10  Travel to & Accommodation in Sydney, Australia Passports, Visas & Customs | Insurance | Accommodation | Billets | Alternative Accommodation | Accommodation Booking Form TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS Domestic - We recommend booking through STA Travel (booking reference STAWOC) . In Australia phone 1300 360 960; in New Zealand 0800 100 677; International - For international travellers we suggest you contact your local STA Travel agent to obtain the best fare. PASSPORTS, VISAS AND CUSTOMS International delegates will require a valid passport to enter Australia. All delegates except holders of Australian and New Zealand passports require a visa. The Australian Visitor Visa may be obtained by mail or in person from your nearest Australian High Commission, Embassy or Consulate. Visas are not issued on arrival. Allow at least three months before your departure to arrange your visa. back to top INSURANCE Registration fees do not include personal, travel or medical insurance of any kind. We strongly recommend that insurance is taken out to cover loss, theft, cancellation, medical costs etc. The University of Technology, Sydney does not take any responsibility for any delegate failing to insure. back to top ACCOMMODATION The conference organisers have arranged for The Hotel Network, an accommodation booking service, to assist delegates with their accommodation arrangements. All accommodation enquiries should be directed to The Hotel Network and the accommodation booking form (downloadable from this page) should be returned to them. Contact details for The Hotel Network are on the Accommodation Booking Form. Confirmation of your accommodation booking will be provided by The Hotel Network. PLEASE RETURN the registration and accommodation forms separately to the addresses indicated. A list of low budget accommodation venues are listed on the conference webpages below. Delegates will need to make their own bookings for these places. back to top Billets Billets will be provided if possible. Registrations must be received by 17 April, 1998. Please see Conference Registration Form Limited accommodation has been reserved at the hotels and college listed below. Please make all accommodation reservations and amendments through The Hotel Network. If rooms are no longer available in your first choice, you will be placed in another comparable hotel / college based upon availability. The Hotel Network has a list of wheelchair accessible accommodation venues. Single, double and twin rooms are all the same price. Accommodation rates are per room per night inclusive of Government taxes (currently 7%). Additional taxes of up to 3% may apply from June 1998. Womens College, Sydney University (Includes Breakfast) $47 AUD NO WHEELCHAIR ACCESS Student style accommodation within the grounds of Sydney University, approx. 1.8kms from the conference location, easily accessible by public transport. Bathroom facilities are shared. Check-in between 9am - 5pm only. Please note that room reservations for Womens College must be pre-paid IN FULL. back to top Carlton Crest Hotel, 169 - 179 Thomas Street, Haymarket $167 AUD LIMITED WHEELCHAIR ACCESS A 4 star hotel approx. 500 metres from the conference location. All bedrooms are air-conditioned with private bathroom, refrigerator, 24 hour room service, mini bar, colour TV. General facilities include swimming pool, lobby bar and cafe. Sydney Hilton $175AUD LIMITED WHEELCHAIR ACCESS Located in the heart of the city, approx 1.2 km from the conference location. Public transport door to door. All bedrooms are air-conditioned with private bathroom UniLodge Sydney, *(Vacancies now unavailable 30/6) Cnr. Broadway & Bay Streets, Broadway NO WHEELCHAIR ACCESS $118 AUD A 3 star hotel approx. 600 metres from the conference location. Most bedrooms are air-conditioned, with private shower & microwave oven. General facilities include lap pool, sauna, spa and gymnasium. ROOM RESERVATIONS FOR THE HOTELS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DEPOSIT EQUIVALENT TO ONE NIGHT'S ACCOMMODATION. ACCOMMODATION BOOKINGS ARE ONLY VALID IF THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PAYMENT IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS. (AUD$) back to top Alternative accommodation Please note delegates will need to make their own arrangements with the following venues. All of these venues are close to UTS except for Bondi Lodge. Aarons Hotel 37 Ultimo Road, Haymarket 2000 Phone: +61 2 9281 5555 Fax: +61 2 9282 2666 Single room with ensuite $90 /night Double/twin room with ensuite $50 pp/night Alfred Park Private Hotel 207 Cleveland Street, Sydney 2000 Phone: +61 2 9319 4031 Fax: +61 2 9318 1306 Single room with ensuite $40 /night Twin room with ensuite $45 /night A-Line Hotel 253 Broadway, Broadway 2007 Phone: +61 2 9566 2111 Fax: +61 2 9566 4493 Single room with ensuite $80 /night Double/twin room with ensuite $80 /night Alishan International Guest House 100 Glebe Point Road, Glebe 2037 Phone: +61 2 9660 1001 Fax: +61 2 9525 4686 Single room with ensuite $75 /night Double/twin room with ensuite $95 /night Billabong Gardens 5-11 Egan Street, Newtown 2042 Phone: +61 2 9550 3236 Fax: +61 2 9550 4352 Single room with shared bathroom $30 /night Twin room with ensuite $65 /night Triple room with ensuite $75 /night Bondi Lodge (45 mins by public transport from UTS) 63 Fletcher Street, Bondi Beach 2026 Phone: +61 2 9365 2088 Fax: +61 2 9365 2177 Single room with breakfast and dinner, shared bathroom $60 /night Twin room with breakfast and dinner, shared bathroom $40pp/night International House 96 City Road, Chippendale 2008 Phone +61 2 9950 9802 Fax: +61 2 9950 9804 Single room with all meals and shared bathroom $40 / night Double guest room with ensuite $120 /night Sunrise Lodge 485 King Street, Newtown 2042 Phone: +61 2 9550 4999 Fax: +61 2 9550 4457 Single room with shared bathroom $45 /night Twin room with ensuite $65 /night Sydney Central YHA Corner Pitt Street and Rawson Place, Sydney 2000 Phone: +61 2 9381 9111 Fax: +61 2 9281 9199 Twin room with shared bathroom $56 / night Twin room with ensuite $62 /night The Vulcan Hotel 500 Wattle Street, Ultimo 2007 Phone: +61 2 9211 3283 Fax: +61 2 9212 7439 Single room with shared bathroom $50 /night Double/twin room with shared bathroom $60 /night Wesley College Sydney University, Western Avenue 2006 Phone: +61 2 9565 3377 Fax: +61 2 9516 3829Single room with breakfast and dinner $39 /night Twin room with breakfast and dinner $39 /night/person YWCA 5-11 Wentworth Avenue, Sydney 2000 Phone: +61 2 9264 2451 Fax: +61 2 9285 6288 Single room with shared bathroom $60 /night Single room with ensuite $90 /night Twin room with ensuite $110 /night back to top TO DOWNLOAD THE ACCOMMODATION BOOKING FORM: You may download the Accommodation booking form by clicking on its link below. When you start to download, a dialogue box will appear asking you to save the file called "accom.rtf". Select where you would like the file "accom.rtf" to be saved (e.g.the desktop, on to a floppy disk or in another directory/folder) and click "save". You can now open the file "accom.rtf" in your word processing application. (It will automatically convert from RTF- Rich Text Format). You will be able to print out the blank form or fill it out in your word processing application. Download Accommodation Booking Form now. back to top   back to UTS home page