ACCOMMODATION

These are hotels that ESA has used often (we have no pre-booked rooms so please, book your own accommodation):

• Hotel Moncloa Exe Madrid: http://www.exehotels.co.uk/exe-moncloa.html
• Leonardo Hoteles Madrid City Center: https://www.leonardo-hotels.com/leonardo-hotel-madrid-city-center
• NH-hotels in Madrid: https://www.nh-hoteles.es/hoteles/madrid

Please, consider that they do not apply special rates. In case you are looking for cheaper options, have a look at Airbnb or Booking webpages. 

Other useful links:

• Best budget hotels in Madrid:
  • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/madrid/articles/best-cheap-hotels-in-madrid/
  • https://www.tripadvisor.com/HotelsList-Madrid-Cheap-Hotels-zfp10446.html
• Where to stay in Madrid: https://www.introducingmadrid.com/where-to-stay

SHUTTLE

A free shuttle bus service (see below) will be available every day from Moncloa area in Madrid downtown to ESAC and back:

https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-spw/venue-and-transport

(in case you prefer to stay in a hotel near the shuttle stop then choose one in Moncloa area as the bus meeting point is in Paseo de Ruperto Chapí: https://goo.gl/maps/df8K4QyKoiE2).