I was in one of these rooms a few months ago. There was definitely some noise sometimes, but not often enough to make me reconsider staying there again. I heard chairs scraping overhead at least twice, but it didn't wake me up every night. I remember hearing splashing from the pool one afternoon when I was on the balcony. The shade and privacy of deck 9 was great, although it was still hot and sunny some mornings. All in all, I would stay on deck 9 again. If you're very sensitive to noise you may want to reconsider, but it didn't really bother me or my husband.