RWTH Aachen, Germany
August 17 - August 19, 2000
Information on Aachen and Travelling to Aachen, Accommodation
- Conference site: Kàrmàn-Auditorium, Room Fo3;
street address: Templergraben 54. The workshop site is indicated in
this map.
- RWTH Information Page on Aachen
- Information about Aachen site1 site2 (both in german)
- Maps
- How to reach Aachen?
- Flight to Düsseldorf Airport
+ ~1h30m train ride or ~1h bus ride ("Airport Aixpress")
train: take local train to Düsseldorf central station and continue from there.
- Flight to Cologne/Bonn Airport
+ ~1h bus ride ("Airport Aixpress")
direct busses run infrequently (07:00, 08:00, 15:30, 17:00) and need
reservation (tel +49 241 1820023)
alternative: take bus to Cologne central station and continue by train (~1h
from Cologne CS to Aachen)
- Flight to Frankfurt
Airport + ~3h train ride
- Flight to Brussels Airport (Belgium) + ~2.5h train
ride
Last train to Aachen departs 19:53.
- From/to Berlin
with ICE train ~5h30m.
flight from Düsseldorf or Frankfurt ~1h, operated e.g. by Lufthansa
- How to reach the conference site?
- From the station
Take bus no 13 to "Technische Hochschule" (university main building)
Busses run frequently, take about 10 min
- Travel information
- Tourism
- Visa
information (unfortunately in german)
List of
countrys whose citizens need a visa even for short visits (< 3 months) to germany.
- Aachen
Weather from Yahoo!
- Currency
Information
1 German Mark = 0.51 Euro = 100 Pfennig
- Accomodation
DL2000 participants are kindly asked to arrange
accomodation on their own. In the following, we provide an (incomplete) list
of hotels in Aachen. There are no hotels particularly close to the conference
site. We recommend something close to the city center.
Although many of the following hotels offer special prices for DL2000
participants, there are no room contingents for DL2000 participants and
the hotels may be booked out. So please book early.
The location of the hotels is indicated on the Aachen map.
First, some less expensive (about **) hotels in rather central locations.
- Hotel
Drei Könige, Büchel 5 / Ecke Markt, Tel +49 241 4839394, Fax +49 241 404326
Extremely central location, next to the old town hall,
apparently simple but cheap.
5 min walk to the conference site
Single DM 80,- - DM 95,-; double DM 130,- - DM 150,- (both incl. breakfast)
Mention that you are a guest of the RWTH to get these rates.
- Hotel Marx,
Hubertusstr. 33-35, Tel +49 241 37541/42/43, Fax +49 241 26705
10 min walk to center, 12 min walk to the conference site
Single DM 105,- - DM 110,-: double DM 140,- - DM 150,- (both incl. breakfast)
Mention that you are a DL2000 participant to get these rates.
- Hotel
Baccara, Turmstrasse 174, Tel +49 241 8797960, Fax +49 241 87979620
8 min walk to center and conference site
Single DM 95,-; double DM 145,- (both incl. breakfast)
Mention that you are a guest of the RWTH to get these rates.
- Hotel Ibis Aachen - Marschiertor, Friedlandstr. 8, Tel +49 241 47880, Fax
+49 241 4788110
Typical ibis chain hotel, reasonably priced, certainly
lacking character, close to the station
12 min walk to
the center, 15 min walk to the conference site
Single DM 115,-; double DM 130 (both incl. breakfast)
Mention that you are a DL2000 participant to get these rates.
- Hotel
Domicil Aachen, Lütticher Str. 27, Tel +49 241 7051200, Fax +49 241
7051259
Recommended by Uli, 16 min walk to the city center, 18 min walk to the conference site
Single DM 129,- - DM 149,-; double DM 179,- - DM 199,- (both incl. breakfast)
No special prices for DL2000 participants
- Hotel
am Marschiertor, Wallstr. 1-7, Tel +49 241 31941/42/43, Fax +49 241
31944
Quite popular among some DL people, very close to the station
10 min walk to the city center, 12 min walk to the conference site
Single DM 119,-; double DM 165,- (both incl. breakfast)
Mention that you are a DL2000 participant to get these rates. Cash
payment requested for the special DL2000 rates.
- Hotel Brülls am Dom, Hühnermarkt, Tel +49 241 31704, Fax
+49 241 404326
Extremely central location, next to the Cathedral, 5
min. walk to the conference site
Single DM 125,-; double DM 185,- (both incl. breakfast)
Mention that you are a guest of the RWTH to get these rates.
If you've got some more money to spend, consider
- Hotel
Benelux, Franzstr. 21-23, Tel +49 241 22343, Fax +49 241 22345
Very central location, 5 min. walk to the city center,
8 min walk to the conference site
Single DM 145,- (incl. breakfast), doubles already booked out
Mention that you are a guest of the RWTH to get this rate.
- Best Western Hotel Regence, Peterstr. 71, Tel +49 241 47870, Fax +49 241 39055
5 min walk to the city center, 10 min walk to the conference site
Single DM 211,50; double DM 261,- (both incl. breakfast)
Mention that you are a DL2000 participant to get these rates.
-
Parkhotel Quellenhof, Monheimsallee 5, Tel +49 241 91320, Fax +49 241
913255
top range hotel, 10 min walk to the city center, 12 min walk to the conference
site.
Single DM 261,- - DM 286,-; double DM 342,- - DM 372,- (both incl. breakfast)
Mention that you are a DL2000 participant to get these rates.
There's also a youth hostel.
- Youth Hostel, Maria-Theresia-Allee 260, Tel +49 241 711010, Fax +49 241
7110120
30 min walk to the city center and conference site, closes at 1am in the night.
Finally, we can accomodate a limited number of persons in the RWTH guesthouse
-
RWTH Guesthouse, Melatener Straße 31
Single rooms DM 52,-, doubles DM 82,- (with shared bathroom
and including breakfast)
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis (apply via
the registration form).
10 minutes walk to the conference site, 12 to the city center
Sorry, booking deadline was July, 6
For more hotels and online booking please visit the
Aachen Tourist Service.
This page maintained by
Carsten Lutz,
lutz@cs.rwth-aachen.de.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.