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Hotel Accommodation
Official Housing Bureau
MCI has reserved a large number of hotel rooms in various hotels ranging from 3- to 5-star properties in different price categories. Hotels are either connected, or located within walking distance, to the congress venue. Singapore attracts many tourists, therefore please book before October 13, 2010 in order to guarantee your booking.
Hotel reservation through MCI Suisse SA, the Official Housing Bureau, is only available as part of the registration (click here for registration). It is the last (optional) step in the on-line registration process.
As a service for individual participants, MCI will arrange hotel accommodation at no extra charge (no handling fee). See list of official selected hotels.
Official Selected Hotels
Reservations / Payment
Change and Cancellations of Hotel Booking
Check-in/Check-out Time
Methods of Payment
Confirmation
Group Reservations
Low Budget Accomodation
Liability and Insurance
Force Majeure
Warning
Official Selected Hotels
Attractive rates have been negotiated for attendees of the IOF Regionals - 1st IOF Asia–Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in the following hotels:
Reference on Map
Hotel
Rank
Location
Single Occupancy
Double Occupancy
1
Fairmont Singapore
5-star
Connected to Conference Venue
318
342
2
Swissotel The Stamford
5-star
Connected to Conference Venue
295
318
3
Grand Park City Hall
4-star
Walking Distance
236
269
4
Peninsula Excelsior
3-star
Walking Distance
218
242
All rates are quoted in Singapore Dollars (SGD), per room, per night, and include breakfast, 10% service charge and 7% Goods and services Tax (GST).
Rates apply for standard room; other room types like deluxe room, junior suite, suite, etc. are available upon request.
The Raffles City Convention Centre (Meeting Venue) is located in the heart of the city and 20 minutes away by taxi from the Singapore Changi International Airport. Please refer to Travel Section for Public Transport.
Reservations
Reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis and are only confirmed upon first night deposit received by MCI Suisse SA, the Official Housing Bureau. Names of people sharing rooms must be indicated.
Reservation and Payments
A first night deposit is required to secure your hotel booking. This prepaid deposit will be deducted from your hotel bill when checking out from the hotel. Additional expenses such as mini-bar and telephone must be paid directly to the hotel when checking out.
Change and Cancellation of Hotel Booking
All changes to hotel reservations will be handled by MCI Suisse SA. Please do not contact the hotel directly.
A handling fee of SGD 100 per hotel room will be charged for every hotel modification received after November 15, 2010.
All cancellations must be sent to MCI in writing (fax, letter, or e-mail). For cancellations received before November 1, 2010, deposits will be refunded less SGD 100 for administrative costs. After this date, no refund will be possible. In case of late cancellations (after November 1, 2010), rooms cancelled, cancelled nights or no-show, we reserve the right to charge the full stay if the hotel room can not be re-sold.
Check-in/Check-out Time
Hotel check-in time is 14:00. If arriving after 18:00, please notify MCI Suisse SA in advance. Check-out time is until12:00. Extra costs apply for late check-out.
Methods of Payment
Payment of registration, hotel and excursions must accompany the form (on-line or paper version) and may be made by:
• Credit card: EuroCard/MasterCard or Visa.
• Bank transfer to the following account:
Beneficiary Name:
MCI Suisse SA
Rue de Lyon 75
CH-1211 Geneva 13, Switzerland
Bank Name:
UBS SA
35 rue des Noirettes
CH-1227 Carouge, Switzerland
Account Number: UBS SGD: 0240-369393.66W
IBAN: CH29 0024 0240 3693 9366 W
SWIFT: UBSWCHZH80A
Please indicate the following information on your payment in order for your payment to be identified and traced correctly to your registration account:
1. "1st IOF Asia–Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting",
2. Participant's name
3. Reference number
All costs have to be borne by the ordering customer and "free of charge for the receiver account"
When using a bank transfer, your request for a hotel room will be held for a maximum of 10 working days, provided that proof that the bank transfer has been requested with your bank accompanies the reservation. The Official Housing Bureau (MCI Suisse SA) reserves the right to cancel the pre-reservation, in case the payment by bank transfer for the hotel deposit is not received in their account within the given 10 working days.
Payment by personal cheques cannot be accepted.
All payments have to be made in Singapore Dollars (SGD).
From November 1, only payment by credit card will be accepted.
Confirmation
A confirmation letter and a hotel voucher will be sent instantly by e-mail upon receipt of your online registration form fully paid.
You may present your voucher at the hotel upon your arrival to speed-up the check in process.
Group Reservations
Reservations for a minimum of 10 rooms will be handled by separate contracts and regulations. Please contact MCI Suisse SA at iof2010.reg@mci-group.com.
Low-budget Accommodation
No pre-bookings are possible through the Official Housing Bureau for modestly priced hotels, hostels, pensions, bed & breakfast, youth hostels, camps and/or apartments.
Liability and Insurance
The Congress Organizer (IOF), the Congress Venue (Raffles City Convention Center), its official appointed Registration & Housing Bureau (MCI Suisse SA) and Exhibition (MCI Singapore) and any suppliers, representatives or agents linked to the organization of the Meeting shall not be held liable by any person for any injury, damage, theft, loss, medical problem or inconvenience which may be suffered by any person while traveling to or from, or during such person’s presence in Singapore in connection with this Meeting. Participants and their guests are advised to purchase their own insurance against any such occurrences.
Force Majeure
MCI Suisse SA and the Hotel are not responsible for either the partial or total non-execution of the contract in the event of accident, an act caused by a third party, or in case of major force such as: special measures taken by the government or local authorities, total or partial strike, lockout, fire, threats to public safety including terrorism, war, health hazards, natural disasters, flood, or some other comparable events or disaster which prevents the Hotel from accommodating the clients of MCI Suisse SA for the event or if for the same reasons the event is cancelled by MCI Suisse SA.
Warning
Please be aware that there are dubious platforms and agencies to be found on the Internet, offering special rates and rooms which may not exist. Therefore IOF strongly recommends that you book via the Official Housing Bureau (MCI Suisse SA) which guarantees you safety, respectability and fair conditions.
