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  * South Kensington is a very expensive area for hotels. Imperial College has some accommodation information available via [[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/conferenceandevents/accommodation/hotelaccommodation]].
  * The closest hotel to the Department is the [[http://www.queensgateconcordehotel.co.uk/|Abba Queen's Gate Hotel]] which is just across the road.
  * It's worth looking for deals at other sites, e.g. hotel.com, booking.com, You can sometimes get cheap deals on top hotels via 'top secret hotels' on lastminute.com. You need to take time to reverse engineer the hotel however.
  * South Kensington is an expensive area for hotels. Imperial College can offer discount to various nearby [[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/conferenceandevents/accommodation/hotelaccommodation|hotels]].
  * It's worth looking for deals at other sites, e.g. hotel.com, booking.com.
  * You can sometimes get really good deals for hotels via the 'top secret hotels' link on lastminute.com. You need to take time to try to work out their name and exact location however.

iCareNet Christmas School 2012 and Review Meeting, December 3-7 2012

Place:
  • Rooms 301 & 222 William Penny Lab, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, 180 Queen's Gate, London SW7 2RH. Ask at reception for directions to the Lab.

Date and Time
  • Monday-Friday, 3rd-7th December 2012.

Posters and Demos

Travel Pages
  • Department: Travel directions as given by the Department's webpage.

  • College: Travel directions as given by the College's webpages.

  • Campus Map: link.

From Heathrow Airport
  • Quickest: Heathrow Express to Paddington Station (20 mins) then Taxi (about 10 mins) or Tube (Circle Line) to the Gloucester Road Station.

  • Cheapest: Take the Underground (Piccadilly Line) to Gloucester Road Station or South Kensington Station (about 45 mins) then walk (see maps below). For travel on the Underground it's worth considering an Oystercard for cheaper travel.

From Gatwick Airport
  • Take the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station and then the Underground (District or Circle line) to Gloucester Road Station or South Kensington Station. Then walk (see maps below).

From St Pancras Station (Eurostar)
  • Take the Underground (Piccadilly Line) to Gloucester Road Station or South Kensington Station. Then see maps below.

Maps

Accommodation

  • South Kensington is an expensive area for hotels. Imperial College can offer discount to various nearby hotels.

  • It's worth looking for deals at other sites, e.g. hotel.com, booking.com.
  • You can sometimes get really good deals for hotels via the 'top secret hotels' link on lastminute.com. You need to take time to try to work out their name and exact location however.

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