Local Information & Hotels
Meeting venue
The Swiss Grid School will take place at the haute école du paysage, d’ingénierie et d’architecture (hepia), 4 Rue Prairie, 1202, Geneva.
The coordinates are: 46°22'34.30" N and 6°08'08.24" E. Check them with Google Earth.
Sessions will be held in the “Conference” room (salle de conférence, lower ground floor). Lunches will be held in the restaurant (ground floor).
Travel
by Air: From airport : take the bus, line 10 (station : 'Poterie' ) or the train (Cornavin rail station)
by Train: EIG is 5 minutes walk from the railway station (Cornavin):
- Exit the rail station from the back (Jura direction).
- Turn left and take Rue Monbrilllant, then Rue Lyon.
- EIG is on your left, when you arrive to the cross of the streets: Lyon, Voltaire, Délices and Prairie.
See this plan for more details
You can also take the bus from the "cornavin" or "22 canton" stations. You can take one of these buses:
- 6, Direction: Vernier,
- 10, Direction: Aeroport,
- 19, Direction: Vernier Village
- 27, Direction: Vernier Tours Lignon.
Get off at Prairie station (Second station) See this plan for more details.
Bus stations, hotels and restaurants around EIG : Search here
Accomodations
Please note that we strongly advice all participants to book early. The following suggestions are hotels reasonably close to EIG. All rates are per night and include VAT, services and breakfast.
| Hotel | Single | Double | Contact | Distance to the conference venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador **** | 290 CHF | 290 CHF | quai des Bergues 21, CH-1201 Genève +4122 908 05 30 +4122 738 90 80 |
10 minutes walk |
| Mon-Repos **** | 221 CHF | rue de Lausanne 131-133, CH-1202 Genève +4122 909 39 09 +4122 909 39 93 |
10 minutes walk | |
| Les Arcades *** | 135 CHF | 165 CHF | pl. de Cornavin 14-16 , CH-1201 Genève +4122 715 48 00 +4122 738 39 46 |
5 minutes walk |
| Astoria *** | 185 CHF | 210 CHF | pl. de Cornavin 6 , CH-1201 Genève +4122 544 52 52 +4122 544 52 54 |
5 minutes walk |
| Tourelles ** | 120 CHF | 160 CHF | bd. James-Fazy 2, CH-1201 Genève +4122 732 44 23 +4122 732 76 20 |
5 minutes walk |
| Genève ** | 122 CHF | 155 CHF | pl. Isaac-Mercier 1 , CH-1201 Genève +4122 732 32 64 +4122 732 82 64 |
5 minutes walk |
A list of hotels in Geneva can be found at geneve-tourisme
The participants staying in hotels in Geneva will be offered a "Geneva Transport Card", which gives them free access to the entire Geneva public transport network throughout their stay. Don't hesitate to ask for this card at the reception of your hotel ! (It is included in the room price).