It's something of a fallacy that you claim typical 'hotel guests' rarely use the elevator. Many hotels, including the one we're using now, in fact cater to the convention crowd, be they Sales Conventions, Work Conventions, or Entertainment Conventions. Hotels make huge amounts of money in this regard; Far more then a standard night of hotel guests. It's -why- we're allowed in the hotels that we are. They put up with the hassle of so many guests in exchange for huge amounts of buisness they wouldn't normally see. With all cons, these are crowds that are frequently going to and from their rooms. Elevators that are ill-equipped to handle this task is a failure both of the hotel's management team as well as con organizers in providing us with a less then adequate hotel venue.