I just got the Crossway ESV SB. I have the Reformation SB but in the NKJV. I have grown to dislike the NKJV, and much prefer the ESV, and only recently learned it is largely the RSV which I have always like despite the National Coucil of Churches taint.
The ESV SB is very awkward to use. The leather is nice but too thin. So the massive book is as floppy as a banana peal. You can only use it on a table, so don’t think you’ll be taking it to church.
The notes are ok so far, not as pithy as the Reformation SB. But I will know better once I’ve been through the whole BBle. The maps, as noted, are fantastic. The font sizes are a bit small. The paper is opaque and the text readable. But the paper feels so thin that I’m having to turn pages very gingerly. Even with care I have already had some get folded.
On the whole I regret buying a nice leather edition. It would be better in hardback, easier to use and cheaper. But if you go that route buy the Reformation SB in hardback - the notes and content are really useful.
I bought the ESV SB because it looked like a superior construction to the Reformation SB Leather edition (which is not very good and is already coming apart).
You may want to look into a regular whole Bible commentary and use it with your regular daily carry Bible.
I am sure this Board has a good list of candidate commentaries, or will generate one if asked.