We pricked up our ears at the opening of The Saint Hotel in New Orleans last fall, noting the building's history, as well as the fact that the owner is an American Airlines pilot.

But now that The Saint been picked up by Autograph Collection, we thought it might be worth popping our heads in. After all, for a hotel that's located in downtown New Orleans, just how ethereal can things get? ]]> ASchechter 2012-03-15T09:04:49-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/3/14/94426/3279 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Sculpture_Face.jpg" class="top"><p>Lots of hotel lobbies are trying to be hipper, cooler, and more action-packed these days. And while the <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/travel/msydt-renaissance-new-orleans-arts-hotel/"><b>Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel</b></a> is not necessarily any of those things, we were repeatedly lured out of our room to enjoy <b>the hotel's indoor sculpture garden</b>, an eclectic collection of local art nestled among plenty of plants and trees on the mezzanine level. <p>Housed under a giant glass ceiling, the entire atrium gets plenty of natural light, and all the rooms look down onto the garden. The open design means some guests can look out at the sculptures from their rooms, but why would you want to limit yourself like that? <p>With all the light pouring down from ASchechter 2012-03-14T10:30:32-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/