Super Bowl 2013 is just a little more than two months away and those who are looking forward to attending the game New Orleans are going to have a tough time finding a cheap hotel to stay in. According to a survey by Cheaphotels.org, New Orleans hotel prices have skyrocketed up to 590% for the Super Bowl weekend from February 1-4.
Hotels have upped their prices because there is a limited number of rooms available. Only about a dozen hotels in New Orleans and its suburbs have vacancies for Super Bowl weekend. So these hotels have raised their rates at an average of 304 percent.
One hotel has increased its rates by up to 590 percent. The usually low-budget Midtown Hotel in the Big Easy suburbs has standard king rooms available for $449 per night. It usually costs $65 per night. There are other rooms for less.
The biggest rate hiker is the Holiday Inn West Bank Tower in New Orleans' business district. They usually charge $109 a night for a standar room, but football fans will have to pay $549 per night, which is a 403 percent increase.
One of the most expensive rooms is a themed room at the Magnolia Mansion. A stay there will cost $1400, which is a 384 percent increase from the usual $289 a night.
Even the cheapest rooms aren't cheap. Guests can expect to pay somewhere betwen $300 and $400 for an overnight stay. In addition to this, many hotels will require guests to stay for more than one night as they will apply minimum-stay rules. For instance, many available hotel rooms are requiring guests to stay for at least three night and some are even making guests stay at a minumum of five nights.
While hotel prices are steep now, there is a possibility that cheaper prices will be available as Super Bowl weekend gets closer.
"The vast majority of hotel rooms are currently blocked by the NFL," she explains. "However, as in previous years, some of these rooms are expected to be released close to the Super Bowl. Hence, more reasonable-priced hotel rooms should become available," Barbara Adams from Cheaphotels.org said in a release.
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