NEW ORLEANS -
You can find Saints fans huddled around big-screen TVs just about anywhere on game day. ABC26 News anchor Michael Hill found that last Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton in the French Quarter.
Last Sunday women in their beautiful hats came for their Victorian tea at the Ritz-Carlton hotel as the harpist strummed Christmas songs.
In the next room in the French Quarter Bar, there were cheers for Reggie Bush's first touchdown from some staff members taking a 2nd quarter break
Ritz-Carlton assistant manager John Gomes says the hotel tries to accommodate its workers: "We want to have the spirit of New Orleans and the Saints. So, on their breaks they stop by over here to cheer the Saints team. We open our employee dining room as well so they can experience the football game because they work hard. They are here to take care of the guests, but we try to adjust to that."
Late in the game, with the Saints clinging to a small lead, more fans gather to watch a team striving for perfection.
"It means a lot for the hotel," Gomes says. "Especially the local community as well as our hotel guests who can't watch TV at home because they're on the road travelling. This is the perfect opportunity for them to still have the spirit of the football game so we decide to go above and beyond to accommodate our hotel guests here."
Last Sunday women in their beautiful hats came for their Victorian tea at the Ritz-Carlton hotel as the harpist strummed Christmas songs.
In the next room in the French Quarter Bar, there were cheers for Reggie Bush's first touchdown from some staff members taking a 2nd quarter break
Ritz-Carlton assistant manager John Gomes says the hotel tries to accommodate its workers: "We want to have the spirit of New Orleans and the Saints. So, on their breaks they stop by over here to cheer the Saints team. We open our employee dining room as well so they can experience the football game because they work hard. They are here to take care of the guests, but we try to adjust to that."
Late in the game, with the Saints clinging to a small lead, more fans gather to watch a team striving for perfection.
"It means a lot for the hotel," Gomes says. "Especially the local community as well as our hotel guests who can't watch TV at home because they're on the road travelling. This is the perfect opportunity for them to still have the spirit of the football game so we decide to go above and beyond to accommodate our hotel guests here."
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