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A Qatari accommodation vendor has stunned football fans during the World Cup by offering rooms in a large tent on a desert farm for almost $5000AUD a night.
While some people were angry at paying around $350AUD per night for meagre accommodation in fan villages flanking the major stadiums, the Fan Village Heenat Salma Farm offers a completely different - and far more expensive - experience.
If you like tents in the middle of the desert and don't mind paying through the nose for the experience, a Qatari accommodation provider has the perfect deal for you: 'rooms' on a farm
Prices were set at a modest $1,500AUD a night on November 25. They were a lot more expensive before the World Cup kicked off (right)
For as much as $4,606 per night, fans can 'enjoy' a non-airconditioned tent experience with housekeeping that only comes to change the linen once every three days or on changeover.
While there is no air-con, there are pedestal fans to blast the 32 degree daytime temperature back into your face.
The accommodation is located 17km from Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium and 18km to Mall of Qatar, so you can forget quick and easy access to games, shopping and a cold beer as well.
These Socceroos fans were lucky to find better accommodation, that had air-conditioning and access to beer
Some of the amenities on offer include a gym made of wood, a massage treatment tent, a swimming pool, complimentary WiFi and majlis, which is an Arabic term meaning sitting rooms.
Fan Village Heenat Salma Farm has also given itself a generous five out of five suns, although this is not an official rating system and was created by the owners, not a governing body or reviews left by guests.
The village is run by Qatar company Caravane Earth, which spruiks itself as 'a foundation that promotes social, cultural and ecological transformation'.
'Today, financial growth overpowers our sense of belonging to Earth. We treat natural resources as commodities, finding value only in the profit they bring. Ancient craft is gazed on through museum glass, as heritage is replaced with habits that serve the immediate comfort of a privileged few,' their
