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Accommodation
Participants can choose from among the following hotels and hostels.
Hotel Jindřich
Full name: "Hotelový dům Jindřich"
Category: ***
Prices:
CZK 750 for a double room CZK 1100 for a room with three beds CZK 1300 for apartments (with one double bed) CZK 70 for breakfast
Distance: approx. 10 minutes of walking from the Faculty of Science
Phone: +420 69 6174111
Address: Nádražní 66
Transportation to the hotel: when you arrive by train to Ostrava-hlavní nádraží (Ostrava-Main Station in English), take any tram (1, 2, 8, 12) and go to the stop "Hotelový dům Jindřich" (approx. 6 minutes). Go some 150 metres back to the old winding tower
Transportation to the Faculty of Science: go in front of the hotel, turn left and go along the Nádražní street. Then turn left to the 30.dubna street (currently it is under a heavy reconstruction; you will see the tower of the New City Hall at the end). The faculty is the next building behind the "Red School" (a red building) on the right-hand side. You should read: "Ostravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta"
Polský dům
Full name: "Hotel Polský dům"
Category: ***
Prices:
CZK 750 for a single room with breakfast CZK 1100 for a double room with breakfast CZK 1600 for apartments (with one double bed) with breakfast CZK 300 for an additional bed with breakfast
Distance: approx. 10 minutes of walking from the Faculty of Science
Phones:
+420 69 6122001 +420 69 6122004 +420 69 6122121 +420 69 6123045
Fax: +420 69 6125062
Address: Poděbradova 53
Transportation to the hotel: when you arrive by train to Ostrava-hlavní nádraží (Ostrava-Main Station in English), take any tram (1, 2, 8, 12) and go to the stop "Hotelový dům Jindřich" (approx. 6 minutes). Go along the "Albert" supermarket and turn right to the 30.dubna street. Go ahead some 100 metres and turn left to the Poděbradova street. Turn left. You will see the hotel some 50 metres ahead of you
Transportation to the Faculty of Science: go back to the "Albert" supermarket and go on along the 30.dubna street (currently it is under a heavy reconstruction; you will see the tower of the New City Hall at the end). The faculty is the next building behind the "Red School" (a red building) on the right-hand side. You should read: "Ostravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta"
Hotel Maria
Category: ***
Prices:
CZK 1000 for a single room with breakfast CZK 1300 for a double room (single person) with breakfast CZK 1400 for a double room (two persons) with breakfast CZK 1700 for a room with three beds and breakfast
The prices given above apply to foreigners (except Slovaks). To the citizens of the Czech or Slovak Republic, the prices given below apply.
CZK 750 for a single room with breakfast CZK 850 for a double room (single person) with breakfast CZK 950 for a double room (two persons) with breakfast CZK 1200 for a room with three beds and breakfast CZK 300 for an additional bed with breakfast
Distance: approx. 1 minute of walking from the Faculty of Science
Phones:
+420 69 6110676 +420 69 6110677 +420 69 6110679
Fax: +420 69 6110678
Www: www.hotel-maria.cz
Address: Přívozská 23
Transportation to the hotel: when you arrive by train to Ostrava-hlavní nádraží (Ostrava-Main Station in English), take any tram (1, 2, 8, 12) and go to the stop "Hotelový dům Jindřich" (approx. 6 minutes). Go on to the crossing and turn left to the 30.dubna street (currently it is under a heavy reconstruction; you will see the tower of the New City Hall at the end). Go along the street to the "Red School" (a red building). Then turn right to the Přívozská street. The hotel is on the right-hand side of the street
Transportation to the Faculty of Science: go back to the 30.dubna street and turn right. The entrance is about 10 metres ahead of you. You should read: "Ostravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta"
Hostel NH
Price: CZK 150 for a bed
Distance: approx. 20 minutes of walking from the Faculty of Science
Phone: +420 69 6634261
Fax: +420 69 6635275
Address: Varenská 40a
Transportation to the hostel:
when you arrive by train to Ostrava-hlavní
nádraží (Ostrava-Main Station in English), get on the
trolleybus no. 108 and go to the stop "Stanice
záchranné služby" (approx. 30 minutes). Go
slightly ahead along the Varenská street and turn right to the
Sládkova street. The hostel is within the area of the
playground, which you will see on the left-hand side of the street.
There is written on the main gate of the playground:
"Tělovýchovná jednota Nová huť
Ostrava". Enter the area and go ahead. The hostel is in the first
building on the right-hand side.Alternatively, you can arrive by train to the railway station
Ostrava-Svinov. From the station, go ahead through some small park and
find a bus stop of the bus no. 37. Go to the stop
"Nová Ves vodárna". Change to the bus
no. 48 and go to the stop "Stanice záchranné
služby". (You will arrive from the opposite direction;
approx. 20 minutes.)There is a yet another way from Ostrava-Svinov: From the station, go
upwards to the bridge which you will see (follow the crowd of people:
they are going there too). There are bus and tram stops on the bridge.
(You can take any of the busses no. 37, 39, 49, 54, 56 and go to the
stop "Nová Ves vodárna" and change to the bus
no. 48 as before.) You can go by bus no. 39 to the stop
"Tiskárny" (approx. 12 minutes). Then you have to
go along the "Carrefour" shopping centre and then go along the
Varenská street until you come to the playground (on the
left-hand side). (Well, you do not have to walk, you can also take the
bus no. 48 or trolleybus no. 108 or 109 and go to the stop
"Stanice záchranné služby"; approx.
3 minutes. As before, you will come from the opposite direction
than you would if you came from the Main Station.)
Transportation to the Faculty of Science
turn left and go along the Varenská street. Go straight ahead,
do not turn anywhere. You will cross a bridge over a railway, then you
will get to the hotel "Polský dům". Turn left to
the Poděbradova street, then turn right to the 30.dubna street. Go
ahead along the 30.dubna street (currently it is under a heavy
reconstruction; you will see the tower of the New City Hall at the end).
The faculty is the next building behind the "Red School" (a
red building) on the right-hand side. You should read:
"Ostravská univerzita,
Přírodovědecká fakulta".At the stop "Stanice záchranné služby",
you can also take the trolleybus no. 108 or 109 and go to the stop
"Husův sad" (approx. 7 minutes). Cross the
Českobratrská street and go ahead, along the Husova street,
until you get to the 30.dubna street. Turn right and come to the
faculty
Hotel DMH
Prices:
CZK 290 for a double room CZK 350 for a double room (de luxe, with a TV set) CZK 370 for a room with three beds
Distance: approx. 35 minutes by tram from the Faculty of Science
Phones:
+420 69 6751780 +420 69 6751761 +420 69 6751759 +420 69 6751774 +420 69 6751763 +420 69 6751779
Www: www.novahut.cz/hotely.htm
Address: Výškovická 122
Transportation to the hotel:
we recommend that you get off from the train at the Ostrava-Svinov
railway station. Go upwards to the bridge which you will see (follow
the crowd of people: they are going there too). There are bus and tram
stops there. Get on the tram no. 7 and go to the stop
"Kino Luna" (approx. 20 minutes). Go back along the
Výškovická street. The hotel is on the left-hand
side.You can also get off at Ostrava-hlavní
nádraží (Ostrava-Main Station in English). Get on
the tram no. 2 and go to the stop "Kino Luna" (approx.
30 minutes). Then go on as before
Transportation to the Faculty of Science: go to the stop "Kino Luna" and take the tram no. 2. Go to the stop "Hotelový dům Jindřich" (approx. 25 minutes). Go back and then turn left to the 30.dubna street (currently it is under a heavy reconstruction; you will see the tower of the New City Hall at the end). The faculty is the next building behind the "Red School" (a red building) on the right-hand side. You should read: "Ostravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta"
Maps
We have prepared some maps with the railway stations, hotels and hostel mentioned above being marked. Please choose the appropriate version according to your browser (the version for Netscape Navigator 6+ works with Internet Explorer 4+ as well):
Tickets, customs
To use the public transport of the City of Ostrava, you have to buy a ticket. Tickets are valid for a certain amount of time. There are several kinds:
- 15-minute ticket (CZK 7),
- 45-minute ticket (CZK 11),
- 60-minute ticket (CZK 16),
- 90-minute ticket (CZK 21),
- 105-minute ticket (CZK 25),
- 120-minute ticket (CZK 29),
- 24-hour ticket (the City of Ostrava only: CZK 30).
The ticket is to be stamped as soon as you get on the vehicle (bus, tram or trolleybus). The ticket is valid for the given amount of time. The ticket remains valid even if you get off and change the line (the ticket is not to be stamped for the second time), but you must not to exceed the time limit.
If you use the bus or trolleybus in the night (from 20:00 till 4:00), you can get on through the front door only and you have to show your ticket to the driver (or stamp it immediately). This does not apply to the tram.
There are many ticket slot machines around Ostrava where tickets can be bought. Tickets can even be bought at the railway station (Ostrava-Main Station, Ostrava-Svinov) at the cash desk. Tickets are also sold at the tobacconist's. There are also several offices of the Transportation Company of the City of Ostrava where tickets can be bought as well:
- Main Station (on the ground floor of the passenger hall),
- bus and trolleybus stop "Zimní stadion" (this stop can be reached on foot from the Hostel NH: turn right at the end of the Varenská street, go a little bit ahead and turn left at the crossing; the outlet is in the wooden booth which you will see on the place).
The opening hours of these two outlets are Mon–Fri, 5:00–19:00. Finally, 15- and 45-minute tickets can be bought at the driver's, but an additional fee of CZK 2 is charged (i.e., you shall pay CZK 9 or 13, respectively).
Small guide to Ostrava
If you wish to sight-see, we recommend especiallly the following monuments:
- the Church of St. Wenceslas,
- the Statue of John of Nepomuk,
- the Old Town Hall,
- the Plague Column of Virgin Mary,
- Silesian Ostrava Castle (in Silesian Ostrava).
Other interesting buildings include:
- the Evangelical Church,
- the Cathedral of the Divine Saviour,
- Antonín Dvořák Theatre,
- the Parish Church of the Coronation of Virgin Mary (in Ostrava-Mariánské Hory),
- the Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary (in Ostrava-Přívoz, near the Main Station),
- the Parish Church of St. Paul (in Ostrava-Vítkovice),
- Hotel Polský dům,
- the New City Hall,
- the sculptural group "the Confluence of Four Rivers" (the Odra, the Opava, the Ostravice, the Lučina; the sculptural group is by the "Dům vodohospodářů" (Water Management Administration Building) bus & trolleybus stop, not far from the Hostel NH),
- Miloš Sýkora Bridge.
A more detailed guide can be found at the Ostrava City Information Centre. Other brief presentation is given at www.mmo.cz/ostrava/city.html (Czech, German and Polish versions available as well).
We wish you a pleasant stay in Ostrava.