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If you have booked accommodation through the conference organisers and you wish to make changes to your reservation, please contact the hotel direct. |
Accommodation
Conference Accommodation
Accommodation has been reserved in a variety of hotels in Edinburgh City Centre ranging from 3 star to 5 star hotels. In order to qualify for the rates given below, reservations should be made using the registration form. All rates quoted are per room per night and include breakfast and taxes.
Rooms will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. The full amount must be paid in advance to confirm the booking. If you need to cancel your reservation we will not be able to refund any accommodation fees after 3rd July 2009.
If you do not arrive at your accommodation on the due date, any subsequent nights will be cancelled.
For more information on the hotels listed below, please click on the website addresses given below.
On a Budget?
If the rooms in the cheaper hotels below are showing as fully booked, you are welcome to contact the hotel and make a booking with them directly.
If you wish to share a room with a colleague to reduce your accommodation costs, please book a TWIN room. Only one of you will need to make the accommodation booking and payment on the online registration form. Please decide between yourselves who will do this.
There are many low budget accommodation options in Edinburgh from Bed and Breakfasts to Hostels and more. Please go to the Scottish Tourist Board website www.visitscotland.com/guide/where-to-stay for more information.
Apartments
If you are travelling with colleagues and would like to save costs, you may like to consider sharing a self catering apartment. Accommodation has been reserved in variety of 1 - 3 bedroom apartments located close to the conference centre. If you are interested in staying in an apartment please email isdb@in-conference.org.uk Please see below for further details of the apartments:
| 123 Grove Street 2 bedroom apartments (twin/twin) 1-2 Sharing = £102 per night 3-4 Sharing = £112 per night |
228 Morrison Street 1 bedroom apartments (double or twin) Single Occupancy = £81 per night Double Occupancy = £92 per night |
| 41-47 Grove Street 1 bedroom apartments (double) Single Occupancy = £92 per night Double Occupancy = £102 per night 2 bedroom apartments (double/twin) 1-2 Sharing = £112 per night 3-4 Sharing = £123 per night |
EQ2 2 bedroom apartments (double/twin) 1-2 Sharing = £165 per night 3-4 Sharing = £185 per night 3 bedroom apartments (double/twin/twin) 1-3 Sharing = £216 per night 4-6 Sharing = £247 per night |
ISDB 2009 Hotel List
Hotel |
Room Type |
Cost per room per night |
Distance |
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| Premier Inn – 3 star 1 Morrison Link Edinburgh EH3 8DN Website: www.premierinn.com |
Single Double |
£86.95 £94.90 |
3 minute walk to conference centre |
| Mercure Point Hotel – 3 star 34 Bread Street Edinburgh, EH3 9AF Website: www.mercure.com |
Single Double |
£100.00 £120.00 |
6 minute walk to conference centre |
| Jury’s Inn – 3 star 43 Jeffrey Street Edinburgh, EH11 1DG Website: www.edinburghhotels.jurysinns.com/ |
Single Double |
£100.00 £110.00 |
25 minute walk to conference centre |
| Novotel 80 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DE Website: www.accorhotels.com |
Single Double |
£105.00 £125.00 |
10 minute walk to conference centre |
| Apex European Hotel – 4 star 90 Haymarket Terrace Edinburgh, EH12 5LQ Website: www.apexhotels.co.uk |
Single Double |
£125.00 £135.00 |
13 minute walk to conference centre |
| Apex City Hotel – 4 star 61 Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 2JF Website: www.apexhotels.co.uk |
Single Double |
£137.00 £147.00 |
15 minute walk to conference centre |
| Apex International Hotel – 4 star 31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2HS Website: www.apexhotels.co.uk |
Single Double |
£137.00 £147.00 |
15 minute walk to conference centre |
| Roxburghe Hotel – 4 star 38 Charlotte Square Edinburgh, EH2 4HG Website: www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/roxburghe/ |
Single Double |
£135.00 £150.00 |
8 minute walk to conference centre |
| Hilton Grosvenor – 4 star 5-21 Grosvenor Street Edinburgh, EH12 5EF Website: www.hilton.com |
Single Double Double for sole use |
£150.00 £180.00 £170.00 |
8 minute walk to conference centre |
| Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh Hotel – 5 star 4 Princes St Edinburgh, EH1 2AB Website: www.hilton.com |
Single Double |
£180.00 £200.00 |
5 minute walk to conference centre |
| Sheraton Grand Hotel Edinburgh – 5 star 1 Festival Square Edinburgh, EH3 9SR Website: www.starwoodhotels.com |
Single Double |
£190.00 £220.00 |
3 minute walk to conference centre |
Social Programme
Welcome Reception
Sunday 6th September 2009 18.15hrs – 20.00hrs
The Welcome Reception will take place at the conference venue. This an informal evening open to all delegates at no extra cost. Please indicate that you wish to attend on your registration form.
Visit to a Special Darwin Exhibit at the John Murray Archive
Tuesday 8th September 2009 15.00 – 16.30
We are sorry to announce that, due to circumstances outside our control we have had to cancel the Darwin event at John Murray Archive. Building work at the National Library of Scotland has run behind schedule and the Archive is unable to host the event. We will refund the £5 paid at registration.
Darwin was a student in the Medical School in Edinburgh and the University Visitors' Centre has a small exhibit about Darwin in
Edinburgh which you may like to see. The Visitors Centre is open 9.30 to 5.30, Monday to Saturday, and is located in the new award winning Informatics Forum building http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/visitor-centre
Conference Dinner
Wednesday 9th September 2009 20.00hrs – 00.00hrs
The Conference Dinner is being held at Dynamic Earth which is a unique visitor attraction in Edinburgh that tells the story of our planet's past present and future. A pre-dinner drinks reception will be held in the galleries where delegates will be able to view the spectacular exhibition. This will be followed by a 3 course dinner (including a Scottish piper toasting the haggis in the stunning restaurant next to the Scottish Parliament and overlooking Holyrood Park. A traditional Ceilidh will follow dinner. A cash bar will be provided. Transport to the venue from the EICC will also be provided and there will be a limited number of coaches at the end of the evening to return guests to the conference hotels. The first return coach will depart at 23.00 and the last at midnight. Transport to the venue will also be provided. Cost £45.00 per person.
Things to do in Edinburgh
The world renowned Edinburgh Festival runs through the whole of August and finishes with a magnificent 30 minute fireworks display which are set off from Edinburgh Castle and can be viewed for free on Sunday the 6th September. This is an event not to be missed.
If you are planning an extended stay in Edinburgh please find some useful links below which provide information on what there is to see and do: