Welcome to SAF Gothenburg 25-26 October 2017
DATE & VENUE Registration: Quality Hotel 11, Maskingatan 11, 417 64 Gothenburg at 9.00 on 25 October
RECOMMENDED ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Quality 11
Address: Maskingatan 11, 417 64 Gothenburg (same as meeting venue) Phone: +46 31 779 11 11 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.nordicchoicehotels.se/hotell/sverige/goteborg/quality-hotel-11 Price: a single room is 1098 SEK (ca €109,80), a double room is 1298 SEK (ca €129,80), a triple room is 1498 SEK (ca €149,80) booking code 005724
Contact: Louise Stiernström, International developing manage phone: +46 31 367 64 67 mobile: +46 70 243 87 31 e-mail: [email protected] Ann-Marie Losenborg, International coordinator, phone: +46 31 367 00 13, mobile: +46 706 711 611 e-mail: [email protected]
Booking method: Guests should email their reservation request to [email protected] with the following information: • booking code - 005724 • full name • check in and check-out date • single or double-room • phone number • credit card number and expiration date (this guarantees your booking)
Benefits: guests have free access to the wellness area, which features a hot tub on the roof, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour lobby shop, some rooms have coffee machines.
HOW TO GET AROUND From Landvetter Airport
Bus
There is a bus service operating 24 hours a day connecting the airport to the city centre. It takes approximately 25 minutes. The price for a single trip is 95 SEK (€9.50) . A return ticket is 185 SEK (€18.50) . Tickets can be bought on board (card payment only) or at the machines in the airport (see photo) with a Visa or MasterCard or online at: https://www.flygbussarna.se/en/Landvetter . If you take the bus to the city centre you can get off the shuttle at ‘Nils Ericson terminalen’ and take bus 16 from ‘Nordstan’ direction ‘Eketrägatan’ to the hotel bus stop Eriksbergstorget (approx. 14 minutes).
Taxi There is also a taxi service outside the airport. We recommend ‘Taxi Göteborg’ or ‘Taxi Kurir’. Fixed price from the airport to the hotel should be around 475 SEK (ca €47.50). You are free to use other taxi services but please remember to ask for a fixed price! ‘Taxi Göteborg’ are white cars with a drawing of a taxi driver and the phone number +46 31 650 000 on the side. ‘Taxi Kurir' are dark blue cars with the phone number +46 31 27 27 27 on the side. Contact: Louise Stiernström, International developing manage phone: +46 31 367 64 67 mobile: +46 70 243 87 31 e-mail: [email protected] Ann-Marie Losenborg, International coordinator, phone: +46 31 367 00 13, mobile: +46 706 711 611 e-mail: [email protected]
Public transport Public transport is managed by Västtrafik and it is a same ticket system, meaning your ticket will work for the tram, bus or boat. Västtrafik has a ticket office at Brunnsparken where you can buy a three-day or 24-hour card. You can buy a single trip for 28 SEK (ca €2.80) at the nearest ‘7-eleven’ or ‘Pressbyrån’ shop around the corner from your hotel. Alternatively, you can ask at the hotel. You can buy tickets onboard some of the trams and on all the boats but normally from a machine and not from the driver.
Boat 285 (called Älvsnabben) Taking a boat is a nice way to travel from the city center to the venue from färjelägena Lilla Bommen, Stenpiren or Klippan. The boats go to Eriksberg at the island Hisingen. The boat 286 called Älvsnabbare from Stenpiren to Lindholmen is a free of charge but you must walk by the dock in the harbor to the venue, which can take approximately 35 minutes.
WHERE TO EAT There are a lot of restaurants in Gothenburg so it shouldn’t be a problem for you to find a lovely place to eat when you have some free time. In Sweden, we eat dinner earlier than in the south of Europe. It is not advised to go out for dinner after 21.00 as kitchens usually close at 23.00. Most restaurants prefer Visa or MasterCard. It is not mandatory to leave a tip in Sweden but most people add some ‘extra’ on to their bill when paying with card. Here is a list of recommended restaurants:
Taverna Averna (nice place, Italian food and other restaurants nearby) Address: Tredje Långgatan 7 www.tavernaaverna.se
Bee Kök & Bar (LGBTQ friendly with a mixed audience and other restaurants nearby) Address: Kungstorget 13 www.beebar.se
Juan Font (wine bar with nice kitchen) Address: Teatergatan 36 www.juanfont.se
Ölstugan Tullen (local artisanal beer and home-cooked Swedish food) There are 5 different restaurants including typical places locals go and a pub. For example: Långgatan 13 (close to Järntorget) or Mariagatan 15 (take the boat from the venue to Klippan and take a walk via Älvsborgsgatan) www.olstugan.se
Contact: Louise Stiernström, International developing manage phone: +46 31 367 64 67 mobile: +46 70 243 87 31 e-mail: [email protected] Ann-Marie Losenborg, International coordinator, phone: +46 31 367 00 13, mobile: +46 706 711 611 e-mail: [email protected]
Barabicu (grill) Address: Rosenlundsgatan 4 www.barabicu.se
Sushi Eriksberg (close to the venue) Address: Maskinkajen 25 http://www.sushieriksberg.se/
Tapas by River Restaurant (close to the venue) Address: Ostindiefararen 61
SHOPS AND OPENING HOURS The Nordstan mall is open weekdays from 10.00 – 20.00 and weekends from 10.00- 18.00. Other stores in the city center can have different opening hours but most of them are open between 10.00-18.00. Don’t miss the design stores around Magasinsgatan if you have some time. In Sweden if you want to buy wine and beer you must go to the Systembolaget, these are the government run alcohol sellers and have many stores in the city.
OTHER INFORMATION • Sweden is on Central European Time. • Swedish is the official language but our meeting will be in English. • The Swedish currency is Swedish kronor (SEK). The rate is around 10 SEK to €1. For information about currency visit FOREX: http://www.forex.se/. • Sweden operates a nearly cash free system, so there is no need to carry cash with you. If you still want cash the machines are called ‘Bankomat’. • Gothenburg has definite seasonal variations. We recommend you to bring an umbrella for the meeting in October. Please visit the link for weather forecast: http://www.smhi.se. • The standard in Sweden is 220 volts. Plugs are European standard with two round pins. • Internet access will be available for participants in the hotel and conference center.
USEFUL WEBSITES City of Gothenburg - Tourist http://www.goteborg.com/en/
City of Gothenburg – Official site (Choose language) http://www.goteborg.se/wps/portal
Vogue magazines Travel guide to Gothenburg http://www.vogue.com/article/gothenburg-sweden-travel-guide
Contact: Louise Stiernström, International developing manage phone: +46 31 367 64 67 mobile: +46 70 243 87 31 e-mail: [email protected] Ann-Marie Losenborg, International coordinator, phone: +46 31 367 00 13, mobile: +46 706 711 611 e-mail: [email protected]