Venue

 

Castello Mare Hotel & Wellness Resort

Address: Tsikhisdziri, Kobuleti, 6200, Ajara, Georgia

Contact information for the hotel

e-mail: info@castellomare.com; reservations@castellomare.com
Phone: +995 422 21 28 28

Hotel details

A minute's walk from a beach on the Black Sea, this breezy resort set in multiple buildings is 3 minutes by foot from Tsikhisdziri train station and 11 km from Batumi Botanical Garden, 17 km from Batumi Station.

Arrival Details

From Tbilisi to Castello Mare Hotel

For those who travel to the Venue from Tbilisi, the OC will organize a bus (most probably on Sunday (September 15) early afternoon). Other means of reaching Batumi from Tbilisi include the minibus (e.g. from Didube bus station) or Railway (from Tbilisi Central Station).

The details (location, time) related to the passenger bus from Tbilisi will be provided later to registered participants.

Finding a place to stay in Tbilisi, Kutaisi or Batumi pre- or post-conference is easiest through online booking sites like Booking.com or Airbnb.com.

The Kutaisi airport is perhaps the most convenient arrival point for reaching the conference venue. If booking in advance, some quite cheap flights can be found to Kutaisi from Europe.

From Kutaisi Airport to Castello Mare Hotel

Taxis are available near terminal - (about 100 GEL - approximately 35 euros to the Castello Mare Hotel)

You can order a taxi online via this link: https://taximaxim.ge.

Georgian Bus provides minibus transfers from/to all major cities in Georgia, including Batumi, arrival at 1 Ninoshvili St, Batumi 6000, near Radisson Blu Hotel, - (price per person from Kutaisi Airport 15 GEL - approximately 5 euros). Bus scheduling process is dependent on plane arrivals. It leaves 30-40 minutes after the plane landing. After arriving to Batumi you have to catch a Taxi (about 30 GEL - approximately 10 Euros)

When participants' arrival details are clear, we may be able to hire a minibus, which will transfer the participants (arriving at similar times to Kutaisi airport) to the destination point, however this will not become clear until early September.

From Batumi Airport to Castello Mare Hotel

Taxis are available near terminal - (about 30 GEL - approximately 10 euros to the Castello Mare Hotel). You can order a taxi online via this link: https://taximaxim.ge.

From Trabzon Airport (Turkey) To Castello Mare Hotel

Taxis are available near terminal - (about 160 GEL - approximately 55 euros to the Castello Mare Hotel). You can order a taxi online via this link: https://taximaxim.ge.

Also, you can find information about buses here. Buses will arrive to Batumi Station where you can take another taxi to get to the hotel (bus price – about 6-9 USD, taxi price – about 30 GEL).

VISA

Please check this website to see whether you need a VISA to enter the country.