Want To Watch MotoGP But Run Out Of Hotels, This Is The Price For Renting Houses For Residents Around Mandalika

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JAKARTA - The rate for renting houses for residents in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at the MotoGP event at the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara reaches Rp. 3 million to Rp. 6 million for a week or one month.

"My house is rented for Rp. 3 million a month," said Mrs. Tobar, a resident of Kuta Village, Pujut District, Praya, Friday, March 4, quoted from Antara.

He said the rented house was deliberately built to be an alternative lodging place for spectators and workers in the Mandalika SEZ.

"If there is no MotoGP rented Rp1 million a month," he said.

Syawaludin, a local resident, also said that many houses around Kuta were rented by workers in the Mandalika SEZ, such as his house which is currently being rented by the construction workers of the Mandalika Circuit.

"The rent is IDR 4 million per month," he said.

Meanwhile, Adam, a resident of Kuta, also said that the rent of residents' houses which were used as alternative lodging for both workers and spectators of the Mandalika MotoGP event varied. This means that it depends on the facilities and the number of beds available, as is the case with one of his family's three-bedroom houses being rented at a price of Rp. 6 million.

"The rental price for residents' houses varies, depending on the condition of the house and existing facilities. For facilities such as hotels, it can be up to Rp. 10 million for a week at the Mandalika MotoGP. But there are also Rp. 1 million a night," he said.

One of the managers of the Maulidin Homestay stated that all the Homestays he manages have also been fully booked for the Mandalika MotoGP event on March 18-20, 2022.

"All my homestays are full, sir. The rental price for this MotoGP event is Rp. 500 thousand from the normal price of Rp. 200 thousand," he said.

Previously, the Government of Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara stated that lodging accommodations around the Mandalika Circuit had been fully booked, so MotoGP spectators had started renting residents' houses as lodging places.

"Information about the houses of residents in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) is much sought after to be used as lodging by MotoGP spectators," said Head of the Central Lombok Tourism Office, H Lendek Jayadi.

The residents' houses that are rented are certainly houses that are suitable for habitation or have facilities and infrastructure such as Homestay lodging. The audience rented a house, because all the hotels in the Mandalika SEZ were full.

"Hotels and homestays in the Mandalika SEZ are full. So the alternative for lodging is a decent house for residents and a camping ground," he said.