Département de Philosophie

15th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 9-12 July 2007

Accommodation

We organise hotel bookings for the invited speakers, participants of invited symposia and members of the ESPP committee. All other participants are asked to organise their hotel bookings themselves. Please make your bookings as early as possible. If you have any questions or need advice, please feel free to ask Marion Hämmerli () (English/French/German).

Every hotel in Geneva will offer you tickets for free public transport (they are reimbursed for the expenses by the Geneva Tourism Office). Don't be afraid to ask.

hotels

We are sorry to announce that there are no more middle prize hotels left in Geneva for the 8th to the 13th of July. We therefore recommend you to book a room in the surroundings of Geneva. The hotels indicated by "*" are situated at about 30 minutes by tramway or bus from the conference venue. There are good public transport connections.

hostels

• Accommodation in Geneva is very expensive. By far the cheapest place is run by the university. Here is another place which costs you only 20 CHF/night if you stay 5 days. Click here for general information about university accommodation.
• There are (at least) two youth hostels, the 'official' one (which is terrible), and another, much better one.
• Among cheap hotels, there is the "Rhodania" (5, rue Paul-Bouchet (angle rue Chantepoulet 17), 1201 Geneve, phone 0227314720, fax 0227384089, no internet): 75 CHF for single room, better rooms below 100 CHF.

places to eat

• "L'Echalotte" (17 rue des Rois. 0223205999) [French] Excellent food at good-value prices. Close to the department.
• "Auberge de Coutance" (25 rue de Coutance, close to the station, 0227327919) [French] A classical address, but not too cheap.
• "Au Vieux Carouge" ( 27 rue Jacques-Dalphin, Carouge, 0223426498) [French] Very good fondue.
• "L'Universal" (26 bd du Pont-d'Arve, close to the university, 0227811881) [French] Nice salads, though the service is not too friendly. Close to the department.
• "Chausse Coq" (14 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 0223202092) [French] Little choice, but very moderately prized and a nice atmosphere.
• "Café Gallay" (42 Bd St-Georges, 0223210035) [French] A nice conveniently located restaurant.
• "Rond Point" (rond point Plainpalais, 0223204795) [French] Popular "brasserie", wi-fi access. Close to the department.
• "Le Remor" (3 place du Cirque, 0223281270) [French] Excellent icecream and wi-fi access. Close to the department.
• "Le Milan"( 9 rue Chaponnière, 0227324665) [Italian] Serves excellent pasta and other Italian non-pizza dishes. Close to the station.
• "Il Padrino"(41 rue Dancet, 0223203104) [Italian] Excellent pizzeria.
• "Pasta d'Oro"(16 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 0223297298) [Italian] Good pizzeria.
• "O Sole Mio" (boulevard Carl-Vogt 43, 0223217507) [Italian]. Good pizzeria. Close to the department.
• "Le Comptoir" (Rue de Richemond 9, P‰quis, 0227313237) [Asian] Very good and inventive Asian fusion food. Close to the station.
• "Shahi" (pl. de Cornavin 2, close to the station, 0227384436) [Indian] Very good curries. Close to the station.
• "Ghandi"( 37 rue de Neuchatel, 0227314112) [Indian] Smallish Indian restaurant.
• "Sam-Lor Thai" (17, rue de Monthoux, P‰quis, 0227388055) [Thaï]
• "La Mamounia" (Bd Georges Favon 10, 0223295561) [Maghrebian] Close to the department.
• "Le Thé" (65 rue des Bains, 0794367718) [Chinese] A very small charming Dim Sun place. Close to the department.
• "Café Bleu Nuit" (4 rue du Vieux-Billard, 0223283444) [Mexican]. Nice for lunch. Close to the department.
• "Le café des Négociants" (29, rue de la Filature, Carouge, 0223003130) [French]. Nice not too expensive French restaurant.
• "Les recyclables" (53, rue de Carouge, 0223282373) [French]. Has lots of books, non-smoking. Close to the department.
• a good guide

how to get around

• There is a very useful scalable map of Geneva. Another searchable map is found here.
• The best way to get around in Geneva is by public transport. The public transport company (TPG) have a very useful route planner.
• Taxis are rather expensive: some phone numbers 0223314133, 0223202202, 0223202020 and 0794496147. The first of these also does "taxibus", the taxi service that goes to the airport very early in the morning (< 5 am), when public transport is idle. The last one has 5 places. Some taxis are usually waiting at the place du Cirque.
• The best way of getting around in Switzerland is by train. The electronic timetable is here. If you come to Switzerland more than once a year or travel a lot, consider buying a Half-Fare card. It ives you access to reduced fares and costs 150 CHF, which is what you save if you travel twice to Berne and once to Zurich (per year).
• This is the timetable of the airport. Other Swiss airports are located in Zurich, Basel and Berne.

where to go out

• l'Usine
• le Chat Noir
• Au Piment Rouge
• le Bistr'Ok

Other information

Some useful information is to be found here.

Read the Wikitravel Guide to Geneva.