Local site visit requested

[Matthew Garrett]

On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 05:58:33PM -0700, Ellie Young wrote:

> What else is around the DeVere?  Are there cheaper hotels near by?   
> What about restaurants and transportation?

Cambridge is not a terribly large city, and the DeVere hotel is very 
central. The Regent Hotel is under 5 minutes away on foot, as 
is the Crowne Plaza - both may be slightly cheaper than the University 
Arms.

The hotel is on a bus route from the railway station, and is again 
around 5 minutes walk from the bus and coach station. It has a car park 
which offers valet parking - this is available to both guests and 
conference goers, but in both cases there's a charge.

There are many restaurants within a short walk. Regent Street contains 
several, including Indian, Chinese, Turkish and Singaporean. Most of 
these are relatively small, and I'm not sure what the maximum capacity 
would be.

Depending on timing, it's quite possible that a college will be willing 
to accept a block booking for accommodation. This would almost certainly 
be cheaper than the hotels. Quality is likely to depend on the college, 
but should in all cases be more than acceptable and will generally be 
accompanied by historic surroundings and nice gardens. It may also be 
possible to book a college for a conference dinner of some sort. Most 
colleges are within 10 minutes walk of the hotel, other than (roughly 
off the top of my head:)

Girton, Fitzwilliam, New Hall, St Edmunds, Robinson, Churchill, Clare 
Hall (different to Clare), Homerton and Hughes Hall.

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59 at srcf.ucam.org