Local site visit requested

[Ellie Young]

Excellent info and the restaurants sound good.  We looke dinto the  
Regent and Crowne-- they dont' have the meeting space.
The DeVere has meeting space, which we hope you'll verify for us will  
work, and ask them about connectivity.   They could also handle  
catering for breakfast/lunch/breaks.   We would have to find venues  
for the group as a whole for one evening-- it would be fun to explore  
a venue with ambience and good food.

Thanks, Ellie

On Sep 26, 2006, at 7:26 PM, Matthew Garrett wrote:

> 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.
>
> -- 
> Matthew Garrett | mjg59 at srcf.ucam.org