My daughter is 17, and she and I enjoy Pop as well!
We know going in that there isn't a coffee maker (I bring one), the beds are double (which is fine), and there is no balcony. Fine, I never used ours at the deluxe resorts anyway!
We would rather not waste money on deluxe resorts (she's very practical) when Pop is fun!
We also like having the food court - it gives us plenty to choose from for a meal (and we often took dinner back to the room to eat quietly).
I'm sure the All Star resorts are great, too. She just got sold on the tie dye cheesecake, LOL!