Location & Lodging

Location

The International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization 2015 will be held on the campus of the University of Bordeaux (Sciences and Technologies) located in Talence/Bordeaux, France.

Address: Bordeaux INP, avenue des Facultés, 33405 Talence, France - Tram B "Arts et Métiers" (see access)

The Welcome Reception and the mini-symposium honoring Dr. Alain Deffieux on sunday 5^th of July will take place on the Campus Victoire - Université de Bordeaux - Tram B "Victoire" (see access).

Lodging

July is a high tourist season in Bordeaux and, as such, accommodation is typically highly sought after. Our advice is to book accommodation early!

There are a range of accommodation options located in downtown Bordeaux, the conference site being located 25 minutes on public transport (tramway).

The Bordeaux tourist office ("Office de tourisme de Bordeaux") offers a search engine to help you with the reservation of accommodation, which is available in nine languages: http://www.bordeaux-tourisme.com/pl/hotels.pl?lg=uk

Among a wealth of choices of hotels, which can be located through various internet search engines or dedicated commercial sites, some medium-priced downtown Bordeaux hotels include:

(See maps)

• (1) Quality Inn, St. Catherine *** (http://www.hotel-quality-centre-bordeaux.com) 130-160€
• (2) La Tour Intendance ***(http://www.hotel-tour-intendance.com) 120-130€
• (3) Best Western Bayonne Etche-Ona *** (http://www.bordeaux-hotel.com/en.html) 120-130€
• (4) Les Quatre Soeurs *** (http://www.hotel-bordeaux-centre.com/en/pages) 100-120€
• (5) Clémenceau *** (http://www.hotel-bordeaux-clemenceau.com) 90-110€
• (6) Continental *** (http://www.hotel-le-continental.com) 90-110€
• (7) de la Presse *** (http://www.hoteldelapresse.com) 90-110€
• (8) Best Western Grand Hôtel Français *** (http://www.bestwestern-grandhotelfrancais.com/en_index.html) 90-110€
• (9) Ibis Styles Bordeaux Meriadeck *** (http://www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-7368-ibis-styles-bordeaux-meriadeck/index.shtml) 85€
• (10) Mercure Cité Mondiale **** (http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-2877-mercure-bordeaux-cite-mondiale-centre-ville-hotel/index.shtml) 100-110€
• (11) Gambetta ** (http://www.hotel-gambetta.com/hotel_gambetta_uk.php#ad-image-0) 70-80€
• (12) Acanthe ** (http://www.acanthe-hotel-bordeaux.com/en/) 70-80€
• (13) du Théatre ** (http://www.hotel-du-theatre.com) 70-80€
• (14) de l’Opéra ** (http://www.hotel-bordeaux-centre.com/en/pages) 50-70€

Between dowtown Bordeaux and the conference center we propose:

• (15) "The Maison Internationale" (http://www.crous-bordeaux.fr/residencelamaisoninternationale) 65€

Only for students and near the conference center we propose:

• (16) Village 1 (CROUS Bordeaux), Avenue Collégno & Avenue Prévost , TALENCE Tram B "Arts et Métiers" or Bus 87. Booking during registration process. 230€ 7 nights package (1 person/1 room, from saturday 4^th to 11^th of July 2015). Booking before April 30^th 2015. No room left.
  
• (17) Village 3 (CROUS Bordeaux), not available anymore.

 And to enjoy an incredible stay, you can try the:

• (18) Hôtel de Normandie **** (http://www.hotel-normandie-bordeaux.com/) >110€
• (19) Hôtel de Seze **** (http://www.hotel-de-seze.com/home/) >140€
• (20) Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux ***** (http://www.ghbordeaux.com/uk) >300€

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