Now staying at the Milwaukee Marriott West; at the far end of one of the longest hotel room corridors I've ever seen. It became very pertinent to me when I walked down the long hallway to my room, inserted the key, noticed it did not work no matter how many ways I swiped the card, and then had to trudge back down the long hallway to get to the elevator, then to the front desk for a new key, then back to the long hallway to my room. I'd add more information here, but I'm exhausted from the walk to my room.

This brought to mind the subject of long hallways. I think the only real competitor that I've seen to the Milwaukee Marriott West is the Renaissance Mayflower, where if you get the very nice one bedroom suite, you will generally walk down a very very long corridor from the elevator to the room at the end of the corridor.

Anybody else have long long walks down long long hotel hallways?

Never stayed in the Milwaukee Marriott West, but have in the Ren Mayflower (in one of those suites you mentioned) so I can use it as a point of reference.

While that's a pretty good hike, it pales in comparison to the distance between the rooms numbered "XX28" in the far reaches of the "E" Building (where Concierge rooms and lounge are located) and the front desk in the Hartford Marriott Farmington.

Normally the smartest move when checking into Farmington is to leave your car in the "no parking" zone just outside the lobby with flashers on, check-in and then drive to the "E" Building garage and take its elevator to your floor.

From that elevator to the "XX28"-numbered rooms is a pretty good hike, but if you find yourself in the same predicament, non-functioning keycard you might as well take the elevator back downstairs and drive back to the lobby.

That's because if you choose to walk, you've first got to shlep (with your luggage if the CL is closed) back to the "E" Building elevator and take it to the ground level (because that's the only floor that's contiguous with the rest of the hotel).

From the elevator lobby you proceed to traverse the first of two long corridors (with down and up inclines because the corridor dips below a driveway located at ground level between buildings).

BTW, this one's longer than the distance from the front desk of the Mayflower to the rear entrance and represents about 60 percent of your walk.

At the end you make a right and-

There's yet another corridor past the pool, business center and coffee shop that brings you back to the lobby.

There you get the keycard reset and can purchase emergency rations (don't forget a canteen of water) in the gift shop before setting out on the return trip.

Someone once suggested to me that you should put the number of your hotel in your cell phone. That way, when this occurs, you just call them up and get them to send someone up with a new room key. Seems a little lazy to me, but I guess it does save you from panting...

Can't add to the topic on Marriott's with long hallways. I've been in a few Vegas hotels with really long halls, though.

I had the same adventure a few months ago - same hotel, far back corner.

The Renn in STL came to mind as I was making the hike. It's very similar and I have had to go back to the desk with a non-working key there a couple of times. If you're there regularly, learn the room number patterns and request where you want to be. STL has been 18 months now and I still remember 1860 as where I tried to get to.

BWI Renaissance comes to mind

The hallway at the MCO Airport Marriott is very long as well.

The longest CY hallway I have seen is the CY San Diego Old Town, but at least there they have 2 elevators spaced out in the hallway.

Stay at the far end of any level at the JW Marriott resort in Palm Springs, then we'll talk..LOL

I was in the furthest room at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix last year - I remember counting the steps at over 500, estimated at a quarter mile. Way, way more then MKE. I don't know how I forgot that one.

Wardman Park in DC can be a good hike from garage to room too.

Rooms at the World center aren't exactly close to the parking lot

Not a Marriott...but if you ever stay at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, be sure to bring a supply of bread crumbs to help you find your way to/from your room.

Room 237 in the Overlook Hotel always seems like it's a far distance from everything too...but then the hotel isn't a Marriott in the movie

London's County Hall has an L-shaped hallway which sure seems awfully long and tedious to me. It gets lonely out there.

barry

The Washington Dulles Airport Marriott is pretty sprawled out because it has 368 rooms and only 3 floors. I was there last June and got lost trying to find my room. It might not have the longest hallway, but you can definitely spend a good 5-10 minutes walking around if you head for the wrong wing of the floor.

I wonder if there's some way of obtaining official measurements of some of these hallways? Actually, my room at the end of the Milwaukee Marriott West hallway was kind of beneficial in that it sort of eliminated the need for my visit to the exercise room.