Venue
VMV 2019 will take place at the shores of the Baltic Sea in the beautiful city of Rostock. Rostock is a historic Hanseatic center and its university is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area. VMV 2019 will have two venues:
Monday
University Main Building ("Universitätshauptgebäude")
Aula, 3rd floor
Universitätsplatz 1
18055 Rostock
Germany
The venue is centrally located in the city center and can by reached by public transport using Tram Lines 1, 4, 5, or 6 to Lange Strasse.
Tuesday/Wednesday
Konrad-Zuse-Building
Room HS 037
Albert-Einstein-Straße 22
18059 Rostock
Germany
The venue is located on the southern campus of the university and can be reached easily by public transport. Tram lines 6 and 4 run every 10 to 15 minutes from the city center directly to the southern campus "Campus Südstadt". From there you can walk.
Depending on where you are located in Rostock, also Bus 39 can be an option. You can go by bus to "Beim Pulverturm" and from there it's only a few steps to the Konrad-Zuse-Building.
Where to stay
There are several hotels in the city center or in the proximity of the central station. A limited number of rooms at special rates have been arranged at the following hotels. Please use the keyword VMV2019 for your reservation directly with the hotel.
Radisson Blu Hotel
| Hotel | Radisson Blu |
| Location | City center, 2.6 km to symposium venue via public transport from "Kröpeliner Tor" to "Campus Südstadt" |
| Address | Lange Str. 40, 18055 Rostock |
| reservations.rostockradissonblucom | |
| Phone | +49 381 3750 3500 |
| Pricing | Single: 119.00 € / day |
| Double: 139.00 € / day | |
| Breakfast | Super Breakfast Buffet, included |
| Parking | Public underground garage 12.50 € / day |
| Contingent expires | Aug 16 |
| Contingent Key | VMV2019 |
| Credit card | Required |
| Cancellation | 14 days before arrival free |
| Bonus | Wellness, Fitness & Sauna included |
Intercity Hotel
| Hotel | Intercity Hotel |
| Location | Central station, 2.3 km to symposium venue via public transport from "Rostock, Hbf" to "Campus Südstadt" or to "Beim Pulverturm" |
| Address | Herweghstraße 51, 18055 Rostock |
| groups.rostockintercityhotelcom | |
| Phone | +49 381 49 500 |
| Pricing Standard | Single: 75.00 € / day |
| Double: 95.00 € / day | |
| Business (quite inner courtyard) | + 10 € |
| Breakfast | Buffet, included |
| Parking | Public parking place 14.00 € / day |
| Contingent expires | Sep 01 |
| Contingent Key | VMV2019 |
| Credit card | Required |
| Cancellation | 14 days before arrival free |
| Bonus | Free ticket for public transport included |
Penta Hotel
| Hotel | Penta Hotel |
| Location | City center, 2.9 km to symposium venue via public transport from "Lange Straße" to "Campus Südstadt" |
| reservations.rostockpentahotelscom | |
| Address | Schwaansche Str. 6, 18055 Rostock |
| Phone | +49 69 25 66 99 300 |
| Pricing | Single: 99.00 € / day |
| Double: 116.00 € / day | |
| penta plus | + 20 € |
| Breakfast | Buffet, included |
| Parking | 10 € / day |
| Contingent expires | Aug 15 |
| Contingent Key | VMV2019 |
| Credit card | Required |
| Cancellation | 21 days before arrival free |
| Bonus | Fitness, Sauna (24/7) included |
Motel One
| Hotel | Motel One |
| Location | City center, 2.3 km to symposium venue via public transport from "Schröderplatz" to "Campus Südstadt" |
| rostockmotel-onecom | |
| Address | Schröderplatz 2, 18057 Rostock |
| Phone | +49 666 91 90 |
| Pricing | Single: 63.00 € / day |
| Double: 82.00 € / day | |
| Breakfast | Buffet, included |
| Parking | Secure parking in underground garage 12 € / day (reservation per phone requiered) |
| Contingent expires | Aug 16 |
| Contingent Key | VMV2019 |
| Credit card | Required |
| Cancellation | 3 days before arrival free |
| Bonus | Fitness, Sauna (24/7) included |
How to get to Rostock
By train
Rostock Central Station offers connections to all major cities in Germany. Furthermore, regional trains run every two hours between Rostock and Hamburg as well as Rostock and Berlin.
Long-distance connections can be found via the booking service of Deutsche Bahn. The central station is in close proximity to the city centre and many hotels. Travelling by train is the recommended way to come to Rostock.
If you arrive in Rostock by train (central station) Tram line 6 [Track B] direction Campus Südstadt) is the best choice. Get off there, follow down Albert-Einstein-Straße, passing by the University Library and the main student canteen. At the large paved area with seatings keep left and you will already see the "Konrad-Zuse-Haus" – a dark red square shaped building with its main entrance.
To order a Taxi in Rostock call +49 381 685-858 (Taxigenossenschaft Rostock eG).
By car
Rostock can be easily reached via the "Autobahn" (A19 and A20). Please note, however, that parking in the city centre may be expensive if parking is not included in your Hotel rate.
Limited free parking space is available on the Southern Campus in the immediate vicinity of the venue, directly at the institute. Please use this route to get to our parking.
To gain access at the parking barrier, please press the call button and say that you are attending the VMV2019-conference.
By plane
The small airport Rostock Laage (RLG) offers connections from and to Munich, but most flights are rather expensive. However, there are some affordable connections, e.g. to Stuttgart. So try your luck on any major flight search engine such as Skyscanner.
A regional bus (line 127) that is aligned with the flight plan runs between the airport and Rostock Central Station.
For more information, please visit the airport's web site.
It is however probably much easier and cheaper to fly to Hamburg (HAM) or Berlin airports (SXF, TXL) and take a train to Rostock.
International arrivals
If you travel from abroad, we recommend to fly to Hamburg (HAM) or Berlin (SXF, TXL) and use the train to come to Rostock (ca. 2-3 hours depending on the connection).
Train connections from ...
Hamburg Airport
Berlin TXL
Berlin SXF
You can also hire a rental car at the airport.