I thought I'd like the built in soap pump, and had it done that way when we had granite counters installed in our previous home. Ended up hating it.
The cup that holds the soap is hidden, you don't know it's empty until it's empty. Then you try to pour in that thick liquid detergent, and you can't see how full it is, so you end up spilling soap all over.
I ended up marking an old PB plastic jar with the amount needed from empty to full, pouring the soap into that, and then filling the soap cup from that. Still a mess.
Now we have a soap dispenser on the counter. Translucent, so you know when to fill ahead of time. EZ-PZ.
Agree on the tall faucet though, that's nice (with spray head built in).
-ERD50