The artist Typoe stands in his installation ‘Getting Up’ in the elevator at Casa Claridge’s in Miami. Hotels are upgrading their elevators to make the move between floors memorable and fun. WSJ’s ...

While most elevators serve as mundane mechanical boxes that transport passengers from point A to point B, some hotels are turning them into attractions in their own right. From futuristic, rocket-ship ...

Rarely at a hotel have I thought so much about the elevators. The Conrad Orchard Singapore has four of them, traveling up, down, and perhaps back in time. Architect John Portman designed this iconic ...

Elevator issues at an off-Strip casino are causing headaches and concerns for some hotel guests. Oyo hotel-casino, located east of the Strip on Tropicana Avenue, had most of its public elevators down ...

A home elevator may seem like a big-ticket splurge, but it can make a huge difference in the accessibility of your home and allow greater freedom for those with mobility limitations. This is ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- As city officials in San Francisco tout their affordable housing expansion efforts, residents say some buildings are being neglected. Last year, the city pledged $10 million for ...

The last working elevator in the historic Leland Hotel in downtown Detroit was repaired late Tuesday after being out of service for more than a week. The eight-day outage forced the remaining 50 ...

Next time you book a hotel, consider asking for a room on a lower floor. Taking the stairs may be good for your health in more ways than one. There’s a growing body of evidence that using an elevator ...