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Accommodation in this part of Portugal is normally of a high standard. We have included a range of accommodation options which are within walking distance of GT Teaching.
Once you have received confirmation of acceptance onto the course, please book your travel and accommodation directly with the hotel of your choice.
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GT Teaching in Portugal will be happy to help with booking accommodation.
A 5 EUR fee is payable locally to GT for this service.
The following is a selection of accommodation options within Leiria and convenient for the school. Please note that neither Global English nor GT Teaching can accept any responsibility for accommodation standards or conditions.
All the following are priced per night – prices correct as of March 2004.
Hotel D. João III ***
Avª D. João III
2400 - 164 Leiria
Tel: (+351) 244 81 78 88
Fax: (+351) 244 81 78 80
djoao@mail.telepac.pt
Prices: 59.00 to 73.00 EUR
Comfortable hotel, part of the Best Western group, 2 minute walk from school. Lots of restaurants close by.
Hotel Eurosol ***
R. D. José Alves Correia da Silva
2414 - 010 Leiria
Tel: (+351) 244 84 98 49
Fax: (+351) 244 84 98 40
hoteis@eurosol.pt
http://www.eurosol.pt
Prices: 48.00 to 76.00 EUR
Comfortable hotel, 15 minute walk from school. Lots of restaurants close by.
Hotel Ibis Leiria **
Quinta do Taborda
2410 Leiria
http://www.euroave.com/ave/
Prices: 43.00 to 49.00 EUR (until 31/12/2003)
New hotel on other side of town. 25 minute walk. Right next to McDonalds!
Hotel S. Luís **
Rua Henrique Sommer
2410 - 107 Leiria
Tel: (+351) 244 84 83 70
Fax: (+351) 244 84 83 79
hotelsluis@mail.telepac.pt
http://www.maisturismo.pt/hsaoluis
Prices: 38.00 to 48.00 EUR
Simpler hotel. 15 minute walk from school. Lots of restaurants close by.
Residencial São Francisco***
Rua de São Francisco, 26, 9.º
2400-230 Leiria
Tel.: (+351) 244.823.110
Fax: (+351) 244.812.677
Prices: 30.00 to 40.00 EUR
Simple accommodation, literally round the corner form the school in the centre of town.
Pensão Residencial Ramalhete (1.ª)
Rua Dr. Correia Mateus, 30
2400-127 Leiria
Tel.: (+351) 244.812.802
Fax: (+351) 244.815.099
Prices: 23.50 to 36.00 EUR (until 31/03/2004)
Basic accommodation. 15 minute walk.
Pensão Leiriense***
Rua Afonso de Albuquerque, 6
2400-080 Leiria
Tel.: (+351) 244.823.054
Fax: (+351) 244.823.073
Prices: 23.00 to 33.00 EUR (until 31/05/2004)
Basic accommodation. 15 minute walk.
Residencial Dom Dinis***
Travessa de Tomar, 2, 2.º Esq.
2410-188 Leiria
Tel.: (+351) 244.815.342
Fax: (+351) 244.823.552
Prices: 22.50 to 35.00 EUR (until 30/04/2004)
Basic accommodation. 15 minute walk.
Student comment: GE student Sandra Johncock stayed here and comments:
You can't go wrong staying at the Residencial Dom Denis. It is a small family run hotel, very friendly, cheap and clean. Breakfast in included, self-service, rolls, cheese and ham, croissants with jam, tea, coffee and orange juice. All rooms have private bathroom and a TV with Sky News and the Hollywood Channel, with films in English, good for unwinding after a hard day's work.
Pensão Alcoa**
Rua Rodrigues Cordeiro, 20
2400-216 Leiria
Tel.: (+351) 244.832.690
Prices: 17.50 to 40.00 EUR (until 31/12/2003)
Basic accommodation. 15 minute walk.
Getting around
Táxis Alerta Rádio de Leiria
Tel: 244 881 147
Táxis CB Leiria Lda.
Tel: 244 801 860
Táxis Ideal de Leiria
Tel: 244 81 5 9 01
Táxis CBS Leiria
Tel: 244 881 550
Táxis de Leiria
Tel: 244 831 925
Táxis Manos Lda.
Tel: 244 891 013
Getting to Portugal
TAP Air Portugal and British Airways are the best airline carriers for getting to Portugal. You can find out flight availability and prices at the following websites:
TAP Air Portugal
http://www.tap-airportugal.co.uk/eportalUk/v10/EN/jsp/index.jsp
British Airways
http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_gb
As well as BA and TAP flights to Lisbon and Porto, Ryan Air now flies from London (Stansted) Airport to Porto Airport. Tickets start from £19.99 (plus taxes) one way. For more information, please go to the Ryan Air website at: http://www.ryanair.com/ and click on 'Farefinder' on the left side of the webpage.
Getting to Leiria
Train
From Lisbon's Oriente Station, intercity trains take approximately two hours and thirty minutes and cost EUR 11.50 for 1st class, EUR 9 for second-class tickets. Five daily.
From the railway station, it is a 10 min taxi ride to the school
Bus
On the bus (Expresso from Sete Rios Bus Station in Lisbon), it takes approximately 2 hours 15 mins and costs approximately EUR 7. On the bus from Porto (Expresso from Rodaviaria Beira Litoral, Garagem Atlântica, Rua Alexandre, Porto) it takes approximately 2 hours and costs approximately EUR 8.
From the bus station it is a 2 minute walk to the school.
An information pack about Portugal and Leiria will be sent out to all trainees who enrol on the course.
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