Here’s a little hurricane tip. If you’re going to stay in a hotel room during a hurricane, try not to stay on one on the 16th floor. We were in the lobby when the power went off and heard people stuck in the elevator. That’s when I declared the stairs was the only way to travel. Luckily for those people, the power came back on.
Sixteen flights later and one lost lung, I decided this wasn’t going to work. I brought my luggage to the bell man on the first floor in case we had to make a quick dash out. The hotel manager assured me that if the power went out the elevators automatically go to the first floor. So I reluctantly gave them a try with my photographer and another reporter. About six floors up, the power went out again and guess what? We didn’t drop anywhere, we were stuck. The power came back on moments later, so it’s the stairs from here on out.