News of the Interantional Conference "Urban Biodiversity & Design, Erfurt 2008. Urbio2008.

Accommodation

Due to the conference venue in the heart of the medieval city it is possible to find accommodation within walking distance. Historical buildings as well as numerous restaurants, cafés, pubs, and beer-gardens are only a stone’s throw away.

For expensive (Category A) and medium (Category B) price hotels listed in the following table a special offer is available for all attending the conference. To ensure that you get the price listed in the table, please use the hotel reservation form. To read the pdf you will require Acrobat Reader. Low cost accommodation: see below.

Please be aware that there is a specific deadline for the special offer as well as for the provisional bookings of the rooms.

 

Hotels


Address

Phone/ Fax  +49 …

Price per room

Deadline

Where is the hotel?
Distances to…

Kaisersaal

Central Station

 

Hotel Zumnorde****     (Cat. A)
 

Anger 50/51
99084 Erfurt
+(0)361 / 5 68 00
+(0)361 / 5 68 04 00
€ 100 Single
No Double
14 April 08 c. 400 m c. 700 m

 

Radisson SAS Hotel****     (Cat. A)
 

Juri-Gagarin-Ring 127
99084 Erfurt
+(0)361 / 55 10 0
+(0)361 / 55 10 210
€ 130 Single (€150 Jun. Suite)
€ 147 Double (€167 Jun Suite)
21 May 08 c. 300 m c. 600 m

 

Hotel Ibis**     (Cat. B)
 

Barfüßerstraße 9
99084 Erfurt
+(0)361/66410
+(0)361/6641111
€ 61,- Single (50 rooms)
€ 61,- Double
€ 9,50 Breakfast
26 March 08 c. 400 m c. 700 m

 

Intercity Hotel     (Cat. B)
 

Willy-Brandt-Platz 11
99084 Erfurt
+(0)361 / 5600-0
+(0)361 / 5600-999
€ 71,50 Single 30 April 08 c. 1 km adjacent to the
Central Station

 

Hotel am Kaisersaal***     (Cat. B)
 

Futterstraße 8
99084 Erfurt
+(0) 361 / 65 85 60
+(0) 361 / 65 85 666
€ 76,- Single
€ 91,- Double
21 April 08 c. 100 m c. 1 km

 

Best Western Hotel Excelsior     (Cat. B)
 

Bahnhofstraße 35
99084 Erfurt
+(0)361 /  56700
+(0)361 /  5670100
€ 72,- Single
€ 92,- Double
07 May 08 c. 900 m nearby the Central Station


 

Hotel Zumnorde

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time by car is 20 minutes and the distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to stop "Anger" (ca. 15 mins.)
From Central station: walking distance (c. 600 m) or take one of the following tram connections. The destinatin of each tram you may choose is listed in brackets - line no.1 & 3 ("Europaplatz"), line no. 5 ("Zoopark") and line no. 6 ("Rieth"). You have to step off always at the stopping point "Anger". 

For further instructions please see map.

 

Radisson SAS Hotel

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time by car is 20 minutes and the distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line No. 4 to station "Anger" (c. 15 mins.).
From Central station: walking distance (c. 600 m) or take one of the following tram connections. The destinatin of each tram you may choose is listed in brackets - line no.1 & 3 ("Europaplatz"), line no. 5 ("Zoopark") and line no. 6 ("Rieth"). You have to step off always at the stopping point "Anger". The hotel is c. 150 m away.

For further directions please see map.

 

 

Hotel Ibis

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time is 20 minutes and distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to station "Fischmarkt", follow the "Schlösserstraße" until you reach the big store of C&A, (directly behind the Gera flood channel). Just after the Gera flood channel, turn right into the "Barfüßerstraße". The Hotel is c. 100 m away.
From Central station: walking distance (ca. 500 m) or take one of the following tram connections. The destinatin of each tram you may choose is listed in brackets - tram line no. 1 & 3 ("Europaplatz"), tram line no. 5 ("Zoopark") and tram line no. 6 ("Rieth"). You have to step off always at the stopping point "Anger".

For further directions please see map.

 

Intercity Hotel

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time by car is 20 minutes and the distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to stop "Hauptbahnhof" (Central Station) (c. 20 mins.).
From Central station: walking distance (just outside the station).

If you need further instructions please see map.

 

Hotel am Kaisersaal

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time by car is 20 minutes and the distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to stop "Anger". The hotel is within walking distance (200 m).
From Central station: walking distance (ca. 1 km) or take one of the following tram connections. The destinatin of each tram you may choose is listed in brackets - line no.1 & 3 ("Europaplatz"), line no. 5 ("Zoopark") and line no. 6 ("Rieth"). You have to step off always at the stopping point "Anger".

For further instructions please see interactive city map of Erfurt.

 

Best Western Hotel Excelsior

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time by car is 20 minutes and the distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to station "Hauptbahnhof" (Central Station).
From Central station: walking distance (just outside the central station).

If you need further instructions please see map.

 

 

Low-price accommodation in Erfurt (Category C)

For low price accommodation no special offer as well as no provisional bookings of rooms was possible to arrange. Since May is one of the main travel seasons for visits to Erfurt please be aware that particularly low price accommodation may be difficult to get. Therefore, it is advisable to book low price accommodation as fast as possible. Accommodation in private houses is offered by Erfurt Tourist Information, Phone: +49 (0)361/ 6640110, email: .

For student delegates, we can offer a limited amount of very cheap accommodation in the private homes of our participating students. For enquiries please send an email to:

 

Accommodation
(No contingents)

Address

Phone/Fax  +49…

Prices per room (2007)

Where is the hotel? Distances to…

Kaisersaal

Central Station

 

Hotel Garni am Domplatz

Andreasstraße 29
99084 Erfurt

+(0)361/2115257
+(0)361/2115268

from 30 € - 45 € for a single room

c. 600 m

c. 1.5 km

 

Hotel Grenzenlos (handicapped accessible)

Johnny-Schehr-Straße 12
99085 Erfurt

+(0)361/60132600
+(0)361/60132601

from 50 € for a single room to 76 € for a double room per night and person, groups of more than 10 people 28 € per night and person

c. 1.2 km

c. 800 m

 

Youth Hostel Klingenstraße

Klingenstraße 4
99094 Erfurt

+(0)361/5626705
+(0)361/5626706

26 € per night and person (for 2 nights and more, 1 night: from 27.50 €), senior prices (27+): + 3 € per night and person

c. 2.5 km

c. 1.5 km

 

Youth Hostel Hochheimerstraße

Hochheimerstraße. 12
99094 Erfurt

+(0)361/5626705
+(0)361/5626706

from 21,50 € per night and person, senior prices (27+): + 3 € per night and person

c. 2.5 km

c. 1.5 km

 

Opera Hostel

Walkmühlstraße 13
99084 Erfurt

+(0)361/60131360
+(0)361/60131366

from 13 € (dormitory and shared bathroom) to 45 € (single room with bathroom) per night and person

c. 1.5 km

c. 1.5 km

 

Re_4 Hostel

Puschkinstr. 21,
99084 Erfurt

+(0)361/6000110
+(0)361/6000116

from 13 € per night and person in a 4-bedroom to € 26 for a single with bathroom

c. 2 km

c. 1.5 km


 

Hotel Garni am Domplatz

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time is 20 minutes and distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to station “Domplatz”.
From Central station: take tram line no. 3 (direction “Europaplatz"), tram line no. 6 (direction “Rieth”) or tram line 4 (direction "Bindersleben") and leave at station “Domplatz”.

See also map at http://www.hotel-garni-erfurt.de/

 

Hotel Grenzenlos

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time is 20 minutes and distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to station “Anger” and change into tram line no. 2 until station “Leipziger Platz”. The hotel is ca. 250 m away.
From Central station: Take bus no. 9 (direction to “Nordbahnhof”) and leave after 2 stops at the station “Geschwister-Scholl-Straße”. The hotel is c. 200 m away in the Johnny-Schehr-Straße 12.

For further instructions please see interactive city map of Erfurt.

 

Youth Hostels Klingenstraße and Hochheimerstraße

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time is 20 minutes and distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to station “Hauptbahnhof”. Then change to tram line no. 6 (direction “Steigerstraße”) and leave at the last stop.
From Central station: take tram line no. 6 (direction “Steigerstraße”) and leave at the last stop.

For further instructions please see interactive city map of Erfurt.

 

Opera Hostel

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time by car is 20 minutes and the distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line No. 4 to stop “Sparkassen Finanzzentrum” and walk via Gorkisstraße and Theaterstraße.
From Central station: take tram line 4 (direction “Bindersleben”) and leave at the stop “Sparkassen Finanzzentrum”, then walk via Gorkisstraße and Theaterstraße.

For further instructions please see map.

 

Re_4 Hostel

Erfurt Airport (ERF): Approximate driving time is 20 minutes and distance is 14 kilometres (8 miles). Taxis are readily available outside the terminal. Or take tram line no. 4 to station “Hauptbahnhof”. Then change to tram line no. 6 (direction “Steigerstraße”) and leave at the stop “Puschkinstraße”.
From Central station: take tram line 6 (direction “Steigerstraße”) and leave at the stop “Puschkinstraße”.

For further instructions please see map.

 

 

 

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