I stopped by the newly renovated AMC Madison Spring hut on my way down from the summit of Mt Adams this morning. (5 star day, so took the long way down and back home. Black Flys were only moderately annoying).
Place sure is fancy now. They gutted the old hut, leaving only the stone walls. Then they built a whole new and larger structure around the orignal walls. Everything is clean and shinny. The bunk rooms are much improved. Several big solar panels for electric lights, solar hot water panels for pre heating (kitchen) water. Might actually be worth the big bucks they get to stay there now .