Cash dispense
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There is one at Hilton and couple of
them on the University Campus. However
there are many bank branches around and
close by to Hilton. The closest bank is
500m away from the Hotel.
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Currency exchanges
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- There is one at the Hotel but
the best solution is going to one of
the banks in Nicosia Center.
- However banking hours are
8:15-13:30 Monday - Friday.
- There is no bank in a walking
distance from the University Campus.
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Supermarket
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- Food Market:
Across the street from Hilton there
is a supermarket (Theodoros
Supermarket on 3E Ethnikis Frouras
str).
- There is also convenient stores
on the streets around the Hotel
operating 24h.
- Close to the University (within
15min walk) you can find two
supermarkets: Lidl and Carrefour
(Opening hours 8:00-21:00
Monday-Saturday and 9:00-21:00 on
Sunday)
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Shopping centre
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- Hilton is located at the
beginning of the main avenue of
Nicosia (Archibishop Makariou III)
which leads to the city's shopping
center.
- It will take you 15min walk but
there are also many stores on the
way.
- Opening hours is
8:30-13:30 and 15:30-18:30
Mon-Friday. Wednesday and Saturday
are 8:30-13:30.
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Where to have a drink |
Many bars, some within 10 min
from the hotel close to the university
old campus, some others within
15 min walk but most of them in
the old town which is about 35
min walk from the hotel.
Opening hours after 10:00pm
(at least to find other people there) .
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Public Transportation
Within the city
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Service
- The service is rather new in the
country but it has developed quite
well during the last three years of
its existence. Unfortunately the bus
service ends quiet early in the
evening (~19:30 to 20:30 the
latest). Ticket price is
1.5Euro/ride.
- On Friday and weekend
there are some night buses (00:30,
03:00) and the ticket price
for those is 2.5Euro/ride.
All routes and bus schedules can be
found on the
official site
http://www.osel.com.cy/?wp=index_en
Routes
- The most useful routes are the
ones served via buses
116,121,158,160 going from
Hilton (stop Archibishop
Makariou C 1 or 2) towards
Solomos square
which is at the beginning of the
old town. However the distance is not
more than ~2.5km.
- The most frequent schedules are
the ones for buses 158 and
160 and then for bus
116.
- Bus 121 runs
mainly early morning hours and there
is one at 15:00.
- Another useful route is the one
connecting Hilton and the
University Campus (bus 150).
- However the stop is not the
same as the previous street but
5 min walk towards the
old University campus
which on the 1st street parallel
to Hilton (Kallipoleos
Ave).
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Public Transportation
Outside the city
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- There is one useful web page
giving information about intercity
buses connecting Nicosia
with Limassol, Paphos.
- The buses stop also on the bus
stop across Hilton Hotel.
- Tickets can be purchased
while boarding the bus.
- You may ask the driver for
help or any clarification
regarding the tickets and their
validity. Below you may be
informed about the ticket fees
and validity for your
transportation in Nicosia and
district
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Taxis
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- You need to call a taxi company;
you cannot hail a taxi on the
street.
- From Hilton it is really
easy since there are always
taxis available.
- There is also a taxi company
located near the Hilton so one could
call them directly to arrange for a
ride when away from Hilton. The
company is called Euro taxi (phone:
+357 22513000).
Phone numbers for some other taxi
companies:
- Attikon: +357 22775146,
- Elpis: +357 22764966,
- Haris: +357 96777878, Kem:
+357 22713333, Pallas: +357
22316400
- The starting price is 3.45Euro
and from then on 0.75Euro/km.ul>
- For example a taxi ride from
the University campus to Hilton
(~6km) will cost
~8.00Euro and the ride
from the old town to Hilton
about 5.50Euro.
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Laundromat
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- There is a student residence
building across the
university campus with coins.
- No detergent
or anything is provided
so people should use their own.
- It will be open for the duration
of the school and can be used by
everybody in the school, during
12:30 t0 16:30.
- The
University Campus (UC) Hall
Residence is situated at the
opposite side of the Leventis
Building (1), where the Lectures are
held. (accross the road,
building with some yellow and pink
color.
See map). The washing machines
and dryers are located on the
basement level. Duration: 35mn
for the washing machine - 3 euros
and 40mn for the dryer - 2 euros.
Coins of 0.50, 1.- or 2.-. Note that from
the laundry place, you will not be
able to get in the building again
(access card needed) and will have
to go around it to find your way
back to the Campus.
- For those that do not want to
use the university laundromat and
maybe want to combine it with some
site seeing, there is one laundromat
service in the old town across
McDonalds on
Ledras Street
(the main
pedestrian street of the old town).
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