Cardiff homeowners are listing properties on Airbnb for more than £5,000 a night as boxing fans prepare to descend on the city for the heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua at the Principality Stadium on Friday, December 11.
Tickets for the fight go on sale at midday on Friday, October 9, and accommodation is already in high demand, with several properties listed for eye-watering sums for the night of the bout. Estimates suggest around £30m could come into the Welsh economy across that weekend.
Properties priced over £5,000
Several Cardiff homeowners are offering entire houses for more than £5,000 for a single night's stay, with some properties boasting pool tables, dart boards and outdoor hot tubs. One of the most expensive options is a property in the Cardiff suburb of Radyr, advertising a bedroom within the house rather than the entire property, meaning guests would have to share facilities with the host.
The listings indicate the huge demand expected for accommodation in Cardiff when Fury and Joshua finally meet in the ring. The fight could provide a significant boost to the Welsh economy beyond the Principality Stadium itself.
Nine listings over £5,000
Nine Cardiff properties are being offered for more than £5,000 for one night when Fury takes on Joshua. A bedroom in a house in Radyr, where guests would have to share a bathroom and communal spaces, is listed at £5,000. Another shared house in Cathays is up for more than £5,050, with two rooms with double beds available.
A 10-bed house with a hot tub, swing and pool table, which can house more than 16 guests, is priced at £6,700 for the night in a central location. A three-bedroom unit near Llandaff Fields is set at £5,440, can house six guests and comes with a dart board. Another three-bed offering, which can host six guests and is close to the city centre with on-street parking, is up for £6,045 for the night.
A four-bedroom house which can host more than 16 guests comes with a pool table and a hot tub in the garden. It strictly asks for no parties but is a 10-minute walk from the Principality Stadium, and costs £6,800 for the night. Another 16+ guest let with five bedrooms also has a pool table and hot tub, costing £6,900 for the night on December 11, situated on the north east side of the city centre just off Newport Road.
One listing, branded as 'The Ultimate house for large groups', can cater for around 20 guests with eight bedrooms. It comes with a fully-kitted-out bar and sound system and has branded itself a 'show stopper' house to rent out for the night, priced at £7,330 per night in the Cathays area. Another 16+-guest house in a city centre location, said to be 'perfect' for a hen or stag do, has 12 beds and is up for £7,250.
