A display promoting the 2025 NFL Draft is shown at Lambeau Field May 24, 2023. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — With the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit officially in the books, the focus now turns to Green Bay hosting next year’s event.
Estimates suggest the 2025 Draft could bring roughly 250,000 people to the Green Bay area — meaning lodging is in high demand.
The Astor House Bed and Breakfast in Green Bay is already almost entirely booked for the week of the draft.
“The day before, we decided to put the suites up on our online travel partner sites, and after we made that move, Thursday and Friday booked up completely within about five hours,” said Linda Stever with the Astor House.
Their rates have been between $700-800 per night. The Astor House says that’s about double their typical rate during the Packers season.
“We were very surprised and as a small business, it’s definitely been a boost for us even, being a ‘Ma and Pa’ organization,” said Stever.
If you’re looking for more affordable options, such as the Motel Six in Green Bay, if you booked right now, the rate is about $500 per night.
For comparison, staying in a room with two full beds would cost you about $70 a night for the upcoming weekend this year.
The NFL has a hold on the majority of hotel rooms in Brown County. The Legacy Hotel near Lambeau Field says they are sold out of rooms for the event from the NFL.
“We are encouraging people to look in a little bit bigger parameter and expand a little bit outside of Green Bay,” said Rose Gray, business relationship director at Fox World Travel.
“You look from Appleton, to Oshkosh, to Milwaukee to Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, and all these places are going to come together as a hospitality community,” said Nick Meisner, vice president of marketing and communications with Discover Green Bay.
Those who are coming to the area for the draft are encouraged to continue to check listings and see what’s available.
“I feel like in the coming weeks, certainly in the next four weeks, I would say, we’re going to have a lot better idea of what those hotel rates are going to be like,” said Gray.
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