There are two parishes I go to, one has confessionals with two doors (face-to-face, and traditional), and the other has a room, where the penitent can choose either to walk around the partition for face-to-face, or go to the kneeler for traditional. I always prefer traditional (but I'm slowly morphing into the "old fart" category)... :-)
As a new Catholic I've only been once, but I know I need to go again -- and now I WANT to go, whereas before the first time it seemed like this big ordeal, especially because I had to talk about some sexual stuff. It's funny but now I need to talk about not going to mass the last three weeks, and I realize that's much bigger of a sin because it separates me from God.
Anyway, I kneeled in front of the partition, but afterward I walked around and thanked the Padre. He said I should have just come around and sat down, but I really did want to do it traditionally.
They have beautiful confessionals in this church, but I wish they had the old-timey booth with the little door and the screen. I always thought that was tres cool.
Some of us "not so old farts" prefer the traditional partition and kneeler too!" ;o)
In the midst of this totally apostate Archdiocese (Los Angeles) we have found two churches with wonderful, dark, traditional confessionals. (Probably three - the church where I attend daily mass is filled with candles and good priests. And I bet the confessions there are orthodox too.)With kneelers. And little lights to tell if they are full or not. And LINES a mile long of parishioners waiting to go in. And multiple priests 'on duty.' God is so good.