Ticket: got. Flights: booked. Hotel: WHA?
Ireland fans headed for France during Euro 2016 can expect to pay up to 408 per cent more for a hotel room than they'd normally be charged. And that's only during the group stage.
Prices all over the country have gone through the roof in time for the major international football tournament and, in Paris, Bordeaux, Lille, Ireland fans are being hit with the sky-rocketing charges.
One hotel in Bordeaux - where Ireland play their second game against Belgium - jumps from 50 euro on a standard Saturday night in May to over 250 euro when Martin O'Neill's men are in town on Saturday 18 June.
Ireland have a guaranteed three games over the course of nine days and, if you're planning on making any of them, tell your bank account because it is in for another hit.
Ireland's Euro 2016 schedule
The comparison between May and June is just scary. We took a look at booking some hotels in the local areas for each game day and a few weeks before. One bed, one adult, one big varying difference to tournament France and normal France.
Paris
Ireland play Sweden in their first group game in the French capital on June 13 and we've compared two Monday nights for the Ibis Denis Stade Ouest.
Monday 23 May: €82.08
Monday 13 June: €314.00
From this.
To this.
That's an
increase of 283% for game day.
Bordeaux
The worst of the lot.
Fans will get to take in the beautiful south west for the second game v Belgium but they'll do so at a costly price.
Saturday 21 May: €50.40
Saturday 18 June: €255.00
From this.
To this.
That's an
increase of 408% for game day.
Lille
Away north with us and it's the same story. A comparison of a Wednesday in May with the Wednesday night Ireland are playing is as you'd expect.
(This one was particularly tough to find a hotel with a room still available)
Wednesday 18 May: €90.00
Wednesday 22 June: €311.00
From this.
To this.
That's an
increase of 246% for game day.
These are just random examples of rooms available to book right now but it's easy to conclue that it's going to be a lot dearer to stay in France during the Euros than it would be normally. Especially when Ireland's in town.
