With the British rock band Coldplay all set to hold their biggest ever show in Ahmedabad early next year, a few hotels are upping the ante by offering rooms for โน1.60 lakh for two nights, much beyond New Year rates.
Hotels within 20 kms of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the venue which boasts of a seating capacity of almost 1.32 lakh, where Coldplay is due to perform in January, are charging up to โน1.60 lakh for a two-night stay, a hike so steep that it beats even New Year’s Eve prices.
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Coldplay concert leads to a spike in hotel tariff in Ahmedabad
Room rent rates have gone not only for five-star properties but also for three-star and economy hotels.
Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad, for instance, which is around 9 km away from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, is charging โน1.61 lakh for a room for two people between January 24 and 26, according to MakeMyTrip app.
The same hotel is charging over โน30,000 for a room for two people for two nights between January 17 to 19, as per MakeMyTrip.
Another hotel, Taj Skyline which is around 18 km away from the venue, is charging โน1.20 lakh a room for two people between January 24 and 26, which is higher than their tariff of more than โน20,000 a night for a room on New Year’s eve between December 31 to January 2, according to MakeMyTrip.
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The Fern Residency, Ahmedabad which is around 5 km away from the venue, is charging โน1.15 lakh for two nights for two people between January 24 to 26 compared to โน11,474 for two nights during New Year’s eve between December 31 to January 2, MakeMyTrip search shows.
In case of Ramada by Wyndham Ahmedabad, which is around 6 km away from the venue, the hotel is sold out between January 24 to 26, according to a search on hotel aggregator Agodaโs app.
Sarovar Portico Kalupur, Ahmedabad, is charging around โน10,000 a night between January 24 to 26 compared to around โน10,000 for two nights on New Year’s eve between December 31 to January 2, according to data on Agoda.
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HT.com reached out to Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad via email, but did not receive a response. The story will be updated if a response is received.
