One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete

[danbrotherston]

I don’t understand this. Lots of people are interested in driving across the city or walking several blocks to visit a restaurant. Adding a short trip on an elevator doesn’t feel like that much of an additional barrier.

I wouldn't mind it either if it had a nice view. I loved playing the games SimTower and Yoot Tower and building restaurants at the tops of my buildings. But I think when it comes to eating, most people want to just go in and sit down. Restaurants that are high up in buildings tend to only exist as novelties such as revolving restaurants.

There are few to no restaurants that you just "go in and sit down", almost everyone must drive or walk some distance to a restaurant before going in and sitting down.

I think if properly advertised at street level, the elevator ride is not really an obstacle, but if it isn't obvious to people where to go and that they are allowed to use the elevator, they will be put off by it. This is the case in city hall, it isn't at all clear that it's a public area.