I don't own one, but the people I know who do love them.

Less risk of flue fire. Virtually no smoke
No chopping wood. A ton of pellets seems to = about a good cord of hardwood
Less stove cleaning, very little ash
good heat, many have fans
no wood pile, pellets are easy to store but have to be in a garage or shed
pellet prices are more stable than wood prices. no surprises. Back east maybe wood is cheap, around here it's not. A cord of oak is 250 bucks.

I don't have fires till almost Christmas and I'm done with them by early February, so it's not an issue. My walls are 18" thick to nearly 36 inches in the oldest part of the house and it just doesn't get very cold inside. I burn about a cord and a half on average and don't have central heat. People around here are already building fires at night. Last night it was 37. Meh, I put on a sweater.
I think if I lived in a stick built house I'd look into one.

The downside: no happily crackling fire.

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