Rio 2016 Press Accommodation Guide - Les Equipes de France

Press Accommodation Guide

NOVEMBER 2014

Press Accommodation Guide

NOVEMBER 2014

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Introduction.......................................................................... 4

Quick guide to reserving press accommodation............ 5

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The Rio 2016 press accommodation region.................... 6

2.1 The Olympic clusters...................................................... 7

2.2 Rio 2016 competition venues map............................. 9

2.3 Press accommodation map.......................................... 11

2.4 Media villages................................................................. 13

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Information about press hotels and media villages...... 14

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Press accommodation rates and reservation

procedures............................................................................. 63

4.1 Hotels and media villages summary........................... 67

Welcome to the Rio 2016 Press Accommodation Guide.

Rio 2016 has secured over 5,800 rooms in hotels and newly constructed media villages to accommodate the Olympic accredited press.

This accommodation guide is written specifically for members of the written and photographic press and non- rights holding broadcasters with E- category accreditation. The guide is designed to provide as much information as needed for press to secure the most suited and conveniently located accommodation for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Please read this guide thoroughly and complete the required steps by the stated deadlines. It is vital that the timeline is followed to ensure that an efficient press accommodation allocation can be made.

Key points to keep in mind:

? You can start making your top 3 choices in 1 December 2014; the deadline is 31 May 2015

? Payment can be made with Visa credit card

? There will be no minimum stay period

Please note that if there will be any change in the hotel information, updates will be posted on the Press Operations extranet at: .

There will be a separate Press Accommodation Guide for the Paralympic Games that will be published in August 2015. Information regarding press accommodation in the football cities will be distributed in early 2015.

If you need assistance or have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with the Press Operations team at pressoperations@.

We look forward to welcoming you in Rio de Janeiro in 2016!

Lucia Montanarella Head of Press Operations, Rio 2016

Quick guide to reserving press accommodation

1. Study this Press Accommodation Guide, giving particular attention to the hotel and media village descriptions and the section `Press accommodation rates and reservation procedures';

2. Submit your top three accommodation choices form by the deadline of 31 May 2015 (you can already submit your request from 1 December 2014 onwards). Requests made after the deadline may be considered but will be dependent on room availability;

3. By the end of June 2015 Press Operations will send the confirmed allocations, along with the electronic link to access the Rio 2016 Accommodation Reservation System;

4. Follow the instructions on the system to reserve your room(s), after careful consideration of the dates and the number of rooms and nights you will need. The deadline to accept the Terms & Conditions and make your reservation is 30 June 2015;

5. Please note that you will not be able to reserve more rooms than the number of accreditations awarded to your press organisation;

6. The games nights are from 22 July to 26 August 2016. Media villages will be available from 5 July 2016. If you need hotel rooms before 22 July 2016, please email Press Operations at pressoperations@;

7. A 50 per cent deposit is due by 31 July 2015. This is for amounts greater than USD 3,500 (amounts lower than USD 3,500 must be paid in full by this date). When you make your accommodation reservation, you will be given the following options:

? Request to be invoiced to pay the 50 per cent deposit by wire transfer. Payment must be received by Rio 2016 by the deadline of 31 July 2015.

? Pay the 50 per cent deposit online immediately with Visa credit card.

? Defer the 50 per cent deposit online with Visa credit card for any time prior to the deadline of 31 July 2015.

? Pay 100 per cent online immediately with Visa credit card;

8. The first deposit must be paid by 31 July 2015 or you will lose your reservation; and you must pay the second (final) payment by 29 February 2016 or you will lose your reservation and your 50 percent deposit.

KEY DATES

ITEM Period to request top three choices Deadline to accept Terms & Conditions and finalise reservation Payment due: 50% of the total (or the full amount) Payment due: balance (remaining 50%)

DATE 1 December 2014 - 31 May 2015

30 June 2015 31 July 2015 29 February 2016

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The Rio 2016 press accommodation region

The Olympic events will be staged in 34 venues, in Rio de Janeiro. They are spread over four Olympic clusters: Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro and Maracan?. In addition, some football events will take place outside Rio, in the co-host Olympic cities.

Press accommodation will be based in the four clusters of the Olympic Games and it offers a combination of press hotels, as well as newly constructed media villages close to Olympic Park and an existing media village in Deodoro.

In the Copacabana, Barra and Maracan? clusters, Rio 2016 has identified two, three and four star hotels. Additionally press have been allocated rooms in the Barra and Deodoro media villages, which offer services and facilities equivalent to a three star hotel.

There will be a dedicated Media Transport system (TM) that will provide transport between the press accommodation sites and the Olympic venues.

RIO DE JANEIRO

Deodoro Barra

Maracan? Copacabana

Press accommodation will be based in the four clusters

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Aerial view of the Barra beach. The Barra cluster is the home of 14 Olympic venues, including the Olympic Park and the Main Press Centre (MPC).

2.1 THE OLYMPIC CLUSTERS

Barra

The Barra cluster is in the most recently urbanised area of Rio ? Barra da Tijuca, which is often simply referred to as Barra. Located in the southwest of Rio, the area has many new shopping centres, restaurants and cinemas and boasts one of the best beaches in Rio. In addition to hotels, Barra will have three newly constructed media villages.

The Barra cluster will be the heart of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and will be home to Barra Olympic Park, the largest concentration of Games venues, plus the Riocentro exhibition centre that has four pavilions and the new Olympic Golf Course. In all, the 14 competition venues in Barra will stage 21 Olympic sport disciplines. The Olympic Park will also be home to the Main Press Centre.

Copacabana

The Copacabana cluster is one of Rio de Janeiro's most famous neighbourhoods, and is defined by its 4km-long crescent-shaped beach. It is here that the Beach Volleyball Arena will be located. The open water swimming and triathlon events will be held in the waters and land around Fort Copacabana at the southern end of the beach.

The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, where the Lagoa stadium will host the rowing and canoe sprint events.

A little further inland, the stunning Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, surrounded by mountains and with Christ the Redeemer in the backdrop, will be the site of Lagoa Stadium. This venue will stage the rowing and canoe sprint events. In the northern part of the Copacabana cluster there are two more venues: Flamengo Park, which will host race walk and road cycling, and Marina da Gl?ria, the base for the sailing events.

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The Maracan? will stage the opening and closing ceremonies as well as some of the football events.

Maracan?

The Maracan? cluster is in the northern part of Rio, close to the city centre. It includes two of Rio's most famous landmarks: the Maracan? stadium, which will stage the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the final stages of the football tournament, and Samb?dromo, the home of the carnival parade that will host the Olympic marathon and archery events. The J. Havelange Olympic Stadium will stage the athletics track and field events. Also in this cluster are the Maracan?zinho Arena, where the volleyball will be held, and the Julio Delamare Aquatics Centre which will host the preliminaries of the water polo.

The Maracan? cluster is also home to iconic touristic and cultural attractions such as the steps of Santa Teresa, the Municipal Theatre, the Museums of Modern and Fine Art and the Lapa Arches, where there is a vibrant nightlife with many restaurants, bars, and samba shows to choose from.

Deodoro

The Deodoro cluster is based in the outer west zone of Rio de Janeiro. The region is home to Brazil's biggest barracks and has the highest concentration of military personnel in Latin America.

The Deodoro cluster is surrounded by hillside and will have the second largest concentration of competition Venues.

Surrounded by green areas and hillside, Deodoro has the second largest concentration of competition venues during the Rio 2016 Games, promising a vibrant mix of traditional and newer sports. The Deodoro cluster will be home to the X-Park, a radical sports park, which includes the Olympic BMX Centre and the Whitewater Stadium. The rugby, modern pentathlon, shooting and equestrian events will also take place in this cluster.

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