Hotel Prices In Indianapolis Soar For Super Bowl
Patriots and Giants fans planning a last-minute trip to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl are going to be paying big bucks for more than just tickets. A survey from Cheaphotels.org reveals they’ll also be spending major money for a hotel room unless they’re willing to endure a long drive home after the game. In Indianapolis, where the football showdown will take place on Sunday, hotels are completely sold out. That has opened the door for accommodations outside neighborhoods to hike their rates on the few remaining hotel rooms that are still available. For example, at the America’s Best Value Inn, located in the East Indianapolis neighborhood, a room that regularly goes for $66 per night has been jacked up to $990 for Super Bowl weekend, a 1,400% cost increase. But percentage wise, the Knights Inn Indianapolis has an even bigger increase of 1,758%. Situated close to the Indianapolis airport, the hotel will be charging $725 over Super Bowl weekend, up from its usually affordable $39. Long commutes from Lucas Oil Stadium are the only way fans will score more reasonable rates. The farther out game-day visitors go the cheaper rates they will find. In Greenwood, about 13.2 miles from the center of Indianapolis, a 2-star hotel room can be had for $400. That’s “only” a 700% increase over regular rates. To get in under the $200 mark will require a 30-mile drive or more. The town of Martinsville, just outside that radius, is offering $200 rooms. Really affordable rates are non-existent until one has driven 50 minutes from downtown Indy.
