Travel Information

Conference Location
Coming by plane
Coming by train
Coming by road
Accomodations
Tourist Information

Conference Location

The ACM Multimedia 2002 Conference will be located in Juan-les-Pins (France), a famous resort location on the French Riviera, only 25 kilometers far from Nice.

The conference will take place at the


    Hôtel Ambassadeur
    50-52, chemin des Sables
    B.P. 49 - 06161 Juan-Les-Pins Cedex
    FRANCE
    Tél. 33 (0)4 92 93 74 10 - Fax 33 (0)4 93 67 79 85
    e-mail : manager@hotel-ambassadeur.com

and in the adjacent Palais des Congrès (Convention Center).

How to come to the conference

By plane

fly to Nice Airport. This is the second largest international airport in France, with many direct connections to cities around the world.
from the airport to the hotel, you have several possibilities:
- take a taxi. This is the most convenient solution, although more expensive. This will take about 20-25 minutes (depending on traffic) and will cost around 50 euros.
- take a local bus. There is no hotel shuttle, but one local bus route goes from the airport to Juan-les-Pins. The ticket will be around 7.5 euros.
- rent a car. This is specially interesting if you intend to visit the area and make some trips along the coast or in the beautiful back-country. From the airport, follow the signs to the Higway towards Cannes (there will be a toll at the exit) then follow the road instructions.

By train

There is a small railway station in Juan-les-Pins, but only local trains stop there. Warning: do not confuse "Juan-les-Pins" with "Antibes" or "Antibes-Juan-les-Pins". Juan-les-Pins is a neighborhood of the city of Antibes. The city itself is sometimes called Antibes-Juan-les-Pins. There is a larger railway station in Antibes, where all long distance trains stop.

So, in summary, you should:

take a long distance train up to Antibes (if you arrive from the east) or Cannes (if you arrive from the west). You can find the complete train schedule on the SNCF (French Railways) web site .
take a local train up to Juan-les-Pins.
the hotel is about 300 meters far from the railway station. Just take a look at the map.

By road

(Those instructions were kindly provided by the Hotel Ambassadeur).

If you come by car, you should somehow get to the A8 motorway, which is the main highway along the coast. Remember that most highways in France are not free, so prepare some change for the tolls (but credit cards are accepted also).

From the A8 motorway, take Exit N° 44 "ANTIBES - JUAN LES PINS". Then follow the signs for "ANTIBES CENTRE VILLE".
In the town centre, follow signs for the "OFFICE DU TOURISME" which is on the Place de Gaulle square.
As you reach the Place de Gaulle, follow signs to "JUAN LES PINS - LES PLAGES" along the Boulevard Albert 1er.
At the end of the Boulevard Albert 1er, turn right and follow the signs to "JUAN LES PINS DIRECT" (you are on Boulevard Maréchal LECLERC).
At the roundabout, follow the signs heading right to "PALAIS DES CONGRES" along the Boulevard du Cap and you will reach the Chemin des Sables; the Hotel AMBASSADEUR is 500 metres further along on the right.
That's it. There is a public covered parking right next to the hotel. Here is a map to assist you.

Hotel Accomodations

The area is very touristic, and there are many hotels around. Although this is the low season are some facilities might be closed, specially the smaller ones, you will have no difficulty in finding a place to satisfy your needs.

We recommend to use the Conference Hotel, for which we have negociated a discount rate of 110 euros per room per night (single occupancy), including breakfast. A block of rooms have been reserved until October 31st, 2002. To take advantage of this rate, you should fill the following reservation form (PDF) (also available in Postscript format ), and fax it to the hotel:


   Hôtel Ambassadeur
   Attention: Catherine Jenoudet
   50-52, chemin des Sables
   B.P. 49
   06161 Juan-Les-Pins Cedex
   FRANCE

   Fax : +33 (0)4 93 67 79 85

For any question about hotel reservation, please contact the hotel representative .

Tourist Information

The whole area is very touristic. Following are some web sites which might assist you if you intend to wander in the area.

This page was last modified on August 27th, 2002.