UW @ Cocoon - PRE-MEETING DETAILS!

[Eikman]

After thinking about a good place to meet before the gig at Cocoon, i came to the conclusion that it might be the best to meet at a central place in the city centre. I came up with the Nachtleben, which is a bar with a nightclub downstairs, but of course the bar is free entry. It has reasonable prices (for a bar in the city centre) and it is next to the Konstabler Wache, a very central place in Frankfurt, and it shouldn't be too crowded on a thursday evening.

Another plus is that we have two choices of getting from there to Cocoon, which is a bit outside.

1) we can take the metro (line U6) to Ostbahnhof and then get on the tram line 11.
2) we can walk about 5 minutes and get directly on the tram line (might be a bit cheaper and we dont have to change services)

I put both possibilites on a metro map of Frankfurt: >click<

Here is the address of the Nachtleben:

Nachtleben (beware - there are infos about two diff. clubs on there)
Kurt-Schumacher Str. 45
(Konstablerwache / Zeil)
60313 Frankfurt

Here is a map of the place from the official website: >click<
and here is one i draw with my sensational photoshop skills: >click<

It is really easy to find, because a lot of the metro lines, trams and buses are stopping at Konstabler Wache. Since it is a fairly huge metro station, you might not find the correct way out and end up somewhere else. Here is some orientation: The Konstabler Wache itself is basically a huge open place surrounded by trees. On one corner is a McDonalds, just at the beginning of the shopping street Zeil. The bar is exactly on the opposite corner of the place (check the map).

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Concerning getting back home from Cocoon: Unfortunately, the last tram on a thursday night departs at 1:30, the earliest at 4:30 (same goes for the metro). So the only real option would be a cab, depending on where you are staying, unless you are good by foot (i reckon it would be a 30 min walk to the city centre).

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Please let me know what you think of this idea if you want to join the meeting. Another option might be to meet in the bar of the Golden Leaf hotel, were quite a few of us are staying, and which is a bit closer to Cocoon, but i think it might be a bit hard to get there for people staying somewhere else and i don't know if the hotel direction would enjoy it.

cu there

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PS: for infos about public transport in frankfurt, go here (incl. journey planner)

[BeautifulBurnout]

Five minutes walk to the tramline? Hmmm - might be able to manage that !

Great - the bar sounds fine, but either the bar or the hotel will be fine by me.

[lloyd]

Some place that sells food around there too? I know I'm demanding but I've a need for food sometimes

[Eikman]

Originally Posted by lloyd

Some place that sells food around there too? I know I'm demanding but I've a need for food sometimes

it's in the middle of the city centre, i'm sure you will find something

[BeautifulBurnout]

Originally Posted by Eikman

it's in the middle of the city centre, i'm sure you will find something

Schnell Imbiss! Bratwurst!

[Hoevenen Lion]

This bar the Nachtleben is it far from the frankfurt am main HBF (train station)? Our hotel is just acros the train station.
There are some streets I know when I was in frankfurt with the world cup.

[Eikman]

Originally Posted by Hoevenen Lion

This bar the Nachtleben is it far from the frankfurt am main HBF (train station)? Our hotel is just acros the train station.
There are some streets I know when I was in frankfurt with the world cup.

approx 15-20 min walk, or simply take the metro two stops (line U4 or U5) or any S-Bahn (follow the S inside the train station, just make sure you get the one in the right direction) to Konstabler Wache.

[Hoevenen Lion]

Originally Posted by Eikman

approx 15-20 min walk, or simply take the metro two stops (line U5 or U6) or any S-Bahn (follow the S inside the train station, just make sure you get the one in the right direction) to Konstabler Wache.

Ok thx mate. Do you have a bigger tram/metro map or not?

[Eikman]

here is a complete map of metro/tram/s-bahn in frankfurt

[Hoevenen Lion]

Thx. Think the metro lines are on another plan. Becasue the stop with the circle on your map for cocoon is not on that large map.