We have been to the Princeville Hotel around 25 times or so since the early 1990’s. Now that 1Hotels has taken over the hotel, they demolished the stately lobby, removed most of the retail stores & busy sundry shop – and replaced it with a wood/steel parking canopy and an open-air entry walkway that is okay but not elegant. Walking into the hotel lobby, the terrace seating area has been completely redone, replacing the elegant deep finished woods with modern cheaper finishes. The entire terrace seating area previously had the “Bali Hai” view from “South Pacific”, but now the view has been diminished by placing the bar in the center of the room instead of its previous position on the side, resulting in less seating with a view. Walking through the hotel, they placed sand on the sides of some of the hallways to try to evoke an image of the beach indoors. Unfortunately, every day, guests and their children kick the sand into the hallway tiled areas, making a mess for the hotel staff. {Picture #1). Also, many hotel hallways are maintained at temperatures substantially below 72°F, probably 60°F or possibly even lower, defeating the 1Hotel LEED goals. We heard several guests complain about the temperature. The bottom floor rooms used to have shallow decks that faced the “Bali Hai” view, but they added ramshackle bamboo/wood extensions that result in giving the rooms a tunnel aperture that limits the room view. (Picture #2) The new showers still have view windows, however, the smaller shower with no door allows the water to spray over an area covering about 4’ around the shower entry, and provides no privacy for the showerer. The new showers use an integral blind in the view window for privacy on that side, which is harder to operate and maintain than the previous design which opaqued with a simple wall switch. The shower floors have slick tile on the floor with no abrasive assistance to prevent slippage. The beds have been moved to the room center facing the window, instead of facing the opposite wall, so there is only room for a narrow path on one side. People with mobility issues may have trouble with the narrow paths. There is a counter height desk in the room with a standard height chair, making it unusable. (Picture #3) The new room furniture is okay but relatively inexpensive. The room lighting is terribly dim, probably to meet LEED standards, although LEED can still be satisfied with bright LED lights. My wife found it frustrating to apply her makeup, and when we questioned the hotel about the lighting, we were told all rooms were similar. The lighting was tolerable during the day with the curtains open, but at night, it was problematic. There are some mattresses set out by the pool. (Picture #4) The mattresses are a poor choice for a pool where it rains nearly every day. They are wet and cold, so the water soaks into your swimsuit, and they cannot be inclined. The picture shows people propping themselves up. (Picture