Hi Tinkermommy,
We just got back from WDW and we stayed offsite at the Sheraton Safari Hotel.
http://www.sheratonsafari.com/
-To answer your questions:
1. The transportation service that they use is a motor coach bus to all the parks provided by Bethany Transportation and is free, to park hop you use disney transportation.
2. They have a very large swimming pool, kiddie pool and large jacuzzi located near the pool, outside food/drinks (bar) cabana all located in a safe secluded center courtyard of hotel complex with no outside exposure.
3. Breakfast can be continental or you can order room service and they also have a fantatastic all you can eat breakfast buffet for $8.95, kids under
10 eat free for all meals.
4. Their dinners are fantastic and resonably priced. Excellent bartender!
5. Game room, gift shop, health club facilities.
6. Secure rooms safe in room and very comfortable beds.
We would not hesitate in staying there again. As a matter of fact the people we went with were very dissappointed to stay offsite but their tone changed after we ate and stayed their.
Pizza hut is next door as is Olive Garden (celebrated a birthday), Blank Angus (ate their once)Steak House, Sizzlers restaurant, Wallgreens.
You did not mention price but rates are reasonable...but you get what you pay for with the cheaper hotel rates...just my personnal 2 cents.
Sheraton also has their service promise for anythig wrong to please customers. We got a free 1 night stay due to air conditioning not working properly, they installed a working unit promptly.