• One electronic height and position adjustable bed with optional side rails. The bed also has a triangular hand trip to assist with transfers. The bed is designed for people over 12 years of age and maximum 190 cm body height with a maximum weight of 135 kg. The height of the bed can be adjusted from 29cm to 70 cm.
• Larger doors (width: 90 cm).
• One standard single bed for an accompanying person.
• Rolling trolley for equipment.
• Low handles for opening/closing windows.
• An adjoining bathroom (wet room) with roll-in shower, wall bar and fold-down seat, toilet with wall bar, and wash-hand basin.
• Accessible gender neutral toilets on levels 1 and 3.

• Elevator for one wheelchair from level 1 to level -1 (Maximum weight 400KG).  Standard lift to levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 (door width:  80cm, lift interior: 200cm length and height and 110cm width).
• Lower level section of reception desk for wheelchair users.
• Braille on all bedroom doors and other strategic points in the building.
• Accessible gender neutral public toilets on levels 1 and 3.
• European Youth Centre staff will show visitors with visual impairments round the building on request. Assistance/guide dogs are welcome.

• Humantechnik (Lisa model) flashboxes for hard of hearing or deaf participants. The flashboxes can be used in 4^th and 5^th floor bedrooms. When plugged in and placed on the bedside table, the box will beep and flash to alert the occupant in case of a general fire alarm.
• For participants using hearing aids, an induction loop in meeting room 0.1 on level -1. Portable loops are available on request (Humantechnik LA-90 model). An induction loop can also be made available at reception.

• Three meeting rooms with simultaneous interpretation equipment with a capacity of between 5 and 120 people.
• Working areas for small groups.
• Complete audio-visual conference facilities.
• Extensive facilities for interactive educational activities.
• Computer room with Internet access.
• Accommodation for 90 people in bedrooms, each with private shower room. Three double rooms are adapted for people with reduced mobility.
• Self-service restaurant and catering services.
• 24-hour reception throughout the year.
• Technical assistance on request.
• Quiet location, easy parking, discotheque equipment, play area, television, piano, snooker table, table football, table tennis table, entertainment room for 40 people, roof terrace, sauna.
• Bike hire.
• A safe is available at reception for valuables.
• Photocopying: if you wish to make photocopies during your meeting, please contact the technicians or the reception.  You will receive a code which allows you to use the photocopier. Please note that the number of copies you make will be charged to you and the amount included in your invoice.

Opening hours:

• Exceptions negotiable.

Breakfast: a self-service buffet is available.

Lunch and dinner: include a starter, a main course with salad bar (vegetarian alternative available on request), dessert and /or fresh fruit, a soft drink or wine.

Coffee/tea breaks: refreshments are available upon request.

Ordering meals: meals can only be provided if ordered at least seven working days in advance. The restaurant serves meals for a minimum of 15 or more guests or 10 for breakfast.

• Pre-arranged restaurant services can only be cancelled or modified in writing at least seven days in advance.

The restaurant offers a diverse range of catering options. Receptions should be ordered at least seven days in advance, indicating the type you require, for example, a cocktail reception with finger food, cold buffet, hot/cold buffet, VIP reception, etc. The EYCS will send you a quote of the cost. The order will be valid once written confirmation of the quote has been accepted.

Each event will be billed according to the number of hours required for security and cleaning.

Please note that the shuttle also stops at the Hotel Hilton. This stop is much nearer to the Youth Centre than the train station.

It is about a 3-5 minute walk from the nearest tram stop (Lycée Kléber stop). Take the E-line (terminus Robertsau-Boecklin) and get off two stops later at Parlement Européen stop. There is then a short walk (3-5 minutes) downhill to the European Youth Centre. Should you need to take the shuttle very late at night or very early in the morning, you can take a taxi which usually costs in the region of 15,00 € (for reimbursement, please consult conditions under ‘’TAXIS’’ on this page).

Please note that the shuttle also stops at the Hotel Hilton. This stop is much nearer to the Youth Centre than the train station.

It is about a 3-5 minute walk from the nearest tram stop (Lycée Kléber stop). Take the E-line (terminus Robertsau-Boecklin) and get off two stops later at Parlement Européen stop. There is then a short walk (3-5 minutes) downhill to the European Youth Centre. Should you need to take the shuttle very late at night or very early in the morning, you can take a taxi which usually costs in the region of 15,00 € (for reimbursement, please consult conditions under ‘’TAXIS’’ on this page).

The airport is now nine minutes away from Strasbourg railway station with the TER Alsace shuttle (TER means Regional Express Train).

Easier access
The new TER Entzheim Airport station is directly linked to the airport by a gangway and secured pedestrian walkway.

All-in-one fare
A 4,10 € Tram+TER ticket allows you to travel between the airport and the CUS (Strasbourg Urban Community). With this ticket, you may combine your travel TER Strasbourg – Entzheim Airport with the Strasbourg public transport network (CTS). This ticket is valid for one hour and 30 minutes once it has been stamped. If you buy a voucher with10 tickets, the price per unit is 3,22 €.

Tickets can be bought at the CTS shops and ticket dispensers.

Trains schedules

Take TRAM C from outside the train station, terminus Neuhof Rodolphe Reuss and get off at République from where you can take a TRAM E terminus Robertsau Boecklin directly to the Parlement Européen stop.

OR

Take TRAM A terminus Illkirch – Lixenbuhl or TRAM D terminus Etoile and get off at Homme de Fer (second stop). See Map 1 below. Then follow the instructions marked *.

A ticket costs 1,60 € and should be bought from the machine on the platform. Don't forget to stamp the ticket on the platform before boarding the tram. The ticket is valid for connecting public transport for one hour after stamping.

Important: you must stamp your ticket each time you change trams within the hour.

Alternative: take Bus No 2, terminus Port du Rhin, stop at Lycée Kléber (about 13 mn travel). Take Tram E, terminus Robertsau Boecklin, and stop at Parlement Européen (3 mn travel).

Using the same ticket which brought you from the Railway Station, at Homme de Fer take Tram B terminus Hoenheim Gare and get off at Wacken (the last tram leaves Homme de Fer at 00.30). Then take TRAM E – terminus Robertsau –Boecklin and get off at the first stop – Parlement Européen. Then walk to the EYC - See red dotted line on map 2 below.

Please note that if you decide to walk to the EYC from Wacken following the tram line it will take you approx 15 minutes.

From all directions you will find Palais de l'Europe or Institutions Européennes signs which lead to the Council of Europe main building (with a row of flags outside).

With the Palais de l’Europe on your left, walk/drive (+/- 200 m) to the Human Rights Building. Turn left at the traffic lights into Allée René Cassin and continue through two sets of traffic lights and over a bridge (stay in the lefthand lane if driving). At the end of the boulevard, turn right into Rue Pierre de Coubertin.

You may also walk to the EYC by turning left immediately after the Pont de la Rose Blanche, and go along the Quai Ernest Bevin following the Tram tracks on the pedestrian lane. Once at the crossroads, with the European Parliament on your left, take the rue Pierre de Coubertin on your right.

The Centre Européen de la Jeunesse (EYC) is signposted from there. The EYC is the four-storey concrete building on the right-hand side with the European flag on the roof. Welcome, you have made it!

In town you can find taxis at the Railway Station and near the Homme de Fer tram stop. A taxi from town to the EYC will cost between 10 € & 15 €.

Taxis for participants in training courses and study sessions will only be reimbursed by the EYC from the town centre, the train station or the Hilton Hotel to the EYC on presentation of a receipt and when taken between 21.00 at night and 07.00 in the morning. Don't forget to ask for your receipt ("facture" in French)!

• Please refer to document DJS/G (2009) 4E ‘Financial arrangements for participants in activities of the Directorate of Youth and Sport’ for travel rules for participants in activities at the EYC in Strasbourg.