11th
Advanced Research Working Conference
4-7 September 2001
on Correct Hardware Design and Verification Methods
Institute for
System Level Integration
Livingston, Scotland.
This page gives information about hotels and other accommodation that the CHARME organisers have special arrangements with or which has been recommended to us. The conference sessions are being held in Livingston, just outside Edinburgh. But we recommend all participants stay in Edinburgh, as Livingston itself offers very little by way of sightseeing or evening diversions. For this reason, our accomodation arrrangements are all for Edinburgh.
Transport between Edinburgh and Livinsgton will be supplied, and information about this will be made available to participants before the conference. The accommodation has been selected with regard to the location of the anticipated pick-up point for transport to Livingston for the CHARME-only sessions and the locations of the joint events with the TPHOLs conference. These locations are close to the city centre, within 5-10 minutes walk of Edinburgh's main railway station.
There are many other accomodation options not listed here, information about which can be found on the Edinburgh and Lothians Tourist Board Web site. Participants wishing to stay in Livingston should make their own arrangements for transport to the conference venue.
NB: If you are thinking of coming to Edinburgh early to experience the famous Edinburgh International Festival and its associated book and film festivals and the festival fringe, we strongly advise you to book accommodation as soon as possible since it is in very short supply during the festival period. Any rates quoted below may not apply during the festival period.
In co-operation with the TPHOLs 2001 conference, CHARME has reserved a limited number of rooms in the hotels listed below. The rooms are reserved until 31st July 2001, after which any remaining rooms will be made available to the general public. Rooms will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. When contacting a hotel, please quote the specific reference given below, as rooms are held under a variety of conference reference identifiers.
All the hotels listed below are in central Edinburgh but some are more central than others. See the comments for individual hotels for details.
Jury's Inn
43 Jeffrey Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1DG
Tel: +44 (0) 131 200 3300
Fax: +44 (0) 131 200 0400
Price: £65.00 single (including breakfast),
£70.00 double (including breakfast)
Reference: quote "Edinburgh University" when making a booking.
The Jury's Inn is about 3 minutes walk from Edinburgh's main railway station (Edinburgh Waverley). Buses from/to the airport pick up at Waverley Station and we anticipate that transport to Livingston for the conference sessions will be arranged from nearby. The Jury's Inn is just off the Royal Mile, a street that runs between the Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the oldest part of the city (see the information about Tourism for more details).
Hotel Ibis
6 Hunter Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1QW
Tel: +44 (0) 131 240 7000
Fax: +44 (0) 131 240 7007
Price: £69.50 (including breakfast)
Reference: quote "University of Edinburgh" when making a booking.
The Hotel Ibis is close to Jury's Inn. It is slightly further from the railway station. Like the Jury's, the Ibis is also just off the Royal Mile.
Travel Inn
1 Morrison Link
Edinburgh
EH3 8DN
Tel: +44 (0) 131 228 9819
Fax: +44 (0) 131 228 9836
Price: £49.95 per room, per night (excluding breakfast)
Reference: quote "Edinburgh University (31167)" when making a booking.
This hotel is in the budget category. It is about as cheap as you are likely to find for a hotel in central Edinburgh. For cheaper options, see the list of guest houses below. The quoted price is for the room, so this may be a good option for people wishing to share a room. The Travel Inn is 20-30 minutes walk west of Waverley railway station. It is closer to Edinburgh's secondary railway station (Haymarket) than to Waverley. The airport bus stops at Haymarket but you would still have some distance to go to reach the Travel Inn.
Royal Terrace Hotel
18-22 Royal Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 5AQ
Tel: +44 (0) 131 557 3222
Fax: +44 (0) 131 557 5334
Price: £100.00 (including breakfast)
Reference: quote "Key Reservations TPHOLs/CHARME" when making a booking.
The Royal Terrace Hotel is more upmarket and priced accordingly. It is located 10-15 minutes walk to the north-east of Waverley railway station. It is still quite central and close to the main shopping area of Edinburgh while being sufficiently off the main routes to enjoy some seclusion. We understand that breakfast is not normally served until 07:30. This would not leave enough time for CHARME participants to make the 08:00 bus pick-up some distance away, so we recommend that before booking you ask this hotel whether breakfast can be made available at an earlier time.
Here are details of just a few of the guest houses in Edinburgh. We do not have reservations at these places.
NB: The prices on this list may change so please check the price before you book. Also, check that the times during which breakfast is served are compatible with the conference schedule, bearing in mind that many guest houses are a significant distance from the venue and pick-up point for transportation to Livingston. We expect the transport to Livingston to depart at close to 08:00 from near Waverley railway station.
A guest house is typically a large house, part of which is someone's home while the rest is used for guest rooms and a breakfast room. Some rooms may have a private bathroom and/or toilet. Others may require the guest to use a shared bathroom/toilet elsewhere in the house (but usually close to the room). Breakfast is almost always included and a very substantial cooked breakfast of meats, egg, cooked tomatoes, etc., is usually offered, with cereals and toasted bread and a choice of coffee or tea also on offer. Guest houses don't tend to have very many dedicated single rooms and those they do have can be quite small and in awkward places such as in the roof space. Our advice is to quiz the proprietor when booking.
The guest houses are rated by being given a number of stars. Generally, the more stars the better, but this may refer more to facilities provided than to cleanliness, helpfulness of the management, and the like.
| Mrs N L Jameson | Burns B&B |
| Aros House | |
| 1 Salisbury Place | 67 Gilmore Place |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| EH9 1SL | EH3 9NU |
| Tel: +44 (0) 131 667 1585 | Tel: +44 (0) 131 229 1669 |
| Email: normajameson@breath.co.uk | Fax: +44 (0) 131 229 9225 |
| Rating: *** | Rating: *** |
| Price: £20.00 - £30.00 | Price: £22.00 - £30.00 |
| Approx. distance to pick-up: 1.5km (South) | Approx. distance to pick-up: 1.5-2.5km (West) |
| Mrs Annie Pettigrew | Abacus |
| 9 Argyle Place | 7 Crawfurd Road, Newington |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| EH9 1JL | EH16 5PQ |
| Tel: +44 (0) 131 667 6861 | Tel: +44 (0) 131 667 2283 |
| Rating: ** | Rating: ** |
| Price: £15.00 - £25.00 | Price: £20.00 - £25.00 |
| Approx. distance to pick-up: 1km (South) | Approx. distance to pick-up: 2.5km (South) |
| Doris Crook | Mrs Mary Hanson |
| 2 Seton Place | 31 Gilmour Road, Newington |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| EH9 2JT | EH16 5NS |
| Tel: +44 (0) 131 667 6430 | Tel: +44 (0) 131 667 7073 |
| Fax: +44 (0) 131 667 6652 | Mobile: +44 (0) 778 068 3439 |
| Email: doriscrook@zoom.co.uk | |
| Rating: *** | Rating: ** |
| Price: £18.00 - £27.00 | Price: ??? |
| Approx. distance to pick-up: 1.5km (South) | Approx. distance to pick-up: 2.5km (South) |
| Mrs C A Darlington | Finlay Guest House |
| 7 Argyle Place | 4 Hartington Place, Bruntsfield |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| EH9 1JU | EH10 4LE |
| Tel: +44 (0) 131 667 5578 | Tel: +44 (0) 131 229 1620 |
| Rating: *** | Rating: *** |
| Price: £23.00 - £25.00 | Price: ??? |
| Approx. distance to pick-up: 1km (South) | Approx. distance to pick-up: 2km (West) |
| Telford | "Ben Cruachan" |
| 21 Blackett Place | 17 McDonald Road |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| EH9 1RJ | EH7 4LX |
| Tel: +44 (0) 131 667 6402 | Tel: +44 (0) 131 556 3709 |
| Rating: *** | Rating: *** |
| Price: £25.00 - £50.00 | Price: £25.00 - £35.00 |
| Approx. distance to pick-up: 1.5-2km (South) | Approx. distance to pick-up: 2-2.5km (North) |
The University of Edinburgh has accommodation available that is used by students during academic terms. (The conference is held outside of term time.) We have been unable to make a block booking under acceptable terms but rooms may be booked by individuals if available.
Edinburgh First - Campus Accommodation
University of Edinburgh
Holyrood Park Road
Edinburgh
EH16 5AY
Tel: +44 (0) 131 651 2099
Fax: +44 (0) 131 667 7271
Email: Edinburgh.First@ed.ac.uk
This accommodation is situated about 20-30 minutes walk to the south-east of Waverley railway station and the venue for the joint sessions with the TPHOLs conference. It is close to major bus routes.