Services for cyclists
Accommodation
Accommodation facilities along the trail are situated unequally as almost all of them are placed in Bratislava and in its near surroundings. There are almost 200 accommodation facilities of a wide spectre of categories – starting with high quality 4 star hotels, through boarding houses, apartments and hostels and finishing by camping facilities.
The facility network Welcome cyclists! is only developing in this region at the moment. The system involves certified accommodation facilities as follows:
Bratislava:
- Hotel Danubia Gate
- Skaritz Hotel&Residence
- Hotel Plus
Devínska Nová Ves:
- W Hotel
- Boarding house Helios
Out of the area of Bratislava, the accommodation facilities can be found in Vysoká pri Morave, Záhorská Ves, near Malé Leváre and near Moravský Sv. Ján. These are lower category accommodation facilities.
Catering
Catering facilities along the trail are situated unequally as almost all of them are placed in Bratislava and its region. There are tens of restaurants of all types offering traditional Slovak as well as international cuisine.
The restaurants certified by Welcome cyclists! can be found in the hotels as follows:
- Hotel Danubia Gate, Bratislava
- Hotel Plus, Bratislave,
- W Hotel, Devínska Nová Ves
The offer of restaurants north of Devínska Nová Ves is limited to a few lower category facilities located in the villages along the trail. Every village disposes of at least one grocery shop with a large choice of goods suitable for self catering.
Information
Information centres are situated n Bratislava and Devínska Nová Ves. Directly on the Iron Curtain Train under the SNP Bridge in Bratislava, there is a Bike Point (certified Welcome cyclists!) where you will be provided useful information by the staff and you will be offered some extra services (transport, bicycle storing, accompanying through the town and its near surroundings on foot and on bike.) Within a short distance of the trail, there is a Tourist Information Office in Devínska Nová Ves (Istrijská 49, located approximately 200 metres from the Slovak side of the Cycling Bridge of Freedom). A Tourist Information Centre is situated in the centre of the town (Klobučnícka 2).
Bicycle services and bicycle shops:
Bicycle shops and services are located in Bratislava and in Devínska Nová Ves. There is no bicycle shop or service directly on the trail, but the following services can be found within reasonable distance from the trail.
- Kaktus Bike in Karlova Ves (Karloveská 6/B (next to the Post bank)
- Green Bike in Ružinov (Ružová dolina 25)
- Bajkula in the larger centre (Karpatská 28)
- Zanzo Bike in Ružinov (Bajkalská 29)
- Bike King in Devínska Nová Ves (Milana Marečka 2, opposite Ternu)
Accompanying on bikes
