Venue and Accommodation

Christchurch Town Hall

86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013

Between Colombo Street and Durham Street

Playing Room and Analysis/Waiting Area

The playing room for all divisions will be the Limes Room. The analysis/waiting area will be the Victoria Room.

Both are subject to playing numbers.

Note the following tournament and venue requirements:

• Follow all reasonable instructions and requests from venue staff, organisers and arbiters

• No eating inside the venue (eating outside is fine)

• No smoking or vaping inside or on the property

• Minimise rubbish

• No running or yelling

• No moving furniture, tampering with displays or equipment

• Children must always be supervised when not in the playing room

• Only players in games, arbiters, the organising committee and VIPs are permitted in the playing room. Others should avoid waiting around the playing room while games are being played.

• All finished players and accompanying persons are welcome to use the Victoria Room for analysis or waiting for players

• However, no transfer chess/bughouse

• Players, their family, spectators, VIPs etc. entering the Town Hall, particularly the Limes or Victoria Rooms while the rounds are ongoing, consent to photos and videos being taken and used for publicity purposes.

• Any damage or mess to the rooms will result in being asked to leave and any associated costs being billed to you. Severe cases of damage may result in withdrawal of participants under your care from the tournament and criminal proceedings

Parking

There is no free parking in the immediate area but there are paid car parks directly opposite on Kilmore Street. https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/getting-around/parking/carpark has a map of available options (zoom into the area around 86 Kilmore Street). Note that Kilmore Street is one-way going West so drivers and cyclists should bear that in mind when planning their journeys.

Public Transport

The bus stop outside the venue is #54520 and is serviced by the 1, 29 and 95 routes. If staying outside the CBD and using buses, easiest is to transfer at the bus interchange to whichever route is going next (they all go through the interchange - alternatively, walking is about 15-20 mins). Fares are $3 for adults, $2 for children, and can be paid by any contactless card (paywave) or a prepaid Metro card. https://www.metroinfo.co.nz/ has more information on buses, routes, timetables and fares/payment/ages etc.

The 29 route goes to the airport so is an option if departing Christchurch on the final day. 1 and 95 both go along Papanui Road – there are quite a few hotels and motels along Papanui Road, so would be a good option for travellers (smaller numbers are closer to the CBD if wanting something in walking distance just in case).

If staying on Papanui Road, the 1 and 95 routes into town do not travel along Kilmore Street as it is one-way - instead get off at any of stops 52887 or 53192 on Salisbury Street, or stop 14318 on Manchester Street and walk the rest of the way (about 1.5 blocks/5 mins walk for all of them). For those travelling into the interchange after a round, those are also the nearest stops if not walking to the interchange.

Accommodation

It is important to book quickly as it is school holidays and also as the Christchurch Marathon is being run that weekend. As the event is in the central city at one of Christchurch's premier venues, and also close to Te Pae (Christchurch Convention Centre), there is a lot of accommodation within walking distance.

The official hotel is Hotel Give at 12 Hereford Street, Christchurch (owned by a registered charity to fund their charitable activities). Book directly on the hotel website from 17 November to get a 10% discount - discount code is OCHESS26. This is 1.2km or about 15-20 minutes walk to the venue, has an on-site restaurant and guest kitchens, or is 5-10 minutes walk to Riverside Market and the Terrace, and (almost) opposite one of the entrances to Hagley Park and the spectacular Botanical Gardens. Hotel Give has options for most budgets from dormitories to apartment suites.

There are two apartment hotels directly opposite the venue: The Quest on Kilmore and Fino Hotel and Suites.