Hotels in close vicinity of meeting venue Participants are required to make their own hotel reservations and any costs incurred in relation thereto are the participant s sole responsibility. Participants are welcome to choose hotels other than those suggested below, depending on their preferences. Please contact the Meeting Coordinators should you require any additional advice or assistance in choosing a hotel and making your reservations. To book a room, or in case of doubts, contact halconj79@halcon-viajes.es (+34 91 346 6800). If you are interested in the prices indicated in this document, please, fill in the attached form (end of this document) in CAPITAL LETTERS and e-mail it by February 10 th at the following address: halconj79@halcon-viajes.es Att. Miss Sonia Peña. The following hotels in the vicinity (within 20 minutes by bus) of Ciemat (see Map for locations) are those recommended by the Meeting Coordinators: Hotel Husa Moncloa 4* Calle Serrano Jover, 1 Website: www.husa.es (Rate from 100 VAT and breakfast included) Hotel EXE Moncloa 4* Calle Arcipreste Hita n. 10 Tel: +34 902 93 24 24 Website: www.hotelexemoncloa.com/es (Rate from 73 VAT and breakfast included) Hotel Nh Alberto Aguilera 3* Calle de Alberto Aguilera, 18 Tlf. + 34 914 46 09 00 Website: www.nh-hoteles.es (Rate from 65.97 VAT and breakfast included) Rates are guaranteed for bookings before February 10 th How to get to Ciemat from the hotel: bus - subway - walking: Ciemat is situated within 10 minutes walking distance from the subway station Ciudad Universitaria (line 6). The walking route is shown on the Map below. 1
Metro stations where you can take buses 82 are Moncloa or Argüelles (line 6). Bus 82 stops in CIEMAT. Metro Station where you can take bus F is Reina Victoria. Ask to the bus drivers for CIEMAT or TELECO which is beside Ciemat. CIEMAT Metro Map 1. General map of meeting venue (Ciemat) location, metro stations (red and blue signs) and some recommended hotels (yellow stars - green arrows) Underground (Metro) The subway station Ciudad Universitaria on Line 6 is the closest to CIEMAT. From there you can reach CIEMAT by walking around 20 min or taking the bus number 82 (See Map ). 2
Bus (Autobús) The bus number 82 has a stop in front of the CIEMAT main entrance. The bus terminal is at Meléndez Valdés street, near to the Moncloa transportation hub. (See Map ). Taxi Map 2. Bus terminal of line 82. You should tell the taxi driver to go to CIEMAT, Avenida Complutense 40. 3
Map 3. How to get to CIEMAT by metro and by bus 4
Stops: Public Transport from the airport Underground (Metro) Once in the Aeropuerto metro station, the route is: T4, floor -1 T2, first floor Access to the Underground from the airport is via the connecting passageway to parking P2, in the centre of the terminal. Timetable: Price: Consult timetables and fares* at (http://www.metromadrid.es/es/index.html) Remember that it is necessary to pay extra to enter and exit the airport stations (T1,2,3 and T4). The amount is 6 Euro. You can also download the metro map from: http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/planoi ngsincorte08.pdf http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/metro Madridesp.pdf *Tickets and fares Tickets can be purchased in automatic machines located at the entrance of the Metro station (prices: single trip ticket around 6 ) See also about the Tourist Travel Pass below. Bus (Autobús) **Tickets and fares The single ticket, valid for a bus journey, can only be purchased on board buses with a price of around 1.50 on all fleet lines (consult in case of airport trip). It is obligatory for the user to pass the ticket through the machine when getting on the bus and making it available to company personnel who could require it during the journey. The 10-trips ticket named METROBUS is valid for making 10 journeys on all normal EMT network lines as well as the whole METRO network. You could obtain it in METRO network kiosks or in newspaper kiosks and authorised estancos, and also through the automatic machines located at the entrance of the Metro station (price: 12.20 ). Instructions are available in Spanish, English, French and German. 5
There is also available a Tourist Travel Pass. With the Tourist Travel Pass you are entitled to use all public transport services in the Region of Madrid, with unlimited use, within the period of validity. There are five types: for 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 calendar days (adults and children), you may chose between two different zones: A (the area within the municipal boundaries) and T (city and surrounding areas). Zone A for 5 days would be enough for the week (price 26.80 ). See, for more information, CTM- Madrid Tourist Travel Pass. Taxi. To take a taxi you must go to the appropriate taxi rank. These are located outside the ground floor in all terminals. Ignore any drivers who offer their services unsolicited inside the terminals. Make sure that the taxi driver has started up the taximeter at the start of the journey (minimum fare). Journey time to central Madrid is around 30 min, depending on traffic, and costs around 20-40 Euro. Demand a bill in the case of any complain. Consult prices, fee and supplements in AENA-getting there-taxi. A taxi can be shared by a maximum of 3-4 people. (Please keep in mind that most of the taxi drivers do not speak English or they speak just few words). Further information More practical information could obtain in the web page of airport: http://www.aena.es/csee/satellite?pagename=subhome&language=en_gb&c= Page&SiteName=MAD&cid=1049727006353 General information about Public Transport Network: http://www.ctm-madrid.es/ 6
Map 4. Route of Line 8: Barajas Airport - Nuevos Ministerios http://www.metromadrid.es/en/viaja_en_metro/index.html 7
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Ciemat subway (Metro) map. From Airport (red square) to Ciemat (green square) Other useful links: Information about Madrid city: http://www.munimadrid.es http://www.descubremadrid.com/dm/en_us http://www.esmadrid.com/en/portal.do http://www.neoturismo.com/en/inicio Madrid Metro system: http://www.metromadrid.es/ Madrid maps: http://engcallejero.paginasamarillas.es/home.asp?src=spa Madrid Barajas airport: http://www.madrid-mad.com/ http://www.aena.es 9