Hawke's Bay hotels are having to turn cricket fans away, as many are already fully booked for the summer season.
McLean Park is expected to be near capacity as the Black Caps face India in the 1st ODI of the much-anticipated series on Wednesday.
Although some of the world's best players will be right in our back yard, many are having trouble booking accommodation, with hotels and motels across Napier turning fans away as they're already fully booked.
A spokesperson from Shoreline Motel in Napier said they had managed to squeeze a few cricket fans in, and were still receiving calls from desperate fans attempting to make last minute bookings from the past two days.
"There's been a lot around Hawke's Bay this week in terms of sports and other tourist events, so we've had a real mixture of people.