[ConservativeMan55]

This is an extremely fancy hotel. I don't believe there were any stairs.

[mewzilla]

Not that they'd use them in any case :) Elites work up a sweat--excuse me, perspire?! Heaven forbid!

[Rebelbase]

Are there really hi-rise buildings without acesssible stairs nowadays? (I live in town where 20 stories is a skyscraper)

[FourPeas]

Fire code ususally requires stairs.

[mass55th]

"This is an extremely fancy hotel. I don't believe there were any stairs. "

There has to have been stairs...fire/safety codes and all that jazz. No one can take the elevator if there is a fire in the building. They usually automatically shut down, so there has to be another avenue of egress.

But the bottom line is, the elevators shouldn't have been shut down for safety purposes. What would have happened if somebody had had to be removed by ambulance and the elevators weren't working to get to them. I'd like to see Kerry sued for something like that.

[Ann Archy]

I LOVE Steve Doocey, but he should NOT have allowed his kids to go on an elevator without him.....anything could happen...even at the posh Hay Adams.