Nuns at a Phoenix monastery are renting out 10 of their rooms – at a rate far cheaper than local hotels – to fans descending on the Valley of the Sun. <\/p>\n
The nuns are charging $250 a night, a bargain compared with the $500 rate at a nearby Super 8 and the $1,000 a night it would take to rent a private home. <\/p>\n
There’s one catch: No alcohol and no smoking in the monastery. <\/p>\n
“We’re simply asking our guests to be respectful of where they are,” Sister Linda Campbell of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery told the Daily News. <\/p>\n
“There’s not a curfew, and our guests can certainly party elsewhere, but we ask that there can’t be any smoking or alcohol here,” she said. <\/p>\n
The immaculately manicured 2-acre monastery is just 3 miles from the Super Bowl stadium. It has been popular for religious retreats since it opened in 1997. <\/p>\n
The three nuns in residence have been looking for a way to pay off loans they took out recently to expand the monastery. The Super Bowl offered them the perfect money-making opportunity, Campbell said. <\/p>\n
“I heard that some people nearby were trying to rent out their homes for more than a $1,000, and I just couldn’t believe it,” said Campbell, who will be celebrating her 40th anniversary as a nun this year. <\/p>\n
“We’re not trying to be greedy, and we especially wanted to help out families who want to see the game.” <\/p>\n
Six of the rooms – which feature simple but comfortable beds and tasteful decorations, though no TV – have been reserved by guests from New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, Campbell said. <\/p>\n
One of the rooms was rented by a father and his 6-year-old son after the boy broke his leg. <\/p>\n
The dad “wanted someplace that would be less hectic and easier to manage,” Campbell said. “We were glad to help.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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