That was the weird thing about BRV: I LOVE WL, it is one of the places I make sure to visit on resort hopping day for all the reasons you've listed, I just couldn't like the room, and didn't like the lack of community hall or the inability to do laundry for free (at least I was told by the person I asked there was no free option for DVC studios, as there is at my favorite resort, OKW).
I'm personally too cheap and not fancy enough to stay at Poly, GF, Riv, etc., but I will visit all of those places during my resort day to feel fancy for a while.