Accommodation

The local organisers have negotiated special offers for QIP2015 attendees in hotels 1-5 listed below (especially Novotel Sydney Central and Mercure Sydney). These hotels are close to UTS City Campus Building 10, where the conference will be held. Please note that mid-Jan is tourist high season in Sydney, and especially on weekends accommodation can become scarce if there are popular events at the Sydney festival or whatever else. All attendees are strongly recommended to book well in advance.

1. NOVOTEL SYDNEY CENTRAL

Rank: 4.5 Star, Highly Recommended
Address: 169-179 Thomas St, SYDNEY, NSW 2000
TEL: (+61) 2 9218 2885 | FAX: (+61) 2 9281 4327
Website: http://www.novotelsydneycentral.com.au/
Email: H8781-SL@accor.com or H8781-RE2@accor.com
Walking Distance to the Venue: 6 Minutes

Room Rates
Standard: AUD 179 per night
Superior Balcony: AUD 199 per night
Executive: AUD 219 per night
Executive Suite: AUD 279 per night

Promotion Code: QIP2015
*Time period for promotion: Jan 7-19, 2015

Special Offer
Breakfast: AUD 20 per person if pre booked
Internet: AUD 10 per 24 hours
Parking: AUD 23 per 24 hours

Booking Instructions
To fill the Booking form and send through to the hotel.
*Please note that we only hold a limited number of Executive rooms, please secure your booking as soon as possible if you want an Executive room.

Cancellation Policy
Any cancellations must be received by the hotel more than 7 days prior to arrival date. Any cancellations within this time or no-shows, will incur a one-night fees to the credit card provided to guarantee the booking.



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2. MERCURE SYDNEY

Rank: 4 Star, Highly Recommended
Address: 818-820 George Street, SYDNEY, NSW 2000
TEL: (+61) 2 9217 6648 | FAX: (+61) 2 9217 6653
Website: http://www.mercuresydney.com.au/
Email: h2073-sl05@accor.com
Rank: 4 Star
Walking Distance to the Venue: 7 Minutes

Room Rates
Standard: AUD 175 per night
Privilege: AUD 205 per night
Pre-paid Standard: AUD 165 per night
Pre-paid Privilege: AUD 195 per night
King deluxe suite: AUD 265 per night

Promotion Code: QIP2015
*Time period for promotion: Jan 9-19, 2015

Special Offer
Breakfast: AUD 20 buffet breakfast per person
Internet: AUD 10 WiFi per 24 hours

Booking Instructions
1. Call Mercure Sydney reservations on +61 2 9217 6666 or email at H2073@accor.com
2. Quote Promotion Code: QIP2015
3. You will then receive a confirmation number from the hotel for your booking.

Cancellation Policy
Please note that the above rates will be valid up to 30 days prior to arrival.
The normal offer is allowed 24 hours prior to arrival cancellation.
The pre-paid offer will be fully charged by the hotel at the time of booking. No change or cancellation is allowed.




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3. AARONS HOTEL SYDNEY

Rank: 3 Star
Address: 37 Ultimo Rd, CBD, NSW 2000
TEL: (+61) 2 9281 5555 | FAX: (+61) 2 9281 2666
Website: http://www.aaronssydney.com.au/
Email: res@aaronssydney.com.au
Walking Distance to the Venue: 7 Minutes

Room Rates
Single room: AUD 149 per night
Family (4 people): AUD 199 per night

Promotion Code: UTSQIP
*Time period for promotion: Jan 7-19, 2015

Special Offer
Internet: AUD 10 WiFi per 24 hours

Booking Instructions
1. Call AARONS HOTEL SYDNEY on +61 2 9281 5555 or email at res@aaronssydney.com.au
2. Quote Promotion Code: UTSQIP
3. You will then receive a confirmation number from the hotel for your booking.

Cancellation Policy
2 weeks prior to arrival, any dropouts/ cancellation after this date will not receive any form of refund.
Please be advised the hotel requires pre-authorisation AUD 100 hotel bond per room on check in from guests.
Hotel requires final payment 30 days prior to arrival. A credit card must be present at time of booking to secure booking.




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4. VULCAN HOTEL

Rank: 3.5 Star
Address: 500 Wattle St, Ultimo, NSW 2007
TEL: (+61) 2 9211 3283 | FAX: (+61) 2 9212 7439
Website: http://www.vulcanhotel.com.au/
Email: christine@vulcanhotel.com.au
Walking Distance to the Venue: 4 Minutes

Room Rates
Shoe Box: 124.20 AUD
Standard Twin/Standard Queen: AUD 142.20 per night
Superior Room: AUD 168.30 per night
*The rates are changed all the time depended on the booking time, so please book it as soon as possible.

Special Offer
10% discount on the market price
Free WiFi for our delegates

Booking Instructions
Please follow the link to the hotel booking pages:
https://www.thebookingbutton.com.au/properties/vulcanhoteldirect

Promotion Code: QIP2015
*Time period for promotion: Jan 9-18, 2015

Cancellation Policy
24 hours notice is required.
Any cancellations within 24 hours will incur the first night as the cancellation charge.



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5. Rendezvous Studio Hotel Sydney Central

Rank: 4 Star
Address: Cnr George & Quay Streets, Sydney, NSW 2000
TEL: (+61) 2 8585 0852 | FAX: (+61) 2 8585 0802
Website: http://events.lido.com.au/default.aspx?id=m2c53m3d3643
Email: caronwe@lido.com.au
Walking Distance to the Venue: 8 Minutes

Room Rates
Premier Room: AUD 156 per night
Premier Room with 1 Breakfast: AUD 174 per night
Premier Room with 2 Breakfasts: AUD 192 per night

Promotion Code: QIP2015
*Time period for promotion: Jan 7-19, 2015

Booking Instructions
Please follow the link to the hotel booking pages:
http://events.lido.com.au/default.aspx?id=m2c53m3d3643

Cancellation Policy
Any cancellations between 20 – 15 days prior to arrival will incur a fee of 1 night’s accommodation.
Any cancellations within 14 days prior to arrival will incur full accommodation charges.
No-shows will incur full accommodation charges



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Hostels Around UTS


There are many quite affordable hostels around UTS. Here are two good choices.

Wake up Sydney Central

Address: 509 Pitt street, SYDNEY, NSW 2000
TEL: (+61) 2 9218 9000 | FAX: (+61) 2 9288 7888
Website: http://www.wakeup.com.au/
Email: askup@wakeup.com.au
Walking Distance to the Venue: 8 Minutes

Room Rates
10 share: AUD 36
8 share: AUD 38
6 share: AUD 40
4 share: AUD 42



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Sydney Central YHA

Address: 11 Rawson PLace | Cnr Pitt St & Rawson Pl, Sydney
TEL: (+61) 2 9218 9001 | FAX: (+61) 2 9218 9099
Website:
http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/nsw/sydney-surrounds/sydney-central-backpackers-hostel/specials/
Walking Distance to the Venue: 10 Minutes


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More Accommodation Options

If you are fine with walking distance to the venue (slightly) more than 20 mins, you can check the following residential colleagues at the University of Sydney (roughly AUD 80-120 per night for a single room)


Women’s College

Website: http://www.thewomenscollege.com.au/casual-accommodation2.php

Wesley College

Website: http://www.wesleycollege-usyd.edu.au/conference-functions/accomodation/

St John’s College

Website: http://www.stjohnscollege.edu.au/weddings-conferences-accommodation/accommodation/

St Andrew’s College

Website: http://www.standrewscollege.edu.au/conferences-events/casual-accommodation/