Updated Hotel Information 
How to Book your Hotel Accomodation 
Getting to Tenerife (flight info) 
Getting to your Hotel (local transport) 
Changing Money 

It is strongly recomended to book accommodation as early as possible (see important dates). Please note that the LOC cannot guarantee a hotel near the Conference Center after October 1^st. After this date, our travel agent will try to fit people in hotels somewhere in Puerto de la Cruz but there is no guarantee that it will be close to the Conference Center. 

Updated Hotel Information 
 
The following offer of hotel places is available. The prices are confirmed prices for the conference. all prices are in pesetas and are per person. They include all local taxes, but not drinks with meals; there are no hidden extras in the bill. You will only need to make an additional payment for room service, for extra meals and for telephone calls. The current exchange rate is aproximately $1 USD = 150 ptas (see the today´s official rate of the Banco de España). Please note that the hotels listed here are moderately expensive by local standards ($50-75 USD per night for a single room). We will announce cheaper accommodation in due course for those travellers on a very limited budget, which will be suitable for those on conference grants. 

Hotel Miramar *** 

Alongside the Conference Center in Parque Taoro. Offers a modest but comfortable level of accommodation at a reasonable price. 
 

Hotel Puerto Palace **** 

Slightly futher away, but offers a rather higher standard of comfort and customer service. It is 10-15 minute walk to and from the Conference Center. Dedicated in 1990, 8000 m² of tropical gardens, four pools, two jacuzzis, two bars, restaurant, tennis court, various sports. 
 

Hotel Sol Elite Parque San Antonio **** 

Also in Parque Taoro. Breakfast buffet, buffet-restaurant, snack-bar, pool, pool bar, discotheque, TV room, card room. Mini-bus to the town center, five days a week. 
 

• Bed & Breakfast:  means that the room price includes the cost of accommodation plus the standard hotel breakfast; you pay for the breakfast whether or not you take it at the hotel!.
• Half Board:  means that your room price includes breakfast and either dinner or lunch taken at the hotel.
• Full Board:  means that all three meals are included.

See a map of the area showing the 3 hotels and the Conference Center locations 

Hotel Addresses & Phone/Fax Numbers 
 

For practical reasons it has been decided that all hotel bookings will be handled by a local Travel Agent. 
The company selected is Viajes Archipiélago, located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Contact: Mr José Negrín. 

You can contact Viajes Archipiélago on the following telephone/fax numbers (International Code from outside of Spain:  34): 

     Phone:     922 245666 
     Fax:         922 243761 

Please FILL IN the hotel reservation form and send it DIRECTLY to the TRAVEL AGENT specifying that your are attending "The Evolution of Galaxies on Cosmological Timescales" Conference in Puerto de la Cruz. Fill out also the electronic form and send it to us. 

You will received a confirmation by fax once the travel agent has confirmed your booking with the relevant hotel. Bookings with Hotel Miramar are generally confirmed promptly; other establishments require more time, so please do not be surprised or concerned if you do not hear from our travel agent immediately in those cases. 

Getting to Tenerife (flight info) 

There are two airports on the island of Tenerife, one on the north side (Tenerife Norte, TFN, also known as "Aeropuerto de Los Rodeos") and the other one on the south of the island (Tenerife Sur, TFS, also known as "Aeropuerto Reina Sofía"). Both airports are at about 2.5 hours flying time from Madrid, and about 3 hours from Barcelona. 

Puerto de la Cruz lies 35 Km from TFN, and 100 Km from TFS, with a motorway link covering the full journey in both cases. The easiest access is from the northern airport (TFN) along the TF-5 motorway. This is approximately 20 to 30 minutes journey along the coast. The TFS airport is more than an hour along the TF-1 and TF-5 motorways. 

All international flights and some domestic flights go to the TFS airport. On the other hand, most domestic flights go to the TFN airport. Most people travelling on scheduled flights will have to fly via Madrid or Barcelona and then onto the northern airport. 

Please book your flights early!. Scheduled flights as well as charter flights from some european countries can be heavily booked at certain times of the year. We have selected a date for the conference that avoids important public holidays,  but cannot promise that seats will be available at short notice. 

Online information about flights arriving at or departuring from the folloing spanish airports is obtained at: 

• http://www.aena.es/ae/mad/infovuelos.htm    Madrid
• http://www.aena.es/ae/tfs/infovuelos.htm       TFS

From Tenerife South Airport (TFS): 

• A taxi will cost about 3000 Ptas; or 
• Bus line 102, every 30 minutes and stopping at the airport 20 or 30 minutes after departure from Santa Cruz, costs 375 Ptas from TFN Airport. 

Note: There is still an uphill strech from the bus terminal in Puerto de la Cruz to the hotels (which are close to the Conference Center), and for this reason we recommend a taxi from the bus terminal (about 500 Ptas). 

Changing Money 
 
There is a bank within the international arrivals loungue at the TFS Airport which operates daily except Sundays and public holidays. If you are travelling through Madrid or Barcelona, the exchange bureau opens there round the clock. However, NO currency exchange facilities are available in TFN Airport. 

Many banks are available in Puerto de la Cruz, and open Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 13:00. Credit cards are widely accepted in Spain, in restaurants, hotels, etc.