Accommodation and Access

Croatia Hotel *****
We recommend the accommodation at the Croatia Hotel where the conference venue is located, and special discount rates will be available for conference participants. Croatia Hotel is a luxurious five star hotel on 11 floors with total of 480 rooms and 7 suites. Every room has a balcony with furniture, full size bath with hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, air conditioning, bathrobe, safe deposit box, mini-bar and direct-dial telephone. No-smoking rooms are available. 300 of the rooms are twin rooms with extra bed and a seaview, 180 are twin rooms with bayview and parkview.

To benefit from the special hotel rates, reservation must be made by on-line booking at www.hoteli-croatia.hr, by the access code NET2008.

Access

BY AIR: Croatia Hotel is located only 6 km from Dubrovnik International Airport. There are numerous direct flights (also charters) from most European capitals. There are also regular Croatia Airlines flights from Zagreb twice a day. Information is available at the Airport Dubrovnik searchable schedule and Airport Dubrovnik 3 day arrival schedule, as well as Croatia Airlines flight schedule. Airport transfer is provided by buses and taxis. Taxi fare from the airport to Croatia Hotel would cost approximately 15€.

BY FERRY: Another pleasant way of travelling to Dubrovnik is by sea offering a marvellous experience of cruising among the beautiful Dalmatian islands. Ferry Terminal is located 5 km west of the Dubrovnik Old Town. Regular car-carrying ferries run between Dubrovnik and Rijeka and between Dubrovnik and Bari, Italy. Jadrolinija is the leading Croatian passenger ferry company, with the highest number of regular international and domestic lines. Timetable is available online. Some other agencies that operate along the Croatian coast during summer: Jadroagent and Adriatica. An alternative is to take a ferry between Split and Ancona, Italy. For more information please visit: SplitTours or SNAV. From Split more than 15 intercity-bus connections are provided by different companies per day. More information can also be found at Port of Dubrovnik authority. 

BY COACH: Dubrovnik is connected with all major Croatian cities (Zagreb – 11 hrs, Rijeka – 12 hrs, Split - 4.5 hrs) by many daily intercity-bus lines and also with some European cities (Ljubljana – 15 hrs, Sarajevo – 6 hrs, Frankfurt - 28 hrs, Zürich – 23 hrs).

BY CAR: Travelling to Dubrovnik by car offers a chance to enjoy the beautiful Croatian scenery along the way. Distances to Dubrovnik are:

24-hour information on traffic and road conditions is provided by the Croatian Automobile Club and specifically on motorways condition by Croatian Motorways Ltd.