I bought camper with side entry for our transcontinental trip and it was working very well for frequent stops. Never had a problem with opening the door while parking, but Lance has side door in the rear.
Bad parts - dogs are falling from Lance steps, where they can walk Glow Steps.
Side entrance also eats wardrobe, but judging form Host topic, some members don't use cloths ;)
Side steps will also keep you from lowering the camper close to the ground.
Since my older camper did not sell last season and I repaired the dry-rot, we decided to sell side entrance one and keep rear entrance as for planed now short trips and longer camping that makes more sense to us.