The meeting will be held at the Wallenberg Center of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (Google Maps / Streetview / Schematic map). This is to the east of the Stellenbosch University Campus (Campus map). Many B&B’s, hotels, and restaurants are within 10-15mins walk.

Accomodation

Stellenbosch offers a wide variety of different accommodation options. Prices range from about US$15 for a hostel to US$200+ for a top-end hotel; most B&Bs will be in the range from US$70 to US$150. Please make your own arrangements. Below is a list of downtown accommodations that have been used before by other meetings. The Stellenbosch tourist office or booking sites such as Booking.com have many alternatives, including wine farms.

Here is a number of guest houses that are between STIAS and the central town area, covering different price ranges:

There are plenty of other guest houses / B&B’s in town. Previous international visitors have also stayed at:

About South Africa and Stellenbosch

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline. To the north lie the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory. South Africa is the 25th largest country in the world by area and the 24th most populous country with over 51 million people. [more at Wikipedia]

Stellenbosch is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Cape Town, along the banks of the Eerste River. It is the second oldest European settlement in the province, after Cape Town. The town became known as the City of Oaks or Eikestad in Afrikaans and Dutch due to the large number of oak trees that were planted by its founder, Simon van der Stel, to grace the streets and homesteads. [more at Wikipedia]

The cost of living in South Africa is much lower than in Europe or the US. This is particularly true for tourist activities.

South Africa uses South African Standard Time (SAST), which is UTC+2, throughout the year (i.e. no separate summer time zone!). In January, this means it is ahead of Central European Time by 1 hour, and ahead of GMT by 2 hours.