( CNN ) -- Travelers planning to attend the 2014 World Cup in Brazil better get cracking on their accommodation bookings . Organizers from FIFA and tournament sponsors have already started making mass hotel bookings for next summer , and private home owners in Brazil have responded , renting out apartments for the World Cup period , according to the Rio Times . Although projected numbers vary , approximately 600,000 foreign visitors and 3 million domestic tourists are expected to travel to or within Brazil for the World Cup . A large percentage of those travelers are expected to be looking for alternative accommodations , such as private homes , bed and breakfasts and hostels . According to the Brazilian daily , some four-room penthouses in Ipanema are asking $ 150,000 for one month 's rental . A studio apartment in Copacabana is being rented out at $ 7,000 for four weeks , while a villa is using the deposit from a booking already made for next summer to renovate the house for more such rentals . Hotel infrastructure for Brazil 's most anticipated mega-event has been a concern , but the local hotel industry says it 's confident it will be ready to face the onslaught of tourists . The city also plans to berth six cruise ships as tourist accommodation . Marcelo Rocha e Silva Zorovich , a visiting researcher at the University of Miami , told the Los Angeles Times last month that providing enough hotel rooms for the event was a big concern . `` We 'll make it to the Cup but the infrastructure wo n't be ready , '' Zorovich said . According to the Times , Rio is planning to construct around 22,000 new rooms , but experts are skeptical that number will be reached in time .
Organizers and sponsors have completed bulk hotel reservations for World Cup 2014 in Brazil . The first wave of flights to Rio de Janeiro are scheduled to depart from the United States on June 1 with a total of about 4,000 travelers expected to arrive by July 1. An Ipanema penthouse will rent for $ 150,000 for one month during World Cup period .