Mediterranean Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (, 5 - 7 November)

Hotel Glories: Accommodation and transport

Hotel Glories c/ Padilla, 173 08013 Barcelona Tel: 00 34 93 265 08 08 [email protected] http://www.hotelglorias.com

How to get to Hotel Glories from the Airport

By train from the airport (1.30€): take the RENFE train (runs approximately every 30 minutes from Barcelona airport to the city centre, from 6:00 AM to 11:44PM, during working days). Get off at Passeig de Gracia station (travel time approximately 25 minutes). Then, take Metro line 2/purple (Passeig de Gracia station), 1.30€, and get off at Monumental station. The Hotel is just a few metres away (see attached map).

Travel time about 1h

By Aerobus from the airport (aprox 7€, back ticket): take the AeroBus (leaves every 12 minutes, from 5:30 AM to 1 AM), you can catch it from outside all 3 airport terminals, to Barcelona, get off in Plaza Universitat (Barcelona) and:

a) take the urban bus line 56 (it works from 5:00 AM to 10:30 PM, 1.30€) and after 7 stops get off at Gran Via/Padilla station. Then, cross Gran Via on foot and you will find the hotel just a few metres away, in Padilla street (see attached map). OR b) take the taxi (between 8-10 €)

Travel time about 1h

By taxi from the airport: aprox price 40€

Travel time about 40 min

How to go from Hotel Glories to ESCI building (venue of the Roundtable)

a) Take the Metro line 1/red, at Glories Station (1.30€), which is approximately 10 min. on foot from the Hotel, and get off at Arc de Triomf station. From there, walk on Avinguda Lluis Companys (big avenue that goes from the Triumphal Arch to the ), then turn to the right on Passeig de Pujades, walk about 80 metres and you will find the ESCI building (see attached map). OR b) Take the Tram line 4, at Glories Station (1.30€), which is approximately 10 min. on foot from the Hotel and get off at Wellington station (see attached map). From there, walk 10 min. on Passeig de Pujades to the ESCI building (see attached map).

Travel time about 30 min

More information on transport connections in Barcelona at: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/airport/barcelona-airport.html http://www.tmb.net/en_US/home.jsp

Other hotels that are near the venue:

Hotel Address tel web e-mail Price (aprox) HCC Via Laietana, +34 93 343 http://www.hcchotels.es/cast/ [email protected] B&B 128€ Montblanc 61 55 55 montblanc.html Ciutat de Princesa, +34 93 269 http://www.ciutatbarcelona.c [email protected] B&B 140€ Barcelona 33-35 74 75 om/ http://www.hoteles- Rec Comtal, +34 93 268 catalonia.com/hc/hotel.do?o B&B 144€ Princesa 16-18 86 00 pcio=detalle&id=95 http://www.h10hotels.com/ca Av. Bogatell, +34 93 309 h10.marina.barcelona@h10 H10 Marina s/hoteles-barcelona/h10- B&B 124€ 64-68 79 17 .es marina-barcelona.php http://www.ichotelsgroup.co Holiday Inn m/h/d/6c/830/es/hd/bcnba?cr +34 93 433 express.barcelonacity@ihg. BCN City- Pallars, 203 Url=/h/d/6c/830/es/hotelsear B&B 130€ 84 00 com 22@ chresults&rpb=hotel&_reque stid=583437 http://www.confortelhoteles.c Confortel Sicília, 166- +34 93 243 om/html/es/hotel-confortel- [email protected] B&B 240€ Auditori 170 76 00 auditori.php Best Joan de +34 93 225 http://www.bestwestern.es/h Western 54 B&B 153€ Borbó, 54 00 54 otels/barceloneta.htm Barceloneta Av. http://www.amrey- Amrey +34 93 486 diagonalreservas@grupoam Diagonal, hotels.com/hoteldiagonal/ind B&B 189€ Diagonal 88 00 rey.com 161-163 ex.php http://www.hoteles- Catalonia Roger de +34 93 272 cataloni@hoteles- Depending catalonia.com/hc/hotel.do?o Berna Lluria 60 00 50 catalonia.es on session pcio=detalle&id=72