Coming to Villefranche
The meeting will be held at the Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche sur mer (OOV), 181 chemin du Lazaret, 06230 Villefranche sur mer, France (see access map: "Galériens" building, 1er floor, Trégouboff room).
The nearest airport is Nice; it then takes about 1 h to get to Villefranche via public transport, 40 min by cab.
The TGV stops in Nice. Travel by local train to Villefranche-sur-Mer takes ~15 min. Walking from the Villefranche train station to OOV takes 25 min, on a small path along the sea.
Two bus line (81 and 100) also connect Nice to Villefranche each 15 min and this takes ~15 min.
Accommodation
The following hotels are within walking distance of OOV:
Hotel de la Darse **
32 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 06230 Villefranche sur mer
04 93 01 72 54
single 70 to 90€ / night (breakfast included)
Hotel Le Provençal **
4 avenue du Maréchal Joffre, 06230 Villefranche sur mer
04 93 76 53 53
single 75 to 98€ / night (breakfast included), negotiated rate, please specify you come to work at the "Observatoire de Villefranche"
Hotel La Flore ***
5 boulevard Princesse Grâce de Monaco, 06230 Villefranche sur mer
04 93 76 30 30
single 91€ / night (breakfast included), negotiated rate, please specify you come to work at the "Observatoire de Villefranche"
Hotel La Régence, Chez Betty **
2 av Maréchal Foch, 06230 Villefranche sur Mer
04 93 01 70 91
single/double 72€ to 80€ / night (breakfast included), triple 98€ / night (breakfast included)
The following hotels are in Nice and allow to easily catch a bus to come to Villefranche:
Hotel Ibis Styles Nice Vieux Port ***
8 Rue Emmanuel Philibert, 06300 Nice
04 92 00 59 00
from 72€ (with breakfast)
Hotel Apogia Nice ***
26 Rue Smolett, 06300 Nice
04 93 89 18 88
from 75€ (with breakfast)
Hotel Kyriad Nice Vieux Port ***
6 Rue Emmanuel Philibert, 06300 Nice
04 93 55 80 00
from 72€ (with breakfast)
Résidence Hipark Nice
22, Boulevard du Général Louis Delfino, 06300 Nice
04 92 00 92 10
studio from 78€ (with breakfast)
