Information for international travellers to the conference centre Mennorode, Elspeet.
Conference hotel Mennorode is situated in the forest near Elspeet. Address information
Mennorode conferentiecentrum ™
Apeldoornseweg 185
8075 RJ Elspeet
Phone: +31 (0)577 - 498 111 (if you have to dial the international access code, leave out the (0). If you call from a phone in the Netherlands, you start with 0577 etc.)
Please contact the conference centre if you wish to extend your stay with nights previous or after the seminar (5-10). They will need your name and address information in order to arrange your booking. The conference centre will charge you directly for additional nights. Costs for additional nights are between 45 and 70 euro’s, depending on the type of room and the meals that are included (ca 50: bed and breakfast, 78 full pension).
How to get there: The conference centre is situated about 1,5 hrs driving from the airport, or 2 hrs by public transport. See below for information on planning your trip.
Flying to the Netherlands: Schiphol Airport .
Here you’ll find everything you need to know about Schiphol Airport; http://www.schiphol.nl/Homepage/Homepage.htm
If you plan to rent a car, you best make reservation beforehand through internet or through your travel agency.
BY TRAIN:
You travel from Schiphol trainstation (situated underneath the aiport) to Nunspeet trainstation.
From Schiphol airpor : Take the (intercity) fast train in the direction of Amersfoort. In Amersfoort you take the stopping train to Zwolle. Get off the train at Nunspeet station. From here you can take a bus or a taxi.
(From Eindhoven Airport : Take a train in the direction of Utrecht CS. In Utrecht you take the stopping train to Zwolle. You get off the train at Nunspeet. From here you can take a bus or a taxi.)
Note : Not all train stations have a desk where you can buy a ticket. At those stations there are ticket machines, the use of which is explained on the website mentioned above as well.
Shuttle service from NS-station Nunspeet to conference centre Mennorode :
Mennorode offers a transportation service from and to Nunspeet trainstation. In order to arrange that, you will have to make a reservation for transportation to or from Mennorode. This has to be arranged at least 24 hrs in advance. There might be a fixed timetable for this transport. Call the reception of Mennorode for exact information: +31 577 498 111 (if you use your cellphone). If you want to make a phonecall from a landline, you call 0577 498111. The shuttle service is available between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., when reserved. Price for 1 ticket is 3 euro. It is not certain if there will always be a shuttlebus waiting at the station. In case there is none, and you have not reserved one, you can call for a regio-taxi:: call this number: 0900-9886, and ask for a regio-taxi. You can ask the driver to get you to conference centre Mennorode, in Elspeet. Costs for regiotax may be a little more than 3 euro’s.
By bus :
From NS-station Nunspeet: Take Bus 112 to Elspeet. Ask the driver to warn you at the busstop called 'Elspeet-centrum', that is where you get off the bus. You are at the street called' Uddelerweg'. There you should see a sign with 'Mennorode' at the other side of the road. Follow this sign. It is a 1,5 km walk to Mennorode.
By bus from NS-station Apeldoorn: Take bus 104 to Harderwijk. Ask the driver to warn you at the busstop in Elspeet called 'Kleine Kolonieweg'. You are at the street called 'Uddelerweg'. There you should see a sign with 'Mennorode' at your side of the road. Follow this sign. It is a 1,5 km walk to Mennorode.
By bus from NS-station Harderwijk : Take bus 104 to Apeldoorn. Ask the driver to warn you at the busstop in Elspeet called 'Kleine Kolonieweg'. You are at the street called Uddelerweg. There you should see a sign with 'Mennorode' at your side of the road. Follow this sign. It is a 1,5 km walk to Mennorode.
If you don't feel like walking from the bus stop, you can call a taxi (you will need a cellphone for that). There are two options: +31 577 491 207, or +31 577 491 208. You will have to tell them where you are (Uddelerweg) and where you want to go.
Note: there is a website where you can plan a trip using public transport from ‘door to door’, but unfortunately this is only in dutch. http://www.9292ov.nl/
More on public transport: If you want to know more about (public) transport in the Netherlands, see this pages in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_the_Netherlands Here you will also find links to the most important websites.
Coming from the direction of Zwolle (A28): Take exit nr. 14 'Elspeet/Nunspeet', in the direction of Elspeet. You enter Elspeet on the street called 'Nachtegaalweg' (one way traffic). At T-crossing: turn left (Staverdenseweg). At the next T-crossing: turn right in the direction of Uddel/Apeldoorn (Uddelerweg). Turn left after 400 meters outside of Elspeet (Heetkamp). After 1,2 kilometers you cross a road called 'Apeldoornseweg', Mennorode will be at your right side.
Coming from the direction of Amersfoort of Apeldoorn (A1): Take exit nr. 18 'Kootwijk/Harderwijk', in the direction of Harderwijk (N302). After 5 km you turn right in the direction of Elspeet. Right after the information-table (near the busstop 'Kleine Kolonieweg') you turn right to the street called Heetkamp. After 1,2 km you cross a road called 'Apeldoornseweg', Mennorode will be at your right side.
Additional information: Exploring the Netherlands/popular destinations and how to find hotels:
If you like to explore a little of the Netherlands before the conference starts, you may want to stay at a place from where you can easily go out. On the following websites you can look around and see what kind of cities and hotels you may like best: http://www.booking.com/index.en.html?sid=e7cf5956783fcfb6472bfac41bb1e8cb
At the bottom of the page of this website http://www.orangesmile.com/booking/en/netherlands/index.htm you will find a list of popular destinations. Apeldoorn is one name on that list. The conference centre is not too far from Apeldoorn. I would suggest you take a look on a map of the Netherlands and see where you would like to go (countryside or city, central or far end, etc).
