I would say on experience:
Santa Fe - used to be the choice for us if on a budget, but now partner hotels have opened at a fraction of the price, no point staying here. Never liked it much anyway, and had some aweful experiences here too with mold, dirty room, broken fans etc.
Cheyenne - well themed, needs a refurb, and overpriced
Sequoia Lodge - stayed here several times over the years and never had a bad stay, but it has been years and I heard it was getting run down. Thankfully they are refurbing. Shame they ruined the place by turning the sublime Hunter's Grill into a stupid buffet, with dirty handed people touching the food.
NBC -3 stays, one in Admiral's floor. All of them poor value for money. This hotel does not have enough cast members, lifts, or dining space for a hotel of it's size. Beautiful to look at, poor stay.
Hotel New York - Used to be the hotel of choice with great service, sadly when the Empire State Floor reopened, this all seemed to go. 2 really disappointing stays last 2 times, with moldy hot chocolate, broken lights and speakers, broken phone jack, noisy. Also disappointing how they have ruined the dining here and the room service menu is poor. Also bell services are virtually non existent.
DLH - the only one that offers Disney quality service. Sadly, it is hideously expensive compared to similar hotels.
Personally I find that the Dream Castle, Radisson SAS and the Marriott Vacation Club all offer far superior quality accommodation and services. And to us that is more important. After 55 trips to DLP, 100's to DL in Calfornia (inc the wonderful Grand Californian), and stayed in WDW at the Poly, Contemporary, Boardwalk, Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, and Dixie Landings (at the time, now Port Orleans Riverside), coupled with 15 year of living in hotels for work, I refuse to pay the prices DIsney demand just for proximity. If they can return the hotels to compete with the quality of the other resorts and quality chains, then I may return.
If someone has to be on site, then I recommend DLH 1st, HNY 2nd, SL 3rd and Cheyenne last. The others I recommend skipping altogether.