England's Wags could bend it like Beckham on a beautiful £3,500-a-night 'Banana Island' at the Qatar World Cup
Harry Kane's wife Katie Goodland has been on a reconnaissance mission to Qatar for the Three Lions' Wives and Girlfriends. Her trip to Doha followed a similar mission by Harry's dad Pat on behalf of the players' parents. Katie did a tour of various accommodation options.
And it is believed a group of Wags are considering Banana Island - so-called because it curves in the middle - with a breathtaking sanctuary and spa. It boasts magnificent £3,500-a-night 'floating rooms' on stilts above the sea. And they come with their own infinity pool and villa host to prepare food and cater to your every need.
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In July, the Mirror revealed how David Beckham was set to stay there as he promoted Qatar as a 'stopover' tourist destination. Partners and children will have plenty of amenities to call upon during their stay, with a helipad, a cinema, a surf pool with a wave machine and scuba diving courses on offer.
Meanwhile, their specific accommodation is also well in the realms of luxury. The chalets are built on stilts in the Arabian Sea and can easily sleep five. Reports suggest England's Wags could be joined by their French counterparts, who have already booked up spots at the resort, a 25-minute boat trip from the Doha seafront.
Tourist chiefs describe it as a 'once-in-a-lifetime' experience with Banana island likely to be heavily in demand for the tournament. It is popular with VIPs and celebrities who love the 'over-water' villas also seen in the Maldives. And there is huge demand for accommodation in the Arab state, which is the size of Yorkshire.
It will see its 2.8m population rise by at least 1m for the World Cup in November. A total of 3m tickets are being sold, with around 130,000 rooms - equating to 3.6m room nights - likely to be available. Organisers say many of the tickets have been taken by Qataris, and fans from the neighbouring Middle East states.
In the latest round of sales, a total of 520,532 tickets were sold on a first come, first served basis. Fans living in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, USA, Mexico, the UAE, England, Argentina, Brazil, Wales and Australia led the way.
Preparations for the tournament are well underway and the majority of nations have confirmed where they will be based throughout. A handful of fixtures remain before the world's greatest prize will be up for grabs in the Middle East, with the Three Lions taking on Italy and Germany in the Nations League on Friday and Monday respectively.
Gareth Southgate's players have known which plush establishment they will be staying in during the World Cup since February, and family members have joined them in booking accommodation well ahead of time.
Meanwhile, the Three Lions are set to stay elsewhere in an effort to keep their focus on England’s first push for a World Cup triumph since 1966.
Southgate’s men will reside at the posh Tivoli Hotel in the traditional souk district at Al Wakra. The hotel has been converted from former pearl fishermen's chalets and will be closed from the end of October as preparations get underway for the arrival of the team.
England get their World Cup campaign underway on November 21 with a clash against Iran before following that up with their group games against the USA and fellow Home Nation Wales.
The Three Lions are aiming to get themselves back on track ahead of the tournament. Southgate’s men have not won any of their last four fixtures - their latest Nations League campaign having been a disaster so far.
The England boss came under huge pressure during the summer with Hungary racking up a comprehensive 4-0 win against the Euro 2020 runners-up at Molineux - a result that was met with huge boos from the crowd at the final whistle.
