Prefabricated cabins closer to Doha go for $200 per night while rooms in a shared apartment are advertised on Airbnb for $500 and some cruise ship cabins cost several thousand dollars.
AL WAKRAH, Qatar – For tens of thousands of World Cup fans, home base in Qatar is a concrete complex on the edge of the desert, next to a slaughterhouse and a set of high-voltage electrical wires. Barwa Barahat al Janoub, a two-hour metro and bus journey from the farthest stadiums, lies in stark contrast to the glitzy opening ceremony.