The workshop organisers can not arrange accomodation for participants. Therefore, participants are kindly asked to organise their accommodation by directly contacting a hotel in Giessen.

For your convenience we provide addresses, prices and contact details of four selected hotels close to the centre of the town and the conference venue below. We have reserved 25 rooms at special prices in the hotels "Hotel Am Ludwigsplatz" and "Residenzhotel". Please, supply the keyword "Giant Alien" when you do your booking with these two hotels. Deadline for booking at special price: January 17, 2005.

Hotels: Hotel Am Ludwigsplatz (special price "Giant Alien"), Residenzhotel (special price "Giant Alien"), Hotel Köhler, Parkhotel Sletz.

For further information on accommodation in Giessen, please contact the local tourist information at http://www.giessen-tourist.de/ (in German).

Ludwigsplatz 8, 35390 Giessen
phone: (+49) 641/ 931130
fax: (+49) 641/ 390499

email: webmaster@hotel-am-ludwigsplatz.de
http://www.hotel-am-ludwigsplatz.de

Rooms: 62 beds

Prices (EURO): Special Price "Giant Alien"
Single Room/breakfast 69,-
Double Room/breakfast 92,-

Facilities: bath or shower, WC, TV, telephone, connection for an ISDN modem, restaurant

Public transport to conference:
Bus 33 from bus stop 'Uni Hauptgebäude' to 'Naturwissenschaften'

Wiesecker Weg 12, 35396 Giessen
phone: (+49) 641/ 39980
fax: (+49) 641/ 399888

email: hotel@residenz-giessen.de http://www.residenz-giessen.de

Rooms: 52 beds

Prices (EURO): Special Price "Giant Alien"
Single Room/breakfast 60,-
Double Room/breakfast 80,-

Facilities: shower, toilet, color-TV, radio, intercom to the main entrance, direct-dial telephone, fully-equipped mini-kitchen, underground garage

Public transport to conference:
bus 5 from bus stop 'Wiesecker Weg' to 'Liebigstrasse', from here bus 10A to 'Naturwissenschaften'

Westanlage 33-35, 35390 Giessen
phone: (+49) 641/ 97999-0
fax: (+49) 641/ 97999-77

email: hotel-koehler@servicereisen.de
http://www.servicereisen.com/koehler/index2.htm

Rooms: 90 beds

Prices (EURO):
Single Room/breakfast 73,-
Double Room/breakfast 95,-

Facilities: bath or shower, WC, ISDN-telephone system, radio, pay-TV, 3 restaurants

Public transport to conference:
Bus 2, 5 or 11 from bus stop 'Selterstor' to 'Liebigstrasse', from here bus 10A to bus stop 'Naturwissenschaften'

Wolfstr. 26, 35394 Giessen
phone: (+49) 641/ 401040
fax: (+49) 641/ 40104140

email: parkhotel-sletz@t-online.de
http://www.parkhotel-sletz.de

Rooms: 40 beds

Prices (EURO):
Single Room/breakfast 61,-
Double Room/breakfast 82,-

Facilities: cable TV, mini-bar, direct-dial-telephone, shower, WC, hairdryer, shaving mirror, connection for modem, sauna, solarium

Public transport to conference:
Bus 10A from bus stop 'Nahrungsberg' to 'Naturwissenschaften'