[03] GETTING HERE
Leave the car at home
Kraanhal sits between a metro stop and a tram line. Travel times are door to door on a weekday morning.
From
How
Time
Notes
Rotterdam Centraal
Metro D or E to Maashaven
9 minutes
Then a four-minute walk along the quay
Schiphol Airport
Direct train, then metro
45 minutes
Trains every ten minutes
Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Bus 33, then metro
40 minutes
Or a taxi, about €35
Museum quarter
Tram 23 to Kraanhal
12 minutes
The stop is outside the east door
By bike
Erasmus Bridge, then the quay
15 minutes
Guarded bike parking for 400 bikes
[04] WHERE TO STAY
Three hotels, one tram ride
We hold rooms at a discount until 15 April. Mention Oddfield when you book, or use the code on your ticket email.
Hotel Kade · from €139
On the quay
Six minutes’ walk from the hall. Ask for a river view; they’re the same price.
The Loods · from €112
In a former warehouse
Two tram stops away. Big rooms, a good breakfast and bikes to borrow.
Hostel Twaalf · from €48
For students and early risers
Private rooms and dorms, fifteen minutes by tram. Popular with speakers, oddly.
[05] ACCESS
Built for everyone who’s coming
If something here doesn’t cover what you need, write to us and a person will reply within a day.
What
Detail
Step-free
Every room, with a lift from the Main Hall to The Loft
Captions
Live captions in the Main Hall and Hall B; transcripts within a week
Quiet room
Low light, first floor, open all day
Seating
Reserved seats near the front of every room, no questions asked
Toilets
Accessible and gender-neutral toilets on both floors
Assistance
Companions of disabled attendees go free; register on the ticket page
[06] AROUND THE HALL
Rotterdam, after the talks
Staying on? The journal has a longer guide to galleries, bookshops, bakeries and one very good bar.
Five minutes
The quay at sunset
Walk west from the east door. The cranes across the river light up at nine.
Twelve minutes
The museum quarter
Three galleries within five minutes of each other, open late on Thursday.
Fifteen minutes
The Willems Bridge
The red bridge over the Maas, best seen from the water taxi.
[07] TICKETS
See you at the east door
Badges, coffee and the cloakroom are all by the east door from 08:30.
[13] ONE EMAIL, WHEN THE PROGRAMME PRINTS
Hear about speakers before the posters go up
Four emails a year: the first names, the full programme, the workshops and the week before the doors open. Nothing else.