Résidence Palace
(for Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception 18:00-20:00 on Tuesday 1 June 2010)
Since July 2001, the International Press Centre Résidence Palace has become the meeting place par excellence for journalists, policy-makers, spokesmen and communications experts from Belgium and abroad.
The Résidence Palace offers top-quality infrastructure and service in a unique Art Deco building with a rich and prestigious history.
All the Résidence Palace rooms are equipped with the very latest technology.
The Polak Room, where we will be holding our event, is named after Swiss architect Michel Polak who, in addition to the Résidence Palace, also designed the famous Empain building on Avenue Roosevelt. It is the largest room in the press centre, capable of accommodating 143 people and permanently set up for meetings.
The café/restaurant is located in what used to be the Banqueting Hall of the Résidence Palace, now renovated in its original colours to make it look exactly how it used to be back in the 1920s.
Getting there
Résidence Palace - International Press Centre
Rue de la Loi 155 - Bloc C
1040 Brussels
Belgium
Tel : +32 (0)2 235 2111
Fax : +32 (0)2 235 2110
By public transport
Train: Schuman railway station is underneath the Résidence Palace and is the ideal place to alight for the International Press Centre. When you arrive in the station, just follow the arrows to the "Résidence/Residentie" and opt for the Rue de la Loi exit, which will lead you to the main entrance of the International Press Centre.
Metro: Schuman metro station (line 1) is underneath the Résidence Palace and is the ideal place to alight for the International Press Centre. When you arrive in the station, just follow the arrows to the "Résidence/Residentie" and opt for the Rue de la Loi exit, which will lead you to the main entrance to the International Press Centre.
By car: (latitude & longitude : 50° 50' 33" & 4° 22' 50" or 50,8427 & 4,3808)
To calculate your vehicle route, you may pay a visit, for example, to the following site http://www.derouckgeomatics.com. Specify your point of departure and arrival to find out exactly what route to take.
When you arrive at Résidence Palace, the nearest car park is the "Loi parking" (P2 in map below), whose entrance is located at chaussée d'Etterbeek 25, 1040 Brussels. It is open from Monday to Friday, 6.30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
A few parking spaces are also available for VIPs in front of the Résidence Palace (P1 in map below):
