A well-appointed Residencia provides accommodation and related facilities for
all astronomers and mountain-based personnel at the observatory. This
Residencia, which is operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica
de Canarias, is
located near the observatory entrance (see Figure 
).
There is a Residencia
receptionist to deal with room allocation, room key, meals, etc. (The ING
receptionist or duty officer will deal with things like transport,
mail, etc). The Residencia bedrooms are mostly single (with some twin bedrooms
and one double bedroom suite) and are fully furnished together with their own
showers, telephones and window blinds. There are also very comfortable lounge
and recreation areas, and some computer terminals are now available too.
A limited transport service operates between the
Residencia and the telescope buildings. If the weather permits, cars can be
made available to the scheduled observers, one for each observing team, during
their run only.