Originally Posted by
arlflyer
Well, for what it is worth, one of my biggest hotel pet peeves is forced elevator usage. There are so many properties where I will be on, say, the 4th floor, and there is no way to enter an internal stairwell and walk right up (versus waiting for a silly elevator that will stop on every floor). Or, worse yet is when the internal stairwells are alarmed at the ground floor, so I can't walk from my room right out to the street or lobby. Frustrating that so many basic building designs do not accommodate those of us who prefer to walk a few floors. So I am there with you in spirit.
Amen to that... I was at the Sheraton Tribeca last week. My room was on the top floor, and the lounge was one floor down. I figured let me just run down the stairs one flight instead of waiting for the elevator, but the door from the stairs to the hallway wouldn't open -- it had a key scanner but refused to accept my key. So I had to walk back up (for some reason my floor didn't have a locked door) and then take the elevator back down. So annoying.