Venue is Jugendherberge Mainz, a youth hostel of the highest category ("IV"), which equals high standard amenities and comfort, as well as a good technical equipement. The Youth Hostel has 172 beds in single-, double-, four- or more bedrooms.
Each room is provided with shower and toilet.
Fees
Conference fee: 85€
Conference only (no accomodation, no meals): 45€
One-Day-Ticket for Saturday (no meals): 20€
Full board is included in the youth hostel fee.
Drinks are charged separately.
It is possible to purchase meals separately at the Youth Hostel. Just contact us for it.
Travel by public transport
Mainz is an InterCity-Express (ICE), EuroCity (EC) and InterCity (IC) train station. From Central Station take the bus (lines 62 and 63 direction Weisenau-Laubenheim). Exit at the station "Am Viktorstift/ Jugendherberge".
Travel by car
Follow the A 60 Mainz-Darmstadt, use the exit Weisenau/ Großberg, than follow the direction Innenstadt/ Volkspark.
Parking space: At the youth hostel is a big parking area free of charge.
Distances (road kilometer according to route planner):
ca. 40 kms west of Frankfurt/ Main
ca. 90 kms east of airport Frankfurt-Hahn
ca. 200 kms south-east of Cologne
ca. 250 kms north-west of Nuremberg
Travel by plane
Mainz can easily be reached via airports Fankfurt or Frankfurt-Hahn.
Airport Frankfurt/ Main
Distance by car: ca. 30 kms
Direct train from Frankfurt Airport to Mainz Central Station takes approximately 30 mins.
Airport Frankfurt-Hahn (Wikipedia Article∞)
Distance by car: ca. 90 kms
Direct bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Mainz Central Station takes approximately 1 hour.
Week-In
This year there will be no official "Week-In" programme, but for foreign guests who would like to arrive a few days earlier or stay a few days after, we can arrange free accommodations with German LARPers. Most of the members of the "Gilde der Drachenreiter" (the LARP club which organizes MittelPunkt 2012) live in the Darmstadt region (see Wikipedia∞), so most likely this is where we can arrange accommodation for you.
Darmstadt is located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area, approx. 30 kms south of Frankfurt and also about the same distance from Mainz.
There are direct train connections from Darmstadt to Frankfurt and Mainz (16 Minutes from Darmstadt central station to Frankfurt central station) and also direct bus connections from the airports.
We surely will be able to arrange some sightseeing (for example in Frankfurt) and we can promise that you will be an expert in German beer- and pub-culture when returning home. Please contact the MittelPunkt 2012 organizers at mp2012@drachenreiter.de∞ to support you finding accommodation.