Organize your visit

Please find the information concerning the following subject:

- Accommodation

- Catering

- Users fundings

- VISA application

 

Accommodation

Users can be accommodated at SOLEIL Guest House available 24 hours a day. The Guest House is located next to the Synchrotron building and the canteen. There are 81 comfortable single rooms with two of them devoted to people of reduced mobility.

Users supported by SOLEIL have priority to be accommodated in the Guest house. The request has to be done in the SUN set, by the Main Proposer when he declares the participants (Applying for access). 

Users not supported by SOLEIL may be accommodated in the Guest House according to availabilities.
The request has to be done in the SUN set, by the Main Proposer when he declares the participants. 
A booking  confirmation is sent to each participant by the guest house manager seven days before their arrival dates.

Apart from exceptional circumstances or CEO specific agreement, people under 16 years old cannot have access to SOLEIL site (including the Guest House), except for the reception building.

A financial contribution of 55 € VAT included / night is required to partially cover accommodation expenses. It does not include breakfast.
This contribution is paid by the non-subsidized user, during the stay, on presentation of an invoice by the Guest House manager (from Monday to Friday 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00 / on Saturday and Sunday 10:00-12:00).

In case of No-Show, the 1^st night will be due and the next nights cancelled (unless user contrary request).

Means of payment:
- Credit Card
- Cheques (FR)
- Cash (EU)

Guest House closing

•  from July 30^rd, 2025 (15h00) to August 27^th, 2025 (11h00).

Arrival and departure

The check-in has to be done after 15:00 and the day of departure, you must check-out no later than 12:00 (p.m.) in order to allow the cleaning of the room.

If necessary, you can leave your luggage at the reception desk for few hours.

Outside opening hours and if the manager is not available, please contact the Reception at SOLEIL Reception Building (Tel.: +33 (0)1 69 35 91 91).

 

Rooms

The furniture is modern and functional.

The bathroom with shower is separated. Conditioning air is adjustable manually.

In each room, there are free phone and Internet access.

During your stay, the management at SOLEIL strongly recommends you to keep your valuables in the safety deposit box (size: 28x23x14cm) that is at your disposal  in the room.

 

Parking area

Users can park their car at the parking area close to the Guest House.

 

 

Catering

You can take your meals with the badge received at the entrance and which the Main Proposer has to request previously through the SUN set ("Apply for access" function).

The canteen is opened for breakfast, lunch and dinner as follows :

	Week	Week-end
Breakfast	7:30 - 9:00	7:30 - 9:00
Lunch	11:45 - 13:45 (close at 14:15)	12:00 - 13:30 (close at 14:00)
Dinner	19:00 - 20:00 (last cashing), closure at 20:30	19:00 - 20:00 (last cashing), closure at 20:30

 

Restaurant closing on evenings and weekends: 

• from April 21^st, 2025 to May 11^th, 2025 included
• from July 29^th, 2025 to August 31^st, 2025 included
• from October 27^th, 2025 to November 16^th, 2025 included
• from December 15^th, 2025 to January 4^th, 2026 included

 

Subsidized participant

Your meals are covered by one of SOLEIL's financial support available for users.

 

Non subsidized participant

When you received a non-subsidized badge this means that you have to take in charge by your own your meals.

ATTENTION: Loading your badge is not available. For your meals expenses, you have to pay directly at the restaurant cash desk with cash or credit card.

 

PICARD Snack Bar

A vending machine for individual prepared meals, as well as microwaves, are available in the SOLEIL restaurant, providing convenient and flexible access at any time of the day or night, 7 days a week (accessible during the beam shutdown). Prices range from €2.85 to €6.95 including VAT, with a new offer every 3 to 4 weeks. This turnkey service is accessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM).

 

Users fundings

At SOLEIL, users can find different types of funding depending on their institute contry and/or the research area of their project:

- SOLEIL care

- European financing programs

 

 

VISA application

Non European Community members have to check if visa formalities should be completed.
We recommend to you to make VISA requirements well in advance.
 
We advise you to refer to applicable formalities required by the Embassy of France in your Country.