Can you imagine being fresh out of college and traveling to Kauai for work? My career in hospitality has always filled me with gratitude. Don’t get me wrong, I have also traveled to sketchy places and ate crappy food and run myself ragged. Mostly though, I found that the sales & catering teams that I trained (regardless of their location) were also grateful people. Training hotels and traveling in my early 20s truly was the best gig of my career.
On our recent family vacation to Kauai, we took a day trip to the Princeville so I could show it to my kids. It remains one of the most beautiful hotels I’ve visited, and from what I hear it is about to become even more glorious. While I will miss the original splendor of the hotel, Im very excited for the property to be reimagined.
The construction starts this spring for what it is to be the 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay. Through my work with Mode Green and their work with the 1 Hotel brand, I believe that this brand’s unparalleled commitment to earth-friendly design will be perfect for this property.
With the 1 Hotel Brooklyn and Central park, they integrated features such as reclaimed wood, organic cotton bed linens, smart lighting in the rooms, built-in water filters in the bathrooms, reduction of paper use, and energy savings throughout. I will be watching for updates on this massive renovation project as this gem of a property is near and dear to my heart. Change is good!
The Princeville in Kauai circa 1997
The view in 2020
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