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With less than 10 days to go for the much-awaited India-Pakistan match in Ahmedabad on October 14, hotel tariffs have skyrocketed..
The smart ones are booking hospital rooms & 10 witty ones can win a free Uber luxury camper stay on the match day.P)..
Most 5-stars were sold out soon after the schedule announcement but few 3/4 star hotels are still available on online travel platforms (all rates for one-night stay on October 14, 2 adults): FabHotel Max Inn is 6,884 (regular price less than 1,500 a night), Hotel Kiran Inn 15,999, Hotel Kohinoor 9,099, Hotel Rita Palace 24,500, Hotel Magic Palace 7,500, Hotel Marigold Naroda 13,199..
Dilip Thakkar, owner of the iconic Gopi Dining Hall in Ahmedabad cites a full page advertisement in an English-language newspaper by 74-roomed Silver Cloud Hotel two days ago that read: Are you cricket lover?.
Booking hospital beds to watch cricket: That 8 bedrooms in a hospital ad buttresses stories about how after hotels in Ahmedabad hiked their tariff exponentially, undeterred lovers started booking hospital rooms..
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