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#4 - Yippie skippy!! We've amassed enough points in the Starwood points program that we're staying 10 nights for nearly free.
They also carry a mandatory "resort amenities" fee for things like wi-fi and the pool that are included in your room cost at all WDW resorts and they charge daily for parking. When I was there last August, self- park was $16/day and valet was $26/day. The resort amenities fee was $23/day.
Regarding resort fees and parking... Disney essentially charges these as well.. but they're rolled into the significantly inflated room rate. If you take the base room rate and add parking and a resort fee, you'll still come out less (sometimes significantly so) compared to the other Disney resorts around the lake (Beach/Yacht and boardwalk).
The one disadvantage is you have to pay for parking. Otherwise they are great hotels.
Your lost if you stay at the resort you don't pay to park unless it's valet,
Unlike Disney resorts, the Swan and Dolphin charge a daily parking fee for self parking. It is currently $17.00.