13 December 2018

Official Hotels for WRBC-2018 Announced

We publish information about tickets, accommodation, and transfers. 


Tickets


Dear chess friends,

All the participants are welcome to book air tickets in “Aeroflot” sales offices around the world. 

In case there is a difficulty with flights availability for the period of WRBC, a participant should name the object of the flight: “FIDE2018”. Then the company representatives will contact “Aeroflot” Headquarters to confirm the flight availability and will provide maximum support in finding the best possible option to arrange the flights.


Official hotels and transfers


Dear chess friends,

Accredited players, accompanying persons and press are now able to submit their accommodation requests and travel details online at the registration system https://wrbc2018registration.fide.com

Note that the above apply only if the above mentioned accredited participants would like to be accommodated in one of the two official hotels of the event, with the agreed pricelists. Transfers will be only provided from the airport or the railway stations to the official hotels and vice versa.

 

AZIMUT HOTEL SAINT-PETERSBURG 4*and ANGLETERRE HOTEL  5*are the official hotels of the WRBCC.

AZIMUT HOTEL SAINT-PETERSBURG 4*

Special prices are available for the participants: 

SMART standard single— RUR 3900 per night. The price includes full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner – buffet) and transfer to and from the venue.   
SMART standard double— RUR 5000 per night (RUR 2500 per night for each person). The price includes full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner – buffet) and transfer to and from the venue.   

AZIMUT Hotel Saint-Petersburgis located in the very center of the city. The address is: bld. 43/1, Lermontovsky ave. (2,5 km to the venue) 

The hotel’s website: https://en.azimuthotels.com/Russia/azimut-hotel-saint..
The photos of the rooms: https://en.azimuthotels.com/Russia/azimut-hotel-saint..

 

ANGLETERRE HOTEL  5*

 

Special prices are available for the participants:

 

Executive room (single)— RUR 10500 per night. The price includes full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner – buffet).
Executive room (double)— RUR 15200 per night. (RUR 7600 per night for each person). The price includes full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner – buffet).


The number of available hotel rooms: 20.

Angleterre Hotelis located in the very center of the city. The address is: bld. 24, Malaya Morskaya str. (around 500 m to the venue).
The hotel’s website: http://www.angleterrehotel.com/

BOARDING FEE:
The boarding fee if paid to the Organizers upon arrival. Volunteers will be meeting the participants in the lobby. 

TRANSFERS

The Organizers provide transfers from the Pulkovo airport / Moskovsky Railway Station / Vitebsky Railway Station to the official hotels and back on the days of arrival and departure. The total cost of the transfers is RUR 2300. The amount shall be paid upon arrival.

 

Volunteers will meet the participants in the airport and at the railway stations, and will accompany them to the busses.

To book transfers email us at: hello.wrbcc@gmail.com 
Contact person: Marina Nepochatykh  


Additional hotels


Dear participants, 

For your convenience the Organizers made a list of the hotels close to the venue (maximum 10-12 minutes walk). You are welcome to make reservations there as well on your own:

·      FOUR SEASONS HOTEL 5*

https://secure.fourseasons.com/content/fourseasons/en/properties/stpetersburg/contact_us.html

·      RENAISSANCE ST. PETERSBURG BALTIC HOTEL 4*

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ledbr-renaissance-st-petersburg-baltic-hotel

·      HOTEL ASTORIA 5*

https://www.roccofortehotels.com/hotels-and-resorts/hotel-astoria/rooms-and-suites/

·      HOTEL LOTTE 5*

https://www.lottehotel.com/stpetersburg-hotel/en.html

·      PETR Hotel 4*

https://www.petr-hotel.com/ru/  

·      PETROPALACE Hotel 4*

http://www.petropalacehotel.com/home/

·      HOTEL STATION A1  3*

https://station-hotels.ru/a1

·      SOLOMINI HOTELS 3* 

http://www.solo-hotel.com/otel-solo-naberezhnaya-mojki.html

http://www.solo-hotel.com/solo-na-yakubovicha.html

http://www.solo-hotel.com/otel-solo-panorama.html

 

Those participants who do not stay in the official hotels (AZIMUT HOTEL SAINT-PETERSBURG 4*and ANGLETERRE HOTEL 5*) can book transfers via the following taxi services:

·      “Taxovichkof TAXI” (provides services in English)

Tel.: +7 (800) 333-00-00

https://taxovichkof.ru/

 

·      “Yandex TAXI”(provides services in English)

Tel.: +7 (812) 366 66 66

taxi.yandex.ru

 

·      “068 TAXI”

Tel.: +7 (800) 550-0-068

         +7 (812) 324-77-77          

https://www.taxi068.ru/

 

·      “Uyutnoe Taxi”

Tel.: +7 (812) 300-01-03

         +7 (812) 309-96-08

https://utaxi-spb.ru/