We have basin mounted taps in one bathroom and wall mounted in another. The taps we bought are from the same range and using them I find to have little difference. However personally if I was building again I would have the basin mounted for a single reason... if the tap needs replacing in time, then there is no need to rip a hole in the wall to do it. Either type of tap requires you to check your basin and mirror heights so there's no interference particularly if you have shaving cabinets like we did. Another thought to consider from the male perspective... our men prefer a swivel spout as mentioned from other houzzers for easy cleanup when shaving and perhaps a little extra hand room for larger hands. Good luck choosing ;-)

Thank you - yes we are nearly at the end of our build but we are so disappointed they did this. I have contacted the plumber and he said he raised the issue with the project manager who told him to do it like this. I think even if the tap was placed to the left hand side it would make a difference. We have three bathrooms in the house they have done like this. It was originally even worse but I made them get new arms for the showers but it is still not right. I will attach pic of original before we put new arms on.

if you can find a suitable wall tap that is the correct length to have the water fall nicely into the basin then one advantage is that the wall tap takes up less space on the counter and there's less pipes work inside the vanity but...first check out the taps and see which one you can't live without.... as long as the tap does the job you will get used to whichever you choose...one of our vanities had to have wall taps for various reasons and we had to choose a spout from one design and a mixer handle from another...looks good and works fine

Go with classic chrome which reflects the colours around it. Cheaper than black handles which will date before you renovate again. Your taps will be there for a long time and will have heavy, everyday use. Don't skimp on quality for a cheaper price - they are not all the same. Don't buy your tapware online until you have seen and touched one in a showroom. Good photoshopping and good photography can hide poor finishes, poor quality and poor mechanism. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls and Dr Retro Virtual Visits