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

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%