Update: Cheap Accommodation CPC2

Update

I also found something that is normally dedicated for students. It has more luxury, but still cheap from what i have heard so far. It is closer to the downtown area, so easier means to go party. It has a hotel and appartment options, so you could just stack an entire team in one of these aparments.

http://www.itc.nl/international_hotel/central_accommodation/default.asp

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For the past few weeks I have had various questions on what kind of options in terms of accommodation people would have in and around Enschede during the period of the event.

The amount of hotels in Enschede is rather limited and the nearest youth hostel is 30 minutes away (direct train though and pretty cheap).

However it doesn't make things that much harder in order to find a place to sleep.

In and around Enschede, all within close distance to the venue and the nearby trainstation (Enschede Drienerlo), there are many vacation homes which are much cheaper to rent for the weekend than the 3 hotel rooms teams might have to book.

I will be making some kind of overview very soon, but there is also another option that I would like to have feedback on, before I would continue and make some kind of deal with them

Basically across the street, 5 minute walk, there is the campus area of the university and they offer 15 person cabins which are extremely cheap to stay in, but they are modest, require your own sleepingmatress to bring with you and the shower and toilet accommodations are not in your cabin (thus a few meters away)

http://www.utwente.nl/reserveringsbureau/test/blokhut/

My estimate is that the price would not go over 30 euros per person for the entire weekend, but I cannot confirm that.

I reckon for teams with much lower budgets and that wanna party a bit without pestering neighbours with noise this is a good option.

In summary:

+ Cheap
+ Very nearby trainstation and the venue (5 minute walk)
+ On campus, you can make some noise, throw a party with fellow ET players)

- It is more like camping than staying in a hotel, which could get a little cold.
- Toilet and Shower facilities are in a seperate building
- Place for 15 people, so multiple teams might have to share one. (which could also be a good thing)

For those interested, leave a comment in here with your team's name and how many people would come. We will move on from there...

Update from Toss

The iTC hotel is fully booked for April