EIOPA Handbook for Visitors

Latest up-date: January 2014 Location of EIOPA

EIOPA is located in the “Westhafen Tower”, not far from the Frankfurt central station directly at the river “Main”. The address is:

Westhafen Tower Frankfurt

Westhafenplatz 1

60327 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

If you have any queries regarding meetings at EIOPA please contact:

Mrs. Viivika Vajak Tel: +49 69 95 1119-20

E-mail: [email protected]

Travelling to EIOPA

From Frankfurt International airport:

By public transport: from take the S8 or S9 (direction “Hanau”). At the third stop, get off (station Frankfurt “Hauptbahnhof”).

Buying your ticket:

For a single ticket from the airport to Frankfurt just press the button “Frankfurt Einzelfahrt” near the middle of the buttons on the ticket machine.

For a single ticket from Frankfurt to the airport press the Button “Frankfurt Flughafen  Einzelfahrt”.

Cost per ticket: 4.90 €, travel time: 11 minutes

Link to Transportation (choose your language):

http://www.rmv.de/en/

By taxi: taxis are available at every exit of the Frankfurt International airport. Depending on traffic the taxi could take 10-20 minutes to the Westhafen Tower.

Cost per taxi ride: approximately 25 €

From Frankfurt central train station:

From Frankfurt’s central station (“Hauptbahnhof”) it is only a 10 minute walk to EIOPA:

1. Use the south exit of the station building. 2. Turn right and walk straight on for 150 meters (you should see an outdoor car parking to your left). 3. At the end of the car parking, turn left into “Stuttgarter Straße” walk straight on. 4. At the end of “Stuttgarter Straße” cross the traffic lights and turn right into “Gutleutstrasse”, walk straight on for 50 meters. 5. Then turn left into the first street named “Schleusenstraße”. 6. Walk straight on for 200 meters at the end of the street you can already see the Westhafen Tower.

Visiting us by car

Coming from North (A5) / West (A66)

Arriving at Eschborner Dreieck please leave the at exit A 648 in direction Frankfurter Kreuz, Frankfurt/Stadtmitte. Please leave the Autobahn A 648 at Westkreuz Frankfurt and join the Autobahn A 5 in direction Frankfurter Kreuz, Basel. At exit Westhafen please leave the Autobahn following the course of the street (Gutleutstraße) through Frankfurt’s Gutleut district. When arriving at Hafenstraße please follow the signs to Westhafen and turn right. Then, turn left into Speicherstraße and stay in the righthand lane. At the end of the buildings on your right-hand side you will see the Westhafen Tower. The entrance of the garage is located on the right side next to Westhafen Tower.

Coming from South (A3)

Please leave the Autobahn A 3 at exit Frankfurt-Süd and drive in direction Stadtmitte. At the AEG Building please stay on the left side and turn left into the Stresemannallee. After a while you cross a bridge (Friedensbrücke). After having crossed the bridge please turn right into Wilhelm-Leuschner Straße. Turn off right at the next possibility into Wiesenhofstraße, then immediately turn right again into Untermainanlage. You pass through under the bridge and take the left-hand lane passing Westhafen Tower, align yourself on the left side and make a u-turn. The entrance of the garage is located on the right side next to Westhafen Tower.

Coming from South (A5)

Arriving at Westkreuz Frankfurt please leave the Autobahn A 5 at the exit A 648 in direction Frankfurter Kreuz, Frankfurt Stadtmitte. Join the Autobahn A 648 until its end and follow the course of the road. Arriving at the fair and exhibition centre you stay in the righthand lane following the course of the street half-right-handed. Then you cross Mainzer Landstraße and drive straight ahead passing the main station of Frankfurt. Before you cross the bridge (Friedensbrücke) you turn right into Speicherstraße and follow the course of the street. At Westhafen Tower you must align yourself on the left side and make a u-turn. The entrance of the garage is located on the right side next to Westhafen Tower. Public transport (S-trains + underground):

Hotel recommendations

Please note that Frankfurt hotel rates can vary during fairs and exhibition periods.

Ibis Hotel Frankfurt ** Speicherstraße 4, 60327 Frankfurt E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +49 69 273 030 Fax: +49 69 237 024 Location: In front of EIOPA near the banks of the river Main. The hotel can be reached easily from Frankfurt Airport within 20 minutes by train or car. The walking distance from the central train station Frankfurt is 8 minutes. The hotel has 233 rooms.

Best Western Hotel Plaza*** Esslinger Strasse 8, 60329 Frankfurt E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +49 69 271 3780 Fax: +49 69 237 650 www.plaza-frankfurt.bestwestern.de Location: 3 minutes walking distance to EIOPA, five minutes walking distance from the central train station. [For our EIOPA guests in Frankfurt am Main, we have a special hotel rate Standard Single 87€ incl. breakfast, Standard Double 122€ incl. breakfast. Please note this rate is not available during trade fairs and subject to availability. Remember to quote EIOPA when making your reservation]

InterContinental Frankfurt**** Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str. 43, 60329 Frankfurt E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 69 2605 2334 Fax : +49 69 2605 2403 http://www.frankfurt.intercontinental.com/ Location: Five minutes walking distance from EIOPA. The walking distance from the Frankfurt main train station is also just 10 minutes. It is perfectly located on the banks of the river Main, just a few minutes away from the city Centre. The InterContinental Frankfurt has 469 elegantly furnished rooms & suites on 21 floors. [For our EIOPA guests in Frankfurt am Main, There is an option to a special hotel rate Standard (Classic) Single 133€ and Superior Single 158€ incl. breakfast. Please note, this rate is not available during trade fairs.

When making your reservation at InterContinental Hotel, please indicate that you would like to make the reservation with ECB rate (it is not necessary mentioning EIOPA or the meeting you are attending unless EIOPA’s meeting is actually taking place in that hotel). ]

Best Western Hotel Domicil *** Karlstrasse 14, 60329 Frankfurt e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +49 69 27 111 0 Fax: +49 69 27 111 222 www.domicil-frankfurt.bestwestern.de Location: Close to Mainzer Landstraße, Hauptbahnhof (central train station) [For our EIOPA guests in Frankfurt am Main, we have a special hotel rate Standard Single 87€ incl. breakfast, Standard Double 122€ incl. breakfast. Please note this rate is not available during trade fairs and subject to availability. Remember to quote EIOPA when making your reservation]

Best Western Hotel Scala *** Schäfergasse 31, 60313 Frankfurt e-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 69 138 111 0 Fax: +49 69 138 111 38 www.scala.bestwestern.de Location: Close to Konstablerwache, Zeil (downtown, commercial streets) [For our EIOPA guests in Frankfurt am Main, we have a special hotel rate Standard Single 87€ incl. breakfast, Standard Double 122€ incl. breakfast. Please note this rate is not available during trade fairs and subject to availability. Remember to quote EIOPA when making your reservation]

Pearl Hotel Frankfurt **** Gutleutstraße 173, D-60327 Frankfurt

E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 (069) 2713669-555 Fax: +49 (069) 2713669-8 www.pearlhotel.de The central location makes the Pearl Hotel to an ideal starting point for your private and business. Distances to important points: Trade fair 8 min., City 9 min., Central station 6 min. Mainufer 12 min. Motorway intersection west 2 km. [For our EIOPA guests in Frankfurt am Main, we have a special hotel rate Standard Single 85€ incl. breakfast, Standard Double 105€ incl. breakfast. Please note this rate is not available during trade fairs and subject to availability. Remember to quote EIOPA when making your reservation]

NH Hotel Frankfurt City **** Vilbeler Straße 2, 60313 Frankfurt E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 69 928 859 0 Fax: +49 69 928 859 100 Location: Directly in the City Center of Frankfurt, 3,5 km from EIOPA premises. Direct line with public transport to the WesthafenTower (tram line 12 from station Konstablerwache to Baseler Platz or underground lines U5/U4 from Konstablerwache till Hauptbahnhof).

Steigenberger Frankfurt City **** Lange Straße 5-9, 60311 Frankfurt E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49–69-370030 Fax: +49-69-37003333 www.frankfurt-city.steigenberger.de Location: In the heart of the banking metropolis, on the banks of the river Main and only 600 m away from the Römer (City Hall). The distance to EIOPA is around 3 km.

Westin Grand Frankfurt **** Konrad Adenauer Straße 7, 60313 Frankfurt E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 69 298 1 0 Fax: +49 69 298 1810 http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=141 Location: In the city center of Frankfurt. The main shopping streets, Zeil and Goethestrasse, as well as the city's historic attractions are also nearby. Underground and suburban train stops are right outside the hotel - it takes around five minutes to travel to the central station and around 20 minutes to reach the airport. Distance to the EIOPA and central train station around 4 km.

Hilton Hotel Frankfurt **** Hochstraße 4, 60313 Frankfurt E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49–69–1338–02302 Fax.: +49–69–1338–06030, http://www.hilton.de/frankfurt Location: To the Frankfurt fair 1,5 km, Railway station 1,5 km, Airport Frankfurt am Main 15 km, City Center 0 km. The new Hilton Frankfurt is in the midst of a park in the heart of Frankfurt. Within walking distance of the Stock Exchange, the business and financial and shopping districts, and the opera house. Around 2 km to the EIOPA, the Hilton hotel is located near the station Hauptwache from there 3 minutes with the underground to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof and seven minutes walking distance.

Restaurants around Westhafen Tower

Urban Kitchen Speicherstraße 49-51 Mon – Fri tel o69 - 15249171 08.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. fax o69 - 15249182 Sat 10.00 a.m. - 01.00 a.m. Lunch – Evening Meals Sun Takeaway Meal 10.00 a.m. - 11. p.m

La Osteria Speicherstraße 1 Mon – Fri Tel: +49 69 2400 9933 11.30 a.m. - 02.30 p.m. 06.30 p.m. - 10.30 p.m. Lunch – Evening Meals Sun Delivery Service 11.00 a.m. - 03.00 p.m. 06.30 p.m. - 10.30 p.m.

Da Michele Restaurant Gutleutstraße 127 Mon - Fri Tel: +49 69 233 656 11.00 a.m. - 02.30 p.m. 05.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m. Lunch (‘Mittagstisch’), Sun Takeaway Meal 05.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m.

Pizzeria Koriander Gutleutstraße 146 Mon - Fri Tel: 49 69 8900 9111 11.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m. Sat - Sun Italian Cuisine, 12.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m. Delivery Service, Lunch (‘Mittagstisch’) Local supply around Westhafen Tower

Pharmacy

Blücher Apotheke Mon – Fri Gutleutstraße 102 08.30 a.m. - 7.30 p.m. Sat: 09.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. Bakery

Heberer Mon – Fri „Wiener Feinbäckerei“ 07.00 a.m. - 6.30 p.m. Gutleutstraße 135 Sat: 07.00 a.m. - 16.00 p.m.

Backshop im REWE

Speicherstraße 44 Mon – Fri 07.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m Sat: 08.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Supermarket

REWE-Westhafen Mon - Sat Speicherstraße 44 7.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m

Textiles Cleaning & Ironing Service

Reinigung Angelina Mon - Fri Angelina Papaz 09.00 a.m. - 01.00 p.m. Gutleutstraße 155 02.00 p.m. - 07.00 p.m. Sat 09.00 a.m. - 06.00 p.m.