No room at the inn because....
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Scores of military veterans, service academy graduates and families are scrambling to find hotel rooms for the big Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium because their reservations were canceled to make way for migrant families.
A travel agent who handles hotel rooms for military families said at least 70 of his rooms at three hotels were “taken back” by the hotel management company because the state recently contracted to put newly arrived migrants there.
“That is correct,” said Mark Mansbach of Hillsdale Travel. “I have enough rooms to cover some of the people. Some people are looking around but pricing is very high. For many, the issue is safety … they are questioning the safety of remaining hotels located near those that are now filled with migrants. Lots of questions by my clients and most hotels are scrambling to come up with safety protocols.”
A spokeswoman for a hotel management company that operates the Comfort Inn in Foxboro and several other hotels near Gillette confirmed they are providing housing for “refugees” who recently arrived.
“We are delighted to confirm that we are indeed taking refugees at our hotels,” said Claire Mulholland, VP of Marketing for Giri Hotel Management.
A statement by Giri Hotel Management added they will “seamlessly relocate guests” who had booked rooms there to other nearby hotels.
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Migrants or no migrants, getting a half-decent hotel room in Foxborough has long been a nightmare when there's a game on. It's a small town which for some reason hosts a massive freaking stadium.
I do not miss game days.
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Our hotel in Newport News was halfway filled with migrants brought in on a Federal program. On Saturday night we pulled in and the parking lot was full with them setting up disposable charcoal grills, cases of beer, and blaring music on portable speakers. The next morning the parking lot was covered in broken glass. Apparently this is a weekly get together with some traveling from other hotels around the area.
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We normally stay at the hotel for $150 per night, it was $250 now.
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According to my former council, The Town of Foxborough there are a total of 30 hotel rooms being used to house 93 migrant families. The article says 70 rooms, so maybe that's a more accurate number.
In either case, I remain unconvinced that is the primary reason people can't get a room to go and watch the game at Gillette Stadium. 70 hotel rooms? The stadium holds 65,000 people.
