speaking of sky bridges.....

[paidiraiompair]

 Does anyone know if the bridges from the Hilton to Marriot and then the Marriot to the Hyatt are all on the "same floor"??  In other words, to make the three hotel journey, does one have to go up or down a floor to get all the way across??

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[extremis]

When we did it yesterday, the Hyatt to Marriott bridge comes out at the top level (atrium level? Where the sail bar is-) and we had to go down two levels to cross to the Hilton via that bridge.

[meaninglesscog]

I believe they are.

[meaninglesscog]

Brain lapse on my part....ignore what I said above.

ah...should have known

[paidiraiompair]

by putting them on two different levels, it negates, though, I suppose, not entirely, the convenience of the whole set up for those of us bi-pedally impaired.....

so any time saved in the street crossing will be canceled out by the addition of not only waiting for an elevator, but one with enough room for the chair...

*sigh*

if a thing SEEMS to be too good to be true

Re: ah...should have known

[mhaithaca]

The hotels are on a hill, though, so there was probably no practical way to put the bridges on the same level at the Marriott. The Hilton, being much lower than the Hyatt, undoubtedly has guestroom floors at the point where a tunnel from the Atrium Level of the Marriott would have to attach to it.

Or, you could build a tunnel across to the Hyatt under the street level, but that would present far tougher engineering problems. :-)

Let's look at this as a huge win. We'll be able to get from the Hilton to the Hyatt without going outside or crossing any streets. That we still have to navigate stairs or escalators or elevator while transiting the Marriott along the way isn't ideal, but also isn't a change from the status quo. And, of course, we can still skip that by crossing the streets and going up or down the sidewalk alongside the Marriott, if avoiding the stairs and elevator are more important than avoiding going outside.

[wynnegruffyd]

The bridges are fantastic, however, the bridge from the Marriott to the Hilton where it actually comes out into the Hilton has a very narrow switchback ramp that is impossible for a scooter to navigate. There are no other ramps, only stairs into the Hilton. I think that is kind of lame. Last year, I wound up having to retrace my ride into the Marriott and still cross the road at the corner to get to the Hilton. Whomever engineered that switchback ramp obviously didn't measure for scooters.

[cyberdragon56]

I hate to be mean to the Hilton, but it's supposed to be totally handicap accessible, you should of reported the issue to both the Hilton and the appropriate government authority. We all love that they built the bridge but if you are going to do it, do it right.

Hilton Handicap Access

[muerandah]

I've stayed at the Hilton many times, not for DCon, and I've never found an instance where they were not in compliance with the current version of the ADA. May I ask where they are lacking in being compliant with the ADA that you are talking about?

Re: Hilton Handicap Access

[trybutez]

I would imagine they have to be wheelchair accessible, not scooter accessible. Two different things. Of course, I don't know, but I'd bet this switch back on the Marriott/Hilton bridge could accomodate a wheelchair.

[grafikat]

Here's a video, if you're interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wer9nU_5COY&feature=player_embedded#!

thanks

[paidiraiompair]

I saw this already, kinda what made me ask, cause I can't tell and they don't say where in the marriott is put them (i,e, what floor)....

Re: thanks

[joshthestampede]

You can see the weird sail-bar thing when they emerge in the marriot, so it's the level with the High Velocity restaurant and the bar, which I think is called the Atrium Level? I could be wrong on that though.