What makes a good station/ship?

[CameronWoof]

In addition to what others have said, I appreciate very much when a station has rooms that are just there for roleplay purposes. Things like the arcade on Cog2, or the gimmick job offices (lawyer, journalist, etc.) from Cog1.

Also, lots of spare metal and glass. If there's not like six maintenance closets full of metal, I cry baby tears.

I also enjoy some empty space, as if it's a room that seems half finished and still being constructed. Gives the map room for expansion later on while creating an area for people to build gimmick rooms

Definitely this. Clearing out the pod bay in Cargo and building a chemistry lab in there is always fun.