IN PICS | Inside Qatar's FIFA World Cup fan villages
Brightly coloured cabins at the Al-Emadi fan village in Doha
The brightly colored cabins with thin walls are designed to hold one or two people with twin beds, a nightstand, a small table and chair, air conditioning, a toilet and a shower inside. Each will go for around $200 a night, and some 60% of the cabins are already booked for the tournament, said Omar al-Jaber, the head of accommodation at Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for the tournament.
Dining hall at the Al-Emadi fan village in Doha
An employee prepares a dining hall at the Al-Emadi fan village in Doha on November 9, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament. Al-Jaber said, “Most of the fans they prefer if it’s not a hotel, they prefer the apartment and villa", though, those wanting budget accommodation will come to this site, he added.
Interior of a cabin at Al-Emadi fan village in Doha
The cabins can accommodate 2 people each with two single beds. There are also multiple options available other than cabins for fans to rent, ranging from hotels, cruise ship rooms, traditional dhow sailing vessels and tents, the fan village, porta cabins and caravans.
Common Area at the Al-Emadi fan village in Doha
The common areas are filled with large bean-bag style with a large screen present at the site for fans to watch matches. The walkways outside the common area and the cabins are covered with artificial green grass with competing nations’ flags flapping in the strong desert wind.
Artificial football ground at the Al-Emadi fan village in Doha
The village also has an artificial green-grass covered football ground for the fans to keep them entertained. In case bad weather like sandstorms or rain make tents or fan villages uninhabitable, organisers have also arranged "backup rooms", especially for people who opted to stay in an open-space area like a fan village, said Al-Jaber.
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