I'm a HUGE fan of the Kipling station! Now, maybe because I live in NYC and the majority of our stations are...not so nice.
If I were to translate how objectionable some of our stations are from American to Canadian, I'd say this: ....many NYC subway stations are fetid cesspools of moose guts and used hockey undergarments, covered in a brown gravy you can only pray is leftover from making poutine, but you know there's too much DNA in that brown liquid so you just have to turn your head and shudder and think happier thoughts of Dave Coulier.
So, maybe I'm jaded but I found Kipling station to be a clean, well-lighted place. The bus transfers are well marked. I agree that the line for the 192 Airport Rocket can get unruly because there's usually tons of tourists (most likely unsavory Belgians!) with huge suitcases trying to cram on there! However, you can use both bus doors to load so just stand near the rear and elbow your way on. It helps to look for the weakest pack of people so you can intimidate and out maneuver them.
Kipling to me is an efficient and useful transfer point and a great place to start your TTC subway journey or bus ride!