I'm looking for a room on NYE to house my partner and I. We plan to watch the fireworks at night, so proximity to that would be good. Googling a bit, I see previous year's fireworks have been at both Mission Bay and Legoland, hence the two hotels in question.

Which property would you recommend for this purpose? Do we have to go to Legoland to see its fireworks, or can we see it from outside? I know Aviara is the nicer property, but if we have to drive to Mission Bay to see the fireworks, then the hotel there may make more sense (I imagine bad traffic after the fireworks).

BTW, I'm a platinum member and this will be an award stay.