Rodas has some interesting offers on its menu at its resto-bar, Aura. The resto-bar is treating guests with a free pint of beer as and when players hit sixes and fours, or someone bowls a maiden over or takes a wicket. “For Rs 200 per head, guests come under the offer,” said Sharma. But to keep alcohol under control, the hotel lays down one more condition — a guest should be accompanied by a lady.

Even bigger hotel brands such as Fortune Park Hotels Ltd, a subsidiary of ITC Ltd and Trident Hotels, are not far behind. Fortune Select Exotica in Navi Mumbai has extended the buffet timing to 3 am from the normal 1 am deadline on match days. Says Fortune Select Exotica general manager Pradeep K Uniyal, “We are not providing discounts. But we have extended the buffet timings citing the IPL and our proximity to multiplexes that run late night shows.”

Trident Hotel at Nariman Point, Mumbai, has put up big screens at its restaurants so that guests can enjoy the IPL matches. “We are witnessing large turnouts at our restaurants,” said a hotel spokesperson.