Cardiff hotels charge over a grand a night during Rugby World Cup

Wednesday, 10 Sep, 2015 0

 

Hotels are attempting to cash in on this year’s Rugby World Cup in England and Wales by hiking prices by an average of 184%, according to a new survey.

It found the biggest increases were in Cardiff, where a room that cost just £85 this time last year has risen to a whopping £1081 on the night of the quarter final at the Millennium Stadium on October 17.

However, accommodation search site Trivago claimed prices had increased for each match in each host city.

It found rooms on match nights cost an average of £261, compared to just £92 during 2014.

2015 Rugby World Cup: Hotel Prices & Availability

Date

Match

Host City

Average Price

Average Price 2014*

Percentage Difference

Hotel Availability

18 Sep

England vs Fiji

London

£215

£165

30%

33%

19 Sep

Tonga vs Georgia

Gloucester

£150

£73

105%

19%

19 Sep

Ireland vs Canada

Cardiff

£521

£85

512%

2%

19 Sep

Russia vs Japan

Brighton

£376

£107

251%

56%

19 Sep

France vs Italy

London

£243

£165

47%

25%

20 Sep

Samoa vs USA

Brighton

£129

£107

20%

50%

20 Sep

Wales vs Uruguay

Cardiff

£237

£85

178%

28%

20 Sep

New Zealand vs Argentina

London

£186

£165

13%

40%

23 Sep

Scotland vs Japan

Gloucester

£122

£73

66%

25%

23 Sep

Australia vs Fiji

Cardiff

£324

£85

280%

4%

23 Sep

France vs Romania

London

£214

£165

30%

37%

24 Sep

New Zealand vs Namibia

London

£207

£165

26%

37%

25 Sep

Argentina vs Georgia

Gloucester

£136

£73

85%

33%

26 Sep

Italy vs Canada

Leeds

£169

£87

95%

22%

26 Sep

South Africa vs Samoa

Birmingham

£144

£78

84%

16%

26 Sep

England vs Wales

London

£239

£165

45%

28%

27 Sep

Australia vs Uruguay

Birmingham

£98

£78

26%

57%

27 Sep

Scotland vs USA

Leeds

£100

£87

15%

62%

27 Sep

Ireland vs Romania

London

£180

£165

9%

41%

29 Sep

Tonga vs Namibia

Exeter

£114

£81

40%

35%

1 Oct

Wales vs Fiji

Cardiff

£428

£85

402%

5%

1 Oct

France vs Canada

Milton Keynes

£171

£74

131%

16%

2 Oct

New Zealand vs Georgia

Cardiff

£508

£85

496%

5%

3 Oct

Samoa vs Japan

Milton Keynes

£161

£74

117%

23%

3 Oct

South Africa vs Scotland

Newcastle

£289

£82

252%

0%

3 Oct

England vs Australia

London

£332

£165

101%

29%

4 Oct

Argentina vs Tonga

Leicester

£110

£65

70%

42%

4 Oct

Ireland vs Italy

London

£181

£165

10%

40%

6 Oct

Canada vs Romania

Leicester

£126

£65

95%

35%

6 Oct

Fiji vs Uruguay

Milton Keynes

£185

£74

150%

19%

7 Oct

South Africa vs USA

London

£210

£165

27%

39%

7 Oct

Namibia vs Georgia

Exeter

£113

£81

39%

40%

9 Oct

New Zealand vs Tonga

Newcastle

£296

£82

261%

1%

10 Oct

Samoa vs Scotland

Newcastle

£254

£82

210%

10%

10 Oct

Australia vs Wales

London

£248

£165

50%

32%

10 Oct

England vs Uruguay

Manchester

£254

£111

128%

13%

11 Oct

Argentina vs Namibia

Leicester

£105

£65

62%

47%

11 Oct

Italy vs Romania

Exeter

£113

£81

39%

42%

11 Oct

France vs Ireland

Cardiff

£927

£85

988%

1%

11 Oct

USA va Japan

Gloucester

£139

£73

90%

25%

17 Oct

Quarter Final

London

£301

£165

83%

33%

17 Oct

Quarter Final

Cardiff

£1018

£85

1095%

2%

18 Oct

Quarter Final

Cardiff

£630

£85

640%

10%

18 Oct

Quarter Final

London

£179

£165

9%

41%

24 Oct

Semi Final

London

£323

£165

96%

32%

25 Oct

Semi Final

London

£184

£165

12%

40%

30 Oct

Bronze Final

London

£296

£165

80%

37%

31 Oct

Final

London

£334

£165

103%

33%

Average:

£261

£92

184%

28%

 

 

*Average price per night from September 18 – October 31



 

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Linsey McNeill

Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk



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