what are preferred rooms?

[disney1sttimer]

What are preferred rooms and why are they worth the extra money? does it always just mean theyre closest to the registration desk?

[uscwest]

Personally I can't see paying the extra expense. The only time we have paid for the preferred is when nothing else is available. They are supposed to be closest to the Food Courts and buses, but we have had non preferred rooms that were actually closer.