IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services
17-20 September 2018 // Ostrava, Czech Republic

Hotel / Travel

The conference organizer pre-booked for conference attendees two hotels.

Conference participants book hotels themselves. The booking process for pre-booked hotels is listed in the hotel description.

4* Imperial hotel Ostrava

The first conference hotel is close to conference site Lower Vítkovice area. The hotel is located in the historical city center, in walking distance (3 minutes) to famous Stodolni street. This street is full of bars and pubs, it very liked place for evening party at Ostrava.

Imperial Hotel Ostrava is surely one of the best-known hotels in the city and has been offering above-standard services to guests continuously since it was opened in 1904. Its great location in the city centre, rich history and professional staff make it the ideal hotel for your stay.

 

 

The combination of over a century of tradition and modern hotel trends makes this renowned hotel the perfect place for business meetings and also for pleasant relaxation following a demanding day. The hotel offers 156 comfortable and modern rooms, a lovely restaurant offering a wide range of gastronomic specialties, the unique Relax Centre, new Fitness Centre and, above all, every hotel employee’s personal and friendly manner towards all the guests – all this entitles us to call Imperial Hotel Ostrava your home away from home.

The hotel offers a special prices for IEEE Healthcom attendees. Price includes VAT, free buffet breakfast, Wi-Fi and LAN connection, access to hotel relax center (swimming pool with salted water and sauna) and fitness center.

Hotel Imperial web pages.

Hotel rates

Room type Rate
 
Single room 1900 CZK
 
Double room 2200 CZK
 

Above room rates are per room per night, inclusive of buffet breakfast, VAT, WI-FI, entrance to Relax center and Fitness. Parking: 150,-CZK/car/day

In order to book this hotel, please submit this reservation form to the hotel booking department

Free rooms available.

Hotel Garni VSB Ostrava

is second official hotel of IEEE Healthcom 2018. It is dedicated especially for students. It is official hotel of VSB – Technical university of Ostrava placed in the university campus. The Hotel Garni VSB Ostrava is newly renovated hotel with the certificated three stars standard. It provides only non-smoking rooms, barrier-free facilities, free spacious car park, 24 hours open reception and rich and varied buffet style breakfast included in the price of accommodation.

 

 

Hotel Garni web pages here

This hotel is in university campus and travel to conference venue is very easy.

Transport from hotel to conference venue will be provided.

Hotel rates

Room type Rate
 
Single room 700 CZK
 
Double room 880 CZK
 
Single apartment 980 CZK
 
Double apartment 1400 CZK
 

 

To book this hotel, simply send an email request to hotel@vsb.cz and mention IEEE Healthcom 2018 conference.

Free rooms available.

Travel

Airports

There are 3 airport close to the Ostrava city. The first one is Ostrava Airport. Other two are in Poland approximately 1 hour by car from Ostrava by highway. We also inform about other airports with good connection with Ostrava – Prague and Vienna.

Special discount for airline tickets

When choosing an airline ticket, we recommend using the special offers of the Lufthansa group here.

Ostrava Leos Janacek Airport (OSR)

The Leoš Janáček International Airport Ostrava is situated 25 km from the city centre. The airport provides both domestic and international flights (with scheduled flights to Prague and Paris, operated by Czech airlines and London operated by Ryanair. A new modern departure hall was built in 2006. There is direct connect with the city by trains and public transport bus.

Katowice Airport (KTW)

The closest polish airport, 116 km from Ostrava by highway. Airport is operated by Lufthansa, LOT Polish airlines, Ryanair, Wizz Air and others. There is direct bus connection with Ostrava City 6 times per day for each direction.

Krakow John Paul II International Airport (KRK)

The next polish airport only 156 km from Ostrava city by highway. Aiport is operated by British airways, Lufthansa, KLM, Air Berlin, Alitalia, LOT Polish airways, Brussels airlines, Austrian, EasyJet, Swiss, Ryanair, Finnair. There is direct bus connection with Ostrava City 7 times per day for each direction.

Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG)

The main Czech airport is reachable from Ostrava by train with the change at Prague main railway station. Travel time is approximately 4 hours.

Vienna International Airport (VIE)

This airport is 350 km from Ostrava. There is direct bus service 3 times per day for each direction 

Railway transport

Ostrava has 5 railway stations. The most important among them is Ostrava-Svinov which underwent fundamental changes during its modernisation. Ostrava is also connected with Prague by six to seven pairs of Pendolino SuperCity trains offering high comfort and speed of transportation, and next other 7 pairs of trains of private railway company Regiojet. The travel time from Prague main railway station is under 3 hours.

Public transport in the Ostrava city

Public transport in Ostrava forms a part of the Integrated Transport System which guarantees a coordinated transportation offer by several carriers in Ostrava and its surroundings. Dopravní podnik Ostrava (Ostrava Transportation) operates seven hundred vehicles in a dense network of tram, bus and trolleybus lines in the City of Ostrava, and annually transports up to 114 million people. Timetables for all routes are available at public transport stops as well as in written form here.

 

 

Travel tips

Discounted travel with Lufthansa Group Partner Airlines

Lufthansa Group Partner Airlines offer a comprehensive global route network linking major cities around the world. We offer special prices and conditions to participants, visitors, exhibitors, invited guests as well as employees of the Contracting partner and their travel companions.

To make a reservation, please click on www.lh.com/event-flight-booking and enter the access code CZZJNPX in the "Offer for discounted flights" area. This will open an online booking platform that will automatically calculate the discount offered or provide you with an even better offer if another promotional fare is available.

NOTE: Pop-ups must be enabled otherwise the booking platform window will not open.

These promotional fares are also available through your IATA / ARC travel agent. Travel agents can obtain ticketing instructions by sending an email to lufthansa.mobility@dlh.de and providing the access code as a reference.

 

Public transport from airports

Nearest airports to Ostrava are: Krakow and Katowice.

Public transport companies: