Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is a higher education institution, renowned for its teaching, research, and university services.
The conference will be held on the university premises. The Auditorium (with a capacity of over 1000 persons) and lecture halls of different sizes will be used to host the event.
Read the “how to get there” section of uc3m web site for to get directions to the conference site. You can also visit google maps indications clicking the image below.
HOTELS
People attending the EMOOCS 2017 Conference can find accomodation easily either in Madrid or in Leganés. Staying in Leganés makes much easier to get earlier to the university, but staying in Madrid offers a wide range of choices for those who also want to get to know the city and enjoy its cultural life.
Viajes El Corte Inglés, the travel agency collaborating with UC3M and EMOOCs, offers you the opportunity to benefit from some special rates in specific hotels. If you are interested in their services, please access the form available here, fill it out and send it to the agency according to the guidelines. Please bear in mind that prices and reservations are subject to availability.
You can find below further information about the hotels offered by Viajes El Corte Inglés and other hotels in Madrid and Leganés, as well as directions on how to get to the university.
Madrid
Hotels located in the ATOCHA area (Madrid main train station is located in Atocha):
- Hotel Mora (Paseo del Prado, 32) *** / (5-10 minute walk to the train station)
- NH Nacional (Paseo del Prado, 48) *** / (5 minute walk to the train station
- NH Madrid Atocha (Paseo Infanta Isabel, 9) *** / (5 minute walk to the train station)
- Hotel Husa Paseo del Arte (Calle de Atocha, 123) **** / (5 minute walk to the train station)
- NH Collection Madrid Paseo del Prado (Plaza Cánovas del Castillo, 4) ***** / (10-15 minute walk to the train station)
- Try Atocha (Calle de Atocha, 83) **** / (10 minute walk to the train station)
- Apart-Hotel Suite Prado (Calle Manuel Fernández y González, 10) **** / (15 minute walk to the train station)
The Atocha area includes must see cultural sites, such as the Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, as well as the Retiro Park. It is also very easy to get to the center of Madrid by train.
Hotels located in the PUERTA DEL SOL area (5 minute walk maximum to Sol train station)
- Hotel Liabeny (Calle de la Salud, 3) ****
- Hotel Petit Palace Plaza del Carmen (Plaza del Carmen, 4) ****
- Hotel Petit Palace Clíper Gran Vía (Calle Chinchilla, 6) ***
- Hotel Europa Madrid (Calle del Carmen, 4) ***
- Hotel Moderno (Calle Arenal, 2) ***
- Eurostars Plaza Mayor (Calle Doctor Cortezo, 10) ****
- Eurostars Casa de la Lírica (Calle Aduana, 19) ****
Either from hotels in Atocha or from hotels in Puerta del Sol it is necessary to take the train to the University campus at Leganés, then a 5 minute walk from the station to the campus.
Leganés
- Hotel Avenida Leganés (Calle El Charco, 6) ** / (5 minute walk to the campus)
- Hotel Tryp Leganés (Avenida de la Universidad, 7) *** / (5 minute walk to the campus)
- Hotel AR Parquesur (Avda. de Gran Bretaña, S/N, Centro Comercial Parquesur) *** / (10 minute trip)
- NH Leganés (Calle Esteban Terradas, 13) *** / (32 minute walk to the campus)
HOW TO GET TO UC3M
Hotels located in Madrid
Recommended transport: Cercanías Madrid (regional railways network).
From Atocha train station (Madrid) to UC3M at Leganés Campus: Line C5, destination Humanes.
- Estimated time: 18 minutes
- Itinerary: Atocha – Méndez Álvaro – Doce de Octubre – Orcasitas – Puente Alcocer – Villaverde Alto – Zarzaquemada – Leganés
Attendees who prefer to stay in hotels in the Puerta del Sol area can use Cercanías Madrid too. From Sol train station (Madrid) to UC3M at Leganés Campus it is necessary to change the train in Atocha:
Line C4, destination Parla.
- Estimated time: 5 minutes
- Itinerary: Sol – Atocha
Line C5, destination Humanes.
- Estimated time: 18 minutes
- Itinerary: Atocha – Méndez Álvaro – Doce de Octubre – Orcasitas – Puente Alcocer – Villaverde Alto – Zarzaquemada – Leganés
More info: http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/cercanias/madrid/index.html
From the Leganés station to the University there is just a 5 minute walk.
Hotels located in Leganés
Hotel Tryp Leganés and Hotel Avenida Leganés are at a 5 minute walk to the University campus.
People staying at Hotel AR Parquesur need to take the underground: Metro, Line 12
- Estimated time: 10 minutes
- Itinerary: El Carrascal – Julián Besteiro – Casa del Reloj – Hospital severo Ochoa – Leganés
Central
More info: https://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html
From the Leganés station to the University there is just a 5 minute walk.