holiday displays are amazing - last Christmas was our first Christmas stay there, and the sights, sounds (carolers) and smells (the gingerbread house) were amazing. Easter was our first stay at GF on the hotel side, and it was also lovely. The public areas smelled like chocolate because of the easter eggs everywhere.
What are your other home resorts? Ours are BLT and RIV