Booking – CEEALAR, Blackpool

In the menu below are 4 tiers with different prices and availability. For long stays of 1 month or more, you must apply at least 1 month in advance of your desired stay. For short days of less than 1 month, you must apply at least 7 days in advance. This is to allow us time to complete our vetting process.

Room options and prices

Grant Application (working on EA projects): [£0+/night]*
Visiting a grantee and sharing a room with them [£6/night]*
Dorm room bed (not working on EA projects) [£25/night]*
Double room (not working on EA projects) [£50/night]*

*subject to approval by the Board of Trustees and Advisors. For more details see our Grant Making Policy.

Note that only dorm beds, and a small number of rooms, are typically available for non-grantees, dependent on spare capacity. Discounts are available for stays over 30 days, subject to room availability.

All prices include food (buffet breakfast, lunch and snacks, cooked dinner).

If your preferred dates aren’t available, contact us and we’ll add you to a waitlist.

To apply select from the options below

Please select the type of stay:

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- Available

- Booked

- Pending

- Partially booked

Basic information

First Name*:

Last Name*:

Email*:

Phone*:

LinkedIn profile / website / CV*:

Facebook profile:

Please describe your intended work during the grant duration and your ability to execute on it. (500 words or less)* Your work must satisfy our Charitable Objects - broadly, education and research (see our Grant Making Policy for more details). For stays longer than one month, your application must also be approved by the Board of Trustees. For stays of less than a month, short answers are acceptable for this form.

If accepted, you will be asked to provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress updates about your outputs, informed by the stated evaluation metrics.

Please write a short bio, which will be displayed on the People page if you are accepted to CEEALAR and consent. (80–120 words)*

Though you may opt out if you have outstanding concerns, we highly encourage displaying your bio for community building purposes. We will also use this bio to introduce you to current guests. Feel free to use parts of your application writing.

References: Please provide the names and emails/webpages of two people who can vouch for you.*

Please tick this box if you're okay with us asking other people we trust about you (in the context of this application).

What would you do otherwise, if not granted a place? (150 words or less)*

How much can you contribute to your stay? We typically only have about 6 months of runway at a time so anything you can donate is helpful. £0 is totally fine; £30 covers our costs; £60 supports another grantee.*

If your lifestyle needs exceed the room and board provided by this grant, how much of a stipend would you require each week to meet those lifestyle needs? (e.g. £10/week, £20/week, etc. Max is £30/week.)*

Would you need to receive additional funding in order to pay for other logistical expenses related to your grant duration (e.g. travel to/from CEEALAR, insurance, EA-related events, etc.)? Our travel expenses reimbursement policy is as follows: up to £50 for less than 30 day stays; up to £200 for 1-5 month stays; up to £500 for stays over 5 months.

What skills are you good at? Our community members come from diverse life experiences and career paths, and we are excited to invite a mix of skills. Please write down contributions that could be useful to others. (200 words or less)

Are you willing to spend time improving the function of the community? If so, how? e.g. offering mental health support, reviewing work, helping in the kitchen, doing yoga classes, etc. (200 words or less)

We are dedicated to creating a respectful space that reflects the vast diversity of the communities served by Effective Altruism. Our guests come from all walks of life; identities; backgrounds; and financial, physical, and mental health circumstances.

We expect guests to commit to growing positive and sustainable relationships by working with the community manager and other members to encourage a sense of safety, respect, and belonging. You can read more about this in our Code of Conduct. Do you have any questions about this?

I agree to the Code of Conduct

I agree to the Terms & Conditions

I agree to publicly report my progress and outputs (see Terms & Conditions)

Comments (e.g. concerns, suggestions, etc.):

Why Apply

Our guests report that the productive environment and financial security enables them to work effectively. Here are some reviews from guests who have recently stayed:

Absolutely a gem of place, love the staff who are constantly trying to improve the usefulness of the hotel. I quite enjoyed my stay in CEEALAR and look forward to visiting again!.

Aditya SK, Outreach Coordinator, Animal Ethics, Hyderabad/India

Thank you so much! I’ll be eternally grateful for the opportunity of staying at such a wonderful place. Hopefully, I’ll be able to return someday 🙂

Daniela Tiznado, Food Engineer, Guadalajara, México