So, if a person were interested in a room near the lobby/bus stop, which of the below should they pick?
Just for giggles, it would be a bonus to be near parking garage but that would be further down on the check-list.
Distance to the Lobby/Bus Stop is not really about the "type" of room you have, but where in a given building they put you.
If you have a look at this resort map for CB:
The Bus and hotel lobby is central to everything.
Continental and Americana are the tower buildings (with interior halls and they have regular rooms and family suites) . Castaway, Starlight, and Thunderbird are the Courtyard suites (outdoor entry to the rooms, and they are all family suites). Beachside and Bayside towers (the oval shaped buildings on the very left) is where you can get Volcano view if your rooms on on the left side facing Volcano Bay. Poolside as a room type just means your room faces the pools, regular rooms face the outside of the complex.
It all depends on where they put you in those buildings that will dictate how close your are to the Center of the resort (closest to the restaurant, lobby and Bus Stop). And that's not something you can "book".
Well..... I suppose if you want to try and be close to the middle for the lobby/bus Stop you wouldn't pick Volcano view because that guarantees you'll be on the far left.
At best you can make a request to be closer to the center of things at time of booking, and they will try and accommodate you, but it's not guaranteed.