Accommodations: Government delegations

The Bank has selected the firm Gema Tours as the agency responsible for all matter relating to accommodation for government delegations. A number of rooms and suites have been set aside for the period from March 11th to 19th, 1998, at the Hilton, Inter-Continental, Santa Clara, Las Américas, and El Caribe hotels. These rooms will be kept available only until February 16th. Accordingly, participants are urged to make their reservations directly with Gema Tours as soon as possible. After February 16th, Gema Tours will continue to take room reservations but cannot guarantee that rooms will be available at these particular hotels.

Hotel reservations should be requested by returning the accompanying reservation form to the following address:

Gema Tours

El Cabrero Cra. 1

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 660-2499

Fax: (57 5) 660-2501

Attention: Mrs. Diana Gedeón Juan

All reservations will be confirmed directly by Gema Tours, at which time participants will be asked to pay the applicable deposit. Requests for changes in room accommodations as well as information as to changes in arrival or departure dates must be communicated to the agency in writing as early as possible.

The hotels where is space is available and the daily rates are as follows:

Hotel Single Double Suite
(In US dollars)
Cartagena Hilton

El Laguito

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-0666

Fax: (57 5) 665-2211

261 273 534­720
Inter-Continental

Calle 6, entre Ave. 1

y Ave. San Martín

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-8261

Fax: (57 5) 665-8269

221 221 261­406
Santa Clara

Plaza San Diego

Cr. 8 No. 39-29

Calle del Torno

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 664-6070

Fax: (57 5) 664-8040

210 210 280
El Caribe

Bocagrande

Carrera 1 No. 2-87

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-0155

Fax: (57 5) 665-4970

116 128 138­395
Las Américas

Anillo Vial Sector Cielo Mar

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 664-4000

Fax: (57 5) 664-9910

195 221 279­322


Accommodations: Observers, special guests, and the press

Gema Tours is the agency responsible for all matters relating to accommodation for representatives of observer countries and institutions, as well as for special guests and members of the press. The hotels where space is available and the daily rates are as follows:

Hotel Single Double Suite
(In US dollars)
Cartagena Hilton*

El Laguito

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-0666

Fax: (57 5) 665-2211

261 273 534­720
Inter-Continental

Calle 6, entre Ave. 1

y Ave. San Martín

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-8261

Fax: (57 5) 665-8269

221 221 261­406
Santa Clara

Plaza San Diego

Cr. 8 No. 39-29

Calle del Torno

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 664-6070

Fax: (57 5) 664-8040

210 210 280
El Caribe

Bocagrande

Carrera 1 No. 2-87

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-0155

Fax: (57 5) 665-4970

116 128 138­395
Las Américas

Anillo Vial Sector Cielo Mar

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 664-4000

Fax: (57 5) 664-9910

195 221 279­322
Santa Teresa*

Centro Cr. 3A, No. 31-23

Plaza Santa Teresa

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 664-3799

Fax: (57 5) 664-3839

226 226 --
Capilla del Mar

Bocagrande Cr. 1

con calle 8 Esquina

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-1140

Fax: (57 5) 665-5145

174 174 227­290
Las Velas

El Laguito Calle 1

No. 1-60

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 650-6866

Fax: (57 5) 650-5145

100 100 110­121
Cartagena Plaza

Bocagrande Carrera 1

No. 6-154

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-4000

Fax: (57 5) 665-6315

72 107 --
Costa del Sol

Avenida 1a. Calle 9a.

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-0844

Fax: (57 5) 665-3755

122 122 --
Decameron

Carrera 1, No. 10-10

Bocagrande

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-7601

Fax: (57 5) 665-6145

90

90

--
Dorado Torre Andes

Ave. San Martín No. 4-41

Bocagrande

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-6220

Fax: (57 5) 665-0479

80

150

--
Bahía

Bocagrande Calle 4 Cra. 4

Esquina

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-8545

Fax: (57 5) 665-6170

62 80 --
Barlovento

Bocagrande Cra. 3 No. 6-23

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-3965

Fax: (57 5) 665-5726

118 118 --
Michel Plaza

Bocagrande

Avda. San Martín No. 5-52

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 665-7007

Fax: (57 5) 665-6944

94 103 --


All reservations will be made and confirmed strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants are urged to forward their reservations requests directly to the following address as soon as possible, using the form provided:

Gema Tours

El Cabrero Cra. 1

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Telephone: (57 5) 660-2499

Fax: (57 5) 660-2501

Attention: Mrs. Diana Gedeón Juan

Requests for reservations must be received by Gema Tours no later than February 16th, 1998. Any rooms not reserved by that date will be released from the blocks originally set aside for the Bank. While Gema Tours will continue to accept reservation requests after this date, it cannot guarantee that rooms will be available.

All hotel rates include value-added tax of 16 percent. Breakfast is not included except at hotels where the rate is all-inclusive (indicated by the symbol ).

Reservations can be confirmed only upon receipt of payment in full.

All payments must be by bank transfer.

Gema Tours must be notified of any changes in hotel reservations or cancellations. Hotels should not be contacted directly.

Changes or cancellations may be made without penalty up to February 5th, 1998. After that date, however, the hotels will make no refunds.

All hotels require a minimum four-night stay.

Gema Tours reserves the right to assign a hotel of a different category if the hotel originally requested is full.



Other services

Mail

Participants should have their mail addressed to them at their hotels. In case of emergency, however, any urgent communication the Bank receives will be forwarded to the addressee provided the Secretariat has been advised of the hotel where the person is staying.

* fully booked as of January 1998