On site

When registering you can ask for accommodation to be organised for you: visitors participating in experiments will generally be accommodated in the onsite Guest House, or in the Residence Marie Curie, a couple of tram stops away.

For room modifications, please inform the User Office. When the User Office is closed please also inform your accommodation directly.

You will receive your booking confirmation from user-office(at)ill.eu. You can check the status of your accommodation on the User Club (visible once your booking is confirmed).

GUESTHOUSE

If you are not reimbursed by the ILL, the price per room per nightat the Guesthouse is:

• 41.93 Euro (breakfast and tax inc.) for a single room
• 34.81  Euro (breakfast and tax inc.) per person in a twin room

Important information:

The reception desk which is located in the main building is opened from 7am to 8pm during the week and from 7am to 12pm on weekends and bank holidays.

Room badges (cards) are now replacing the standard keys and are programmed according to your registration dates. In case of modification during your stay, please ensure to update your room badge using the card reader located in the guest house reception hall.

In view of the restrictive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the normal functioning of the Guesthouse is modified:

- Check-in is possible now from midday (12pm) onwards. The badges for the rooms access are left by the guardians when the reception desk is closed and can be picked up by the visitors at the main entrance at their arrival on site.

- Check-out time is now set at 10.30am to allow sufficient time for room ventilation and cleaning.

- Breakfast is served every day from 7am to 9am in the main restaurant (1st floor), weekend included.

- For visitors not covered by ILL, payment must be made by credit card (no payment in cash or by check).

Guest House phone number: +33 (0)4.38.88.13.00

RESIDENCE MARIE CURIE

the price per room per night atRésidence Marie Curie is:

• 44.00 Euro (breakfast and tax inc.) for standard room;
• 54.00 Euro (breakfast and tax inc.) for premium room.

On Sundays and bank holidays breakfasts are not available at Residence Marie Curie.

Users receiving reimbursement of expenses: the costs of the room and breakfast will be paid directly by the ILL for the nights covered.
Users not being reimbursed by the ILL, or extra nights: guests will have to pay their stay directly at their accommodation, or for extra costs if sharing a room with reimbursed user.

Restaurant

Meals are served in the on-site restaurant.

Cafeteria and take-away counter

A variety of drinks and take-away food is available. You can pay with your badge, payment card or cash.

Opening hours

Information for both the restaurant and cafeteria can be found on the EPN Campus website: http://www.epn-campus.eu/practical-info/site-restaurant

Payment – how it workS

Your site entrance badge is used to pay for meals at the restaurant and take-away counter.

If you are receiving financial assistance from the ILL : reimbursed user

On the basis of the information provided through the User Club, your badge will be pre-loaded with a meal allowance corresponding to the number of meals covered by the ILL during your experiment. The standard flat rate is 7.39 €/meal and you will be allocated two meals per day. Extra credit can be added during your stay at your own expenses at the main cash desk or directly at the tills.

If you are not receiving financial assistance from the ILL: not reimbursed user

You can recover any balance remaining on your badge at the end of your stay:

• at the cash desk in the restaurant entrance on weekday lunchtimes, or
• at the till during meal times on evenings and weekends.

If you have already left the site and wish to recover remaining money on your canteen badge, please send your bank details to user-office(at)ill.fr alongside your name and the dates of your stay. 

Vending machines - 24/7

ILL17 – ground floor
ILL50 - ground floor inside the ZAC
ESRF Cafeteria – by the storage ring to the left of the main ESRF building
Guest House

N.B.: It is prohibited to take food and drink into the experimental areas.

The joint ILL-ESRF library is open between the hours of 08.00 and 17.00. During non-working hours you may access the library with your badge.

Access to computers (scanners, web cam, printers)

• ILL19 Room 012 - 3 PCs; 2 MACs. Printing facilities and access to mathematics libraries
• ILL 4 Lobby - free access to a computer (+ phone for local calls only)
• ILL 4 Room 127 (near the User Office) - a computer is available to users during office hours; you can also plug in your laptop. Please check first with the User Office, as this room is also used for meetings.

Wifi access

The ILL Scientific Visitors wifi network is accessible in all the experimental areas, office buildings and Guest House. You can log in with your User Club user name and password.
In case of problems, please contact the Help Desk. (Building ILL19, Room 21 – Tel: 7013 – Email: si@ill.eu)

Lost items are taken to ILL Reception for safekeeping. During office hours please contact ILL Reception directly: ext. 71 11. Outside office hours please contact site security at the entrance to the experimental zone on Level C - ext. 14.

Photographing of instruments and infrastructure on the ILL site is subject to the following regulations:

• Photographs of building exteriors are permitted
• Photographs of building interiors are permitted unless a logo indicates otherwise.
• Special authorisation to take photographs in these areas must be obtained from J. Estrade or his deputy.

If the above persons are absent, one of the directors may gave his permission for photographs to be taken.

Ref. Director's note DIR.24 ind.A, 27 August 2021

The Tourist Office is at 14, rue de la République, Grenoble - Telephone: +33/4 76 42 41 41, fax: +33/4 76 00 18 98, email: welcome(at)grenoble-isere.info.
ILL Users may find useful information on the local French websites below:

Cinema - Times can be found here or in Le Petit Bulletin. La Nef and Le Club usually have films in English.

Bike hire - Bikes can be hired from Metro Vélo at Grenoble railstation. Details: http://www.metrovelo.fr

Walks - Grenoble-Alpes Métropole has put tegether around 600 kms of waymarked footpaths in the Grenoble area. They are all accessible by public transport.

Taxis Grenoblois - Reserve online at taxi-grenoble38.fr  or call  +33/4 76 54 42 54