New Orleans Relief :: Spring Break 2008
Accomodations

Week 1-4: Groups will be staying at the Quality Inn

Q:  Why are we staying at a hotel and not in a facility sponsored by a local church or relief organization?
A:  We have contacted all of the remaining relief camps and churches we know of in New Orleans and none of them are large enough to accommodate our numbers.  In addition, most of those church-sponsored camps were unwilling to reserve beds for us, because they need to give priority to churches from their respective denominations.  Surprisingly, the cost of staying at those camps is only a little cheaper than staying at a hotel.  In the end we figured you would appreciate the privacy and access to personal showers and comfortable beds a hotel can provide.

Q:  Why don’t we build our own relief camp? 
A:  We have learned from our experience two years ago that building our own camp facility is not as cheap as it sounds.  We would have to hire plumbers and electricians to get the facility ready.  We would have to rent cots, port-a-potties and shower trailers in addition to thinking about safety and security.  So after considering the great complexity of building our own camp and the risks associated with it, we felt like a hotel option made the most sense.  Hotels are businesses that specialize in figuring out how to most affordably house people for short term stays.