Hotel reservations
Turku is the European Capital of Culture 2011 and as a result availability of hotel rooms in the downtown hotels is limited. Moreover, we expect a very high number of participants which exceeds the original ECS11 hotel room quotas. Since the rooms are booked on “first-come, first-served” basis and due to the European Cultural Capital 2011 event, it is highly recommended that the hotel rooms be booked well in advance to the symposium start date.NOTE AGAIN: WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOMS IMMEDIATELY
There are four different hotels that have specific quotas available for ECS11 participants at reduced rates. The participants should book accommodation directly from the hotels using the instructions provided below when making the reservation. Please contact the hotel directly by email or phone.
Option 1: At the conference hotel Radisson Blu Marina Palace
the following rooms and rates are available:
• Standard class / 1 person 96 EUR
• Standard class / 2 persons 116 EUR
• Superior class / 1 person 116 EUR
• Superior class / 2 persons 136 EUR
• Business class / 1 person 176 EUR
• Business class / 2 persons 196 EUR
The above rates include buffet breakfast and all applicable taxes. Superior class rooms have a river view to the Aura River. To book Radisson Blu Marina Palace please contact the hotel directly:
Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel
Linnankatu 32
20100 Turku
Finland
Phone: +358-20-1234 700
Fax: +358-20-1234 740
Email: info.turku@radissonblu.com
Web: http://www.radissonblu.fi/hotelli-turku/
ECS room rates end on April 15th. Use the label “ECS 2011” in the title field when making a reservation to receive the reduced rates.
Option 2: Right next to the conference hotel is located Hotel Cumulus Turku, which has the following rooms and rates available:
• Business class / 1 person 120 EUR
• Standard class / 2 persons 135 EUR
The above rates include buffet breakfast and all applicable taxes. To book Cumulus Turku please contact the hotel directly:
Cumulus Turku
Eerikinkatu 30
20100 Turku
Tel: +358 2 2181000
Fax: +358 2 2181399
Email: turku.cumulus@restel.fi
Web: http://www.cumulus.fi/hotellit/turku/fi_FI/turku/
ECS room rates end on April 15th. Use the label “ECS 2011” in the title field when making a reservation to receive the reduced rates.
Option 3: We have reserved rooms from Ruissalo Spa hotel for the participants with the following rooms and rates available:
• Standard class / 1 persons 90 EUR
• Standard class / 2 persons 106 EUR (53 EUR/person)
The above rates include buffet breakfast and all applicable taxes. The sauna and spa areas are free to use. To book Ruissalo Spa hotel please contact the hotel directly:
Ruissalo Spa Hotel
Ruissalon puistotie 640
20100 Turku
Tel: +358 2 44 55 100
Email: info@ruissalospa.fi
Web: http://www.ruissalospa.fi/
This Hotel is located far away from town and should only be booked as a last choice!
ECS room rates end on May 2nd. Use the label “139283” in the title field when making a reservation to receive the reduced rates.
Option 4: We have also reserved rooms from Naantali Spa Hotel for the participants with the following rooms and rates available:
• Standard class / 1 persons 110 EUR
• Standard class / 2 persons 110 EUR (55 EUR/person)
The above rates include buffet breakfast and all applicable taxes. The sauna and spa areas are free to use. To book Naantali Spa hotel please contact the hotel directly:
Naantali Spa Hotel
Matkailijantie 2
FI-21100 Naantali
Reception +358 2 44 550
Fax +358 2 44 55 621
Email: info@naantalispa.fi
Web: http://www.naantalispa.fi/index.php
This Hotel is located far away from town and should only be booked as a last choice!
ECS room rates end on May 2nd. Use the label “647752” in the title field when making a reservation to receive the reduced rates.
Option 5: There are also various other hotels in downtown Turku, which can be booked via online hotel search engines (such as hotels.com, booking.com, hrs.com, etc.) or directly from the hotels. The following hotels are within walking distance from the symposium site:
• Best
Western Hotel Seaport
• Centro Hotel
• Cumulus Turku
• Holiday
Club Caribia
• Holiday
Inn Turku
• Omenahotelli
Turku
• Scandic
Julia
• Scandic
Plaza
• Sokos
Hotel Hamburger Börs
• Sokos Hotel
Seurahuone
Individual rooms from the above hotels may be available and should be booked online.
New subsection under ECS2011 on the left sidebar:
How to get to Turku
There are two alternative options how to reach Turku:
1) Via Helsinki
Finnair (part of the Oneworld alliance)
operates four daily domestic connections from Helsinki to Turku. You can
also take train from Helsinki
to Turku, which is convenient. The train takes two hours and trains operate
once in every hour.
2) Via Copenhagen or Stockholm
Scandinavian Airlines (part of the
Star Alliance) has daily connections both from Stockholm or Copenhagen to
Turku.
Please check the most convenient option for you with your travel agent.
The conference site is located in central Turku within walking distance
from the central marketplace and cathedral.
