OUR Sheng He 33 years old, lives in Vancouver and he loves football. After booking your flight to Qatar, to see this year up close World Cup, accommodation had to be arranged.

It was not difficult for him to eventually inspect the rooms in “Fan Village” which seemed to him a relatively economical option. In the photos, he saw a room that was clean and functional, with two beds, wi-fi, air conditioning and a refrigerator, compared to 200 euros per night.

What He did not understand was how his room was in a container.

Arrival at Doha, A 33-year-old man found a sea of ​​colorful containers. The workers claimed they existed 4000 containers. A map at the entrance to this Lego-like “village” shows that there are plans for more than 7,500 people, with an area dedicated specifically to workers.

This soccer metal village has large dining tents, food and coffee canteens, mini markets, pharmacies and convenience stores. And also large spaces where fans can gather and watch games on huge screens (even if they do not have the coveted “golden ticket” that allows them to enter the stadium).

The population of Qatar is a little less than 3 million. In such a small country, which now receives thousands of visitors from all over the world who will attend 4 matches a day, an accommodation solution had to be found. And many hotels in the country are not for every wallet.

After all, Qatar knows how to build a lot of functional housing for temporary visitors. Outskirts of Doha are crowded with areas that look like World Cup shipping containers intended for Qatari workers -logic adopted for visitors.

Of course, even in this context, there are more “luxurious” options. “Al Khor” it is a similar seaside “village” that is a 40-minute drive from downtown Doha. His concept “arabic camping” and in it, among other things, there are restaurants and a pool, while there is an extra $400 per night. (There are always even cheaper solutions like “Caravan City” it costs 115 euros per night.)

But back to the $200 “village” and Sheng Hee: when the guest opened the door to his room, he saw exactly what the photographs promised. However, the overall picture of objects in his eyes, it looked more like a housing solution for the homeless in the US and Canada than a vacation spot. However, it looks like he would choose this solution again.

Not all cases are perfect. OUR Giana Fava as well as Renan Almeida engaged couple who came to the World Cup from Brazil in Qatar and in turn decided to book a room in said containers.

To take your key they stood in line for three hours. Taking the key in hand, they understood how the room he opens is already occupied.

There was a new room for them at the end of this far from all huge row of containers. In this they existed two single beds, not a double bed which was closed while dust was easily detected moving your finger across the surface.

Fava seemed to be worried about the possibility that the other guest, in turn, might end up with the wrong key to their room. Can they feel safe for their belongings?

When someone knocked on the door, she was sure that the same thing had happened. It was after all a worker who wanted to make sure the air conditioner was working.

At least in the room, to their pleasant surprise, there was hot water. Which made them smile.

According to the New York Times.