As the NBA Finals get set to kick off tonight in Boston between the Celtics and the Lakers the cost for a hotel room in the city has soared. Planning on spending the weekend in Boston for Games 1 and 2? Staying at the Marriott on Long Wharf near the TD Banknorth Garden would cost close to $1,800 if you checked in today and left on Monday morning.

Four nights would run you close to $1,800 and that’s before you buy the tickets

Or, you could rent your own vacation home on Cape Cod. Yes, you would lose the convenience of walking out your hotel lobby and joining the sea of green shirts headed to the Garden, but you would be able to enjoy the comforts of your very own home on Cape Cod for a long weekend.

I just got off the phone with Cape Cod Vacation Rentals and they informed me that this home: http://www.flipkey.com/properties/view/994/ could be rented for $150 / night. That $1,200 in savings might be enough to get you into the Garden and close to the famous parquet. Plus, you can always retreat to the Cape in between games.

Now, if we could just get the games to start a little earlier. . . Go Celts!!!

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