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Doha trip cost: three stays for two, January 2027

Doha is a practical short-break choice for travellers interested in museums, contemporary architecture and evening time around Souq Waqif. Msheireb and the souq area suit a culture-led stay; West Bay offers a different skyline and hotel setting. These examples price a January week, with every stay, meal and allowance itemised.

Scope, dates and party

These are dated ground-cost illustrations for two adults sharing one room or unit, six nights over seven days, 19–25 January 2027. They cover Musheireb and Souq Waqif, the Le Mirage City Walk serviced apartment and West Bay. Desert safaris, inland-sea trips and transit-hotel stays are excluded. Hotel prices are public room-table observations from 2 October 2026, not checkout quotes. Flights, visas and insurance are excluded. They are not bookable, not quotes, and not year-round ranges or calculator defaults.

What is specific to this budget

  • Three named hotels or apartments, each with two baskets. Baskets A and B keep the stay and change only the dinner. They are ordered by the observed room price alone: the budget, mid-range and premium labels are not quality categories and do not rank full trip totals.
  • Lunch and dinner come from one Souq Waqif restaurant's regular menu; dinner B is a starter, main and dessert. No surcharge is invented, and unlisted charges stay unknown.
  • Four Points asks for a refundable cash damage deposit on arrival: it is not counted as spending, but you need the cash. W Doha's beach access is off-site, not a beachfront room.
  • Deposits, holds and any unlisted hotel or restaurant charges are unknown, not zero. Breakfast, drinks, transport and activities are MTC gross planning estimates, clearly labelled, not supplier quotes.

Planning the days

Musheireb and the souq area suit a culture-led stay close to the museums; West Bay is a towers-and-corniche base that needs rides to the souq; Le Mirage City Walk is a serviced-apartment option. W Doha's beach access is off-site, not a beachfront room.

Season

The cooler months from November to March favour outdoor exploring. Summer requires a mainly indoor programme, with short outdoor visits and planned transfers. A low airfare does not remove the effects of heat on a walking itinerary.

Arrival and practical notes

Arrive through Hamad International Airport (DOH). A landside city hotel and an airside transit hotel are different products; do not book a transit hotel as a city base without checking access. Confirm transport hours before an early departure.

Dated cost examples

Six dated, itemised examples from 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-25: 6 nights and 7 days for two adults sharing one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed in October 2026, cover ground costs only, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.

Dated planning illustration for two adults sharing one room or unit, 19–25 January 2027: seven days and six nights, flights excluded. Hotel prices are public room-table observations from 2 October 2026, not checkout quotes. Breakfast allowances, transport, drinks and activities are MTC gross estimates, not supplier quotes. Not bookable, not a quote and not an annual default.

Only W Doha includes breakfast (12 credited once). Four Points asks for a refundable cash deposit that is not counted as spending. Lunch and dinner use Damasca One's menu in Souq Waqif. The three are different bases and products. Ordered by price alone, not quality.

Budget · Example A

Total for two adults

1,766.14 USD

The selected room-table rows show no separate excluded charge, so no tax line is added — but this does not mean the statutory rate is zero; check the final booking. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. A Musheireb base near the souq and museums. The hotel's official rooms page states a QAR 500 refundable CASH damage deposit on arrival, refunded after inspection: it is not counted as spending in this total, but you need the cash available; reconfirm it for January. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.

126.15 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel or apartment, six nights (dated public room-table price)

    1 × 659 USD (stay) = 659 USD ≈ 659.00 USD

    Source-backed: Four Points by Sheraton Doha — Classic Room, one king bed; room only. 659.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 35 QAR (person-breakfast) = 490 QAR ≈ 134.62 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 35 QAR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 77 QAR (person-lunch) = 1,078 QAR ≈ 296.15 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 108 QAR (person-dinner) = 1,512 QAR ≈ 415.38 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 30 QAR (party-day) = 210 QAR ≈ 57.69 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 70 QAR (direction) = 140 QAR ≈ 38.46 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 25 QAR (ride) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare. West Bay and Le Mirage City Walk need rides to Souq Waqif and the museums; recheck current routes and timetables.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 150 QAR (adult) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Desert safaris and inland-sea trips are excluded.

Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Doha — Classic Room, one king bed; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; pay at the property.

Budget · Example B

Total for two adults

1,993.07 USD

The selected room-table rows show no separate excluded charge, so no tax line is added — but this does not mean the statutory rate is zero; check the final booking. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. A Musheireb base near the souq and museums. The hotel's official rooms page states a QAR 500 refundable CASH damage deposit on arrival, refunded after inspection: it is not counted as spending in this total, but you need the cash available; reconfirm it for January. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.

142.36 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel or apartment, six nights (dated public room-table price)

    1 × 659 USD (stay) = 659 USD ≈ 659.00 USD

    Source-backed: Four Points by Sheraton Doha — Classic Room, one king bed; room only. 659.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 35 QAR (person-breakfast) = 490 QAR ≈ 134.62 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 35 QAR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 77 QAR (person-lunch) = 1,078 QAR ≈ 296.15 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 167 QAR (person-dinner) = 2,338 QAR ≈ 642.31 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 30 QAR (party-day) = 210 QAR ≈ 57.69 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 70 QAR (direction) = 140 QAR ≈ 38.46 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 25 QAR (ride) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare. West Bay and Le Mirage City Walk need rides to Souq Waqif and the museums; recheck current routes and timetables.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 150 QAR (adult) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Desert safaris and inland-sea trips are excluded.

Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Doha — Classic Room, one king bed; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; pay at the property.

Mid-range · Example A

Total for two adults

2,013.14 USD

The selected room-table rows show no separate excluded charge, so no tax line is added — but this does not mean the statutory rate is zero; check the final booking. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. A serviced one-bedroom apartment — not the separate Marriott Executive Apartments City Center Doha. Its kitchen does not automatically reduce the restaurant budget. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.

143.80 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel or apartment, six nights (dated public room-table price)

    1 × 906 USD (stay) = 906 USD ≈ 906.00 USD

    Source-backed: Marriott Executive Apartments Doha, Le Mirage City Walk — One-bedroom standard king apartment, courtyard view; room only. 906.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 35 QAR (person-breakfast) = 490 QAR ≈ 134.62 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 35 QAR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 77 QAR (person-lunch) = 1,078 QAR ≈ 296.15 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 108 QAR (person-dinner) = 1,512 QAR ≈ 415.38 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 30 QAR (party-day) = 210 QAR ≈ 57.69 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 70 QAR (direction) = 140 QAR ≈ 38.46 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 25 QAR (ride) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare. West Bay and Le Mirage City Walk need rides to Souq Waqif and the museums; recheck current routes and timetables.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 150 QAR (adult) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Desert safaris and inland-sea trips are excluded.

Hotel: Marriott Executive Apartments Doha, Le Mirage City Walk — One-bedroom standard king apartment, courtyard view; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; pay at the property.

Mid-range · Example B

Total for two adults

2,240.07 USD

The selected room-table rows show no separate excluded charge, so no tax line is added — but this does not mean the statutory rate is zero; check the final booking. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. A serviced one-bedroom apartment — not the separate Marriott Executive Apartments City Center Doha. Its kitchen does not automatically reduce the restaurant budget. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.

160.01 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel or apartment, six nights (dated public room-table price)

    1 × 906 USD (stay) = 906 USD ≈ 906.00 USD

    Source-backed: Marriott Executive Apartments Doha, Le Mirage City Walk — One-bedroom standard king apartment, courtyard view; room only. 906.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 35 QAR (person-breakfast) = 490 QAR ≈ 134.62 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 35 QAR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 77 QAR (person-lunch) = 1,078 QAR ≈ 296.15 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 167 QAR (person-dinner) = 2,338 QAR ≈ 642.31 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 30 QAR (party-day) = 210 QAR ≈ 57.69 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 70 QAR (direction) = 140 QAR ≈ 38.46 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 25 QAR (ride) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare. West Bay and Le Mirage City Walk need rides to Souq Waqif and the museums; recheck current routes and timetables.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 150 QAR (adult) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Desert safaris and inland-sea trips are excluded.

Hotel: Marriott Executive Apartments Doha, Le Mirage City Walk — One-bedroom standard king apartment, courtyard view; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; pay at the property.

Premium · Example A

Total for two adults

2,206.75 USD

The selected room-table rows show no separate excluded charge, so no tax line is added — but this does not mean the statutory rate is zero; check the final booking. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. A West Bay base. The room is city view with beach access — not a beachfront room: the official site names off-property access at Doha Sands Beach, so check current hours, transport and eligibility. Breakfast for two is included, so 12 breakfasts are credited once and two outside breakfasts are budgeted.

157.63 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel or apartment, six nights (dated public room-table price)

    1 × 1,215 USD (stay) = 1,215 USD ≈ 1,215.00 USD

    Source-backed: W Doha — Deluxe King Room, city view, beach access; breakfast included for two. 1,215.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    2 × 35 QAR (person-breakfast) = 70 QAR ≈ 19.23 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 35 QAR per person-breakfast. The room includes breakfast for two, so 12 breakfasts are credited once and only two outside breakfasts are budgeted.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 77 QAR (person-lunch) = 1,078 QAR ≈ 296.15 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 108 QAR (person-dinner) = 1,512 QAR ≈ 415.38 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 30 QAR (party-day) = 210 QAR ≈ 57.69 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 70 QAR (direction) = 140 QAR ≈ 38.46 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 25 QAR (ride) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare. West Bay and Le Mirage City Walk need rides to Souq Waqif and the museums; recheck current routes and timetables.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 150 QAR (adult) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Desert safaris and inland-sea trips are excluded.

Hotel: W Doha — Deluxe King Room, city view, beach access; breakfast included for two. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; pay at the property.

Premium · Example B

Total for two adults

2,433.68 USD

The selected room-table rows show no separate excluded charge, so no tax line is added — but this does not mean the statutory rate is zero; check the final booking. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. A West Bay base. The room is city view with beach access — not a beachfront room: the official site names off-property access at Doha Sands Beach, so check current hours, transport and eligibility. Breakfast for two is included, so 12 breakfasts are credited once and two outside breakfasts are budgeted.

173.83 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel or apartment, six nights (dated public room-table price)

    1 × 1,215 USD (stay) = 1,215 USD ≈ 1,215.00 USD

    Source-backed: W Doha — Deluxe King Room, city view, beach access; breakfast included for two. 1,215.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    2 × 35 QAR (person-breakfast) = 70 QAR ≈ 19.23 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 35 QAR per person-breakfast. The room includes breakfast for two, so 12 breakfasts are credited once and only two outside breakfasts are budgeted.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 77 QAR (person-lunch) = 1,078 QAR ≈ 296.15 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 167 QAR (person-dinner) = 2,338 QAR ≈ 642.31 USD

    Source-backed: Damasca One, Souq Waqif — official image menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken shawarma plate 77 QAR per adult. Dinner A: grilled boneless chicken 108 QAR; the menu says this grill section comes with Antakly bread, grilled onion and tomato, and no extra rice or fries are assumed. Dinner B adds hummus 27 and cheesecake 32 = 167 QAR — a starter, main and dessert from the regular menu, not a set menu. Published prices are used without inventing a tax or service surcharge; the menu images do not settle every tax, cover or service charge, so unlisted charges are unknown, not zero. A price benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan or a January price guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 30 QAR (party-day) = 210 QAR ≈ 57.69 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 70 QAR (direction) = 140 QAR ≈ 38.46 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 25 QAR (ride) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare. West Bay and Le Mirage City Walk need rides to Souq Waqif and the museums; recheck current routes and timetables.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 150 QAR (adult) = 300 QAR ≈ 82.42 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Desert safaris and inland-sea trips are excluded.

Hotel: W Doha — Deluxe King Room, city view, beach access; breakfast included for two. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; pay at the property.

Not included: Flights, Visas and insurance, Shopping and regional trips

Reference exchange rates dated 2026-10-02: 1 USD = 3.64 QAR. Your card rate at payment may differ.

Rate source as recorded in the research: Qatar Central Bank official peg: 3.64 QAR per USD, checked 2 October 2026. Not a card or retail rate

Practical notes

Arrive through Hamad International Airport (DOH). A landside city hotel and an airside transit hotel are different products; do not book a transit hotel as a city base without checking access. Confirm transport hours before an early departure.

Limits of these examples

Covers Musheireb and Souq Waqif, the Le Mirage City Walk serviced apartment and West Bay. Desert safaris, inland-sea trips and transit-hotel stays are excluded. Prices are dated snapshots for 19–25 January 2027, not year-round ranges or calculator defaults; exact checkout totals were not verified.

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