Venue

InterContinental Citystars Cairo

The conference will be held in one of Cairo's best Hotels, the InterContinental Citystars Cairo.

InterContinental Cairo Citystars is part of the Middle East’s largest retail and entertainment complex, giving you direct access to 550 stores and an indoor theme park. The hotel is ideally located seven minutes from Cairo International Airport, 10 minutes from Cairo International Conference Centre and 30 minutes from downtown Cairo. Named Cairo’s best business hotel by Business Traveller Magazine, it is also close to free time destinations such as the Egyptian Museum, Sakkara and the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx.

eyeforpharma has negotiated a preferetial room rate for all our esteemed delegates at $170 (exclusive of tax & breakfast). This great offer is available only until January 27th 2010, so early booking is advised. You will receive all the necessary booking information in your confirmation email when you register for the conference.

The confernce wil take place in Al Montaza meeting room on the ground floor. The eyeforpharma team as well as the Hotel will be to hand to help with directions on site.

For more information on how to access the Hotel and how they promise to make your stay unforgttable, please read the information below.

Address:

OMAR IBN EL KHATTAB STREET

CAIRO, 11737

EGYPT

Front Desk: +20-2-24800100

Fax: +20-2-24800200

Parking Available at $10 per day (valet parking available at an extra charge

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From airport: South direction on airport road until Military Institute. Turn left and follow the road to its end. Turn right to Autostrad Road and continue straight until Al Nasr Road. Turn right to face the hotel.

TRANSPORTATION

Cairo International Airport (CAI)
Distance 7 KM / 4.35 MI SOUTH WEST to Hotel
Time by taxi: 7 minutes

Train
Station Name: Ramses Railway Station
Distance 15.0 KM / 9.32 MI NORTH to Hotel
Shuttle Charge (one way):  $20.00  (USD)
Taxi Fee From Train Station: $10.00  (USD)

Subway
Subway Name: Saraya El Kobba
Distance 5.0 KM / 3.11 MI NORTH EAST to Hotel
Taxi Fee From Subway Station: $5.00  (USD)

Guest Rooms

• Spacious guest rooms 36 - 40 sqm with either King Size Bed or Twin Queen Bed configuration. Each guestroom has individual Air conditioning, Cable TV with more than 130 channels, Mini-bar, Hair Dryer and luxurious guest amenities. Now you can enjoy our 24hrs Complimentary HISA

Hotel Information

Check-in and Check-out

• Check-in: 3:00pm
  
• Check-out: 12:00pm

Pet Policy

Service animals only allowed

Services

• Newsstand
• Florist
• Gift Shop
• LifeStyles Health Club & Spa: 3000sqm onsite facility with Health Club, Fitness Studio offering the latest aerobic classes, Pilates Studio, 12 Treatment Rooms, Hydro Pool, Squash and Tennis Courts, Sauna & Steam Rooms. Children under age of 16 are not permitted to use health club facilities.
• Free high speed internet access in all guest rooms
• Daily Housekeeping
• Weekly Housekeeping
• Dry Cleaning Pickup/Laundry
• Shoe Shine
• Same Day Dry Cleaning
• Concierge Services
• ATM/Cash Machine
• Ice Machine
• Safety Deposit Box available at Front Desk
• WorldNews - Global Newspaper Service
• A/C Public Areas
• Dedicated Lounge (or 24 Hour Lounge)
• Porter/Bellman

Area Information

• CAIRO (15 KM / 9.32 MI)
• Egyptian Museum (20 KM / 12.43 MI)
• The Old Cairo (20 KM / 12.43 MI)
• The Pyramids & Sphinx of Giza (35 KM / 21.75 MI)
• The Citadel (18 KM / 11.18 MI)
• The Islamic Cairo (17 KM / 10.56 MI)
• Khan El Khalily Bazaars (18 KM / 11.18 MI)
•  Cairo Tower (20 KM / 12.43 MI)
  Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids (35 KM / 21.75 MI)
• Pharoanic Village (28 KM / 17.4 MI)
• Felucca Ride (Sail Boat) on the River Nile (20 KM / 12.43 MI)
• Coptic Cairo (20 KM / 12.43 MI)
•  Museum of Islamic Art (18 KM / 11.18 MI)
• Abdeen Palace Museum (18 KM / 11.18 MI)
• Stars Shopping Center (Citystars) (0 KM / 0 MI)

For any additional information or queries, please contact Maria Relaki mrelaki@eyeforpharma.com