Ruud Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 20 hours ago, pod818 said: I got TST3 tickets. I plan to attend the first two Canada matches, but will sell the 3rd. I have my flights booked. I applied for the Hayya card which finally was approved pending Accommodations. Finding accommodations has been the most difficult as I usually prefer to stay in hotels which are currently not released. The Villas (which look more like dormitories or compounds) didn't look too inviting to me and wasn't easy to book as a solo traveler. I was finally able to find a cruise ship room, which I booked for 1 night (which is odd since its says 2 night minimum) for my first night there (Arrive Nov23rd 1st Canada Game). Once I booked this, my Hayya pass automatically was approved. If I cannot find any reasonable accommodations, my plan is to fly out to Dubai or Oman the following day and use that as a base, and return back for the 2nd Canada match on the Sunday..hopefully some hotels open up in the next while But at least it seems I have fulfilled all the criteria to actually enter Qatar and watch a Football match I and a few others will book a larger apartment if you want a room please DM me. Our timelines match for travel. Trying to get a place near old airport or near Villaggio mall. pod818 and mrtoddcan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJsens1 Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/fan-Villages They’ve posted about the fan villages. No prices given kobasew19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensco Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 ^They have been vague about the location of the military camps (oops sorry, “fan villages”) for some reason. Suspect the reason is that they are far from central Doha. Ruud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 3 hours ago, EJsens1 said: https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/fan-Villages They’ve posted about the fan villages. No prices given Yikes. I’m not sure tents are even appropriate to suggest for fans in qatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markoaleks Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 3 tickets entered into the lottery tonight- fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Fan villages - looks like a shipping container in the middle of the desert with some astroturf as a front lawn. Experience Qatar like an indentured labourer. narduch, mrtoddcan, Ruud and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensco Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 3 hours ago, ensco said: ^They have been vague about the location of the military camps (oops sorry, “fan villages”) for some reason. Suspect the reason is that they are far from central Doha. Someone has DMed me to say they have seen the locations and they are actually pretty good, near the metro. If so, the bare bones won’t matter. So I don’t want to be that guy, maybe best to keep an open mind … mrtoddcan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonDias Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 From what I read online they will be located near a beach resort one hour south of Doha. They are being constructed in the summer which may be why they aren't available yet. At least according to this article - https://news.sky.com/story/world-cup-2022-five-star-beach-camping-one-of-the-affordable-options-for-fans-in-qatar-12579183 The Qatari government has spent 300B on this world cup and have continuously said they expect 1 mil+ to attend. My gut is that they are still a few months from completing construction on all their accommodation options. I suppose what is available online via their portal are accommodations that were already built or recently built. It seems that they currently have 5 residential complexes in and around Doha and two hotels that are still under construction with completion set for late July according to their building and tender unit. mrtoddcan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, EJsens1 said: https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/fan-Villages They’ve posted about the fan villages. No prices given Maybe Hong Kong has found a use for their excess capacity of their isolation units now that the Covid wave has crested...and sold them to Qatar https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/10/squat-toilets-and-power-adapters-inside-hong-kongs-first-covid-19-isolation-facility-built-with-mainland-chinas-help/ Edited April 28, 2022 by An Observer mrtoddcan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 So I've been communicating with quite a few of you offline on shared accommodations. There is a lot of uncertainty with tickets, aligning schedules and even numbers of people going. So in order to help everyone here in the CSN community find shared accommodations, I've put together a simple Google sheets doc for us all to coordinate. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wvwVxCR-OaW-rJwSlwBrASuKP0Tjzz_JyLUp23aKDVY/edit?usp=sharing If you are on here and do not want to be, please feel free to delete yourself. This accommodations challenge is a bit like a big game of musical chairs, but hopefully with enough chairs. And my intention is to find everyone a chair when the music stops. No one gets left behind! If you are looking for shared accommodations with fellow V's, please have a look. We have some time before phase 2 draw results are known and therefore tickets are confirmed. Joe1973, Yoginess, EJsens1 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) FYI a group of us are staying at this place - 5 minute walk to a terminal central metro station and two stops away from the main FanFest. https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57616/3865-Fereej-Bin-Derhem-Apartments Edited April 28, 2022 by theaub mrtoddcan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 25 minutes ago, theaub said: FYI a group of us are staying at this place - 5 minute walk to a terminal central metro station and two stops away from the main FanFest. https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57616/3865-Fereej-Bin-Derhem-Apartments I'll add to this thread and say that I'll be staying here with a buddy. We are not far from the Al Doha Al Jadeda Metro and the Souq Waqif. https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57576/3447-Umm-Ghuwailina-Apartments mrtoddcan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Markoaleks said: 3 tickets entered into the lottery tonight- fingers crossed! shit can't believe I missed this. I'm a fucking idiot. 😢 Edited April 28, 2022 by Shway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJsens1 Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, JamboAl said: I'll add to this thread and say that I'll be staying here with a buddy. We are not far from the Al Doha Al Jadeda Metro and the Souq Waqif. https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57576/3447-Umm-Ghuwailina-Apartments At least we know where the after party is for every game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, EJsens1 said: At least we know where the after party is for every game! Ha ha...yes, all the fruit juice you can drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Fan villages are now available to book. Prices start at US$207.36. This one is walking distance to a metro station, a mall and Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium where Canada plays Belgium. But no AC. https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57832/Fan-Village-Cabins-Rawdat-Al-Jahhaniya Holiday homes are also open for bookings. Prices start at US$700.55. https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/holiday-homes JasonDias and JamboAl 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 12 hours ago, JamboAl said: I'll add to this thread and say that I'll be staying here with a buddy. We are not far from the Al Doha Al Jadeda Metro and the Souq Waqif. https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57576/3447-Umm-Ghuwailina-Apartments Adding my data point: https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57512/3133-Al-Sadd-39-Apartments In the Al Sadd area, near the Mirqab mall and a 10 min walk to metro station. Also, as many bathrooms as bedrooms, which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, maplebanana said: Adding my data point: https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57512/3133-Al-Sadd-39-Apartments In the Al Sadd area, near the Mirqab mall and a 10 min walk to metro station. Also, as many bathrooms as bedrooms, which is nice. Lowlander and I are staying here: https://www.qatar2022.qa/book/en/detail/57554/4131-Najma-Apartments Close to a couple of you and also 10 min or so to the metro (and possibly walkable to last match in a pinch (1hr 20mins) but probably better to take the metro a couple of stops which is only about 1hr from the stadium...I suspect there will be buses though lowlander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod818 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 4/26/2022 at 6:10 PM, ensco said: ^You may find things I didn't ... but FYI, for those considering basing elsewhere, short haul flights to and from Abu Dhabi and Dubai are generally $1000-1500 each way during the group stage. (I didn't look at Muscat.) It's not totally clear to me what the rules are involving land journeys (it's about 7 hours drive time from Abu Dhabi to Doha) but it seems likely that this will be possible. That trip involves transiting Saudi, so, even if permitted (it isn't always), multiple border crossings could add significant time/hassle to that trip Flights from Doha to Muscat were about 500$ but the times were a bit strange. FYI, Qatar airways just reduced price Doha to Dubai (about 200$) so that may make for a good side trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, pod818 said: Flights from Doha to Muscat were about 500$ but the times were a bit strange. FYI, Qatar airways just reduced price Doha to Dubai (about 200$) so that may make for a good side trip Dubai is a bit boring, consider Oman which is more trafitional and hasmountains. i have liv both places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 FIFA is saying 23.5 million ticket requests came through in the most recent phase - deadline was yesterday. In the previous phase, 17 million were requested. The biggest number of ticket applications came from from the same countries as in previous phases: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. This time they disclosed most in demand matches with Argentina dominating the list (but they're also playing two other high demand ticket countries): In addition to eager applications for the final, the most coveted matches included Argentina v. Mexico, Argentina v. Saudi Arabia, England v. USA and Poland v. Argentina. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/sales-period-concludes-as-fifa-registers-enormous-interest-for-qatar-2022-tm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJsens1 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 20 hours ago, red card said: FIFA is saying 23.5 million ticket requests came through in the most recent phase - deadline was yesterday. In the previous phase, 17 million were requested. The biggest number of ticket applications came from from the same countries as in previous phases: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. This time they disclosed most in demand matches with Argentina dominating the list (but they're also playing two other high demand ticket countries): In addition to eager applications for the final, the most coveted matches included Argentina v. Mexico, Argentina v. Saudi Arabia, England v. USA and Poland v. Argentina. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/sales-period-concludes-as-fifa-registers-enormous-interest-for-qatar-2022-tm I tried for that Argentina-Mexico game too. Saturday night. I can’t imagine how many people tried for that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJsens1 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Question for anyone who has been able to book their accommodations. When you reserved, did you have to pay the full amount right away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patstew19 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 3:44 AM, maplebanana said: So I've been communicating with quite a few of you offline on shared accommodations. There is a lot of uncertainty with tickets, aligning schedules and even numbers of people going. So in order to help everyone here in the CSN community find shared accommodations, I've put together a simple Google sheets doc for us all to coordinate. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wvwVxCR-OaW-rJwSlwBrASuKP0Tjzz_JyLUp23aKDVY/edit?usp=sharing If you are on here and do not want to be, please feel free to delete yourself. This accommodations challenge is a bit like a big game of musical chairs, but hopefully with enough chairs. And my intention is to find everyone a chair when the music stops. No one gets left behind! If you are looking for shared accommodations with fellow V's, please have a look. We have some time before phase 2 draw results are known and therefore tickets are confirmed. When I open the spreadsheet, it says view only so I can’t add myself to the list. Got TST4 tickets and will be there from Nov 19-dec 8. I’ll keep trying to figure out how to add myself to the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, EJsens1 said: Question for anyone who has been able to book their accommodations. When you reserved, did you have to pay the full amount right away? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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