Event overview
How the Summer Games are set up in the host city
The Summer Olympic Games bring together thousands of athletes across dozens of sports, spread between an Olympic Stadium, aquatic centers, arenas and temporary venues. Host cities usually organise these into clusters: an Olympic Park, a main stadium district and additional zones along the riverfront, coast or inner suburbs.
For visitors, this means that no single neighborhood covers everything. Your ideal hotel depends on:
- Which sports and sessions you’ll attend most often.
- Whether you prefer to be near the Olympic Park, the main stadium or downtown fan zones.
- How many days you’ll stay and how much free time you want for sightseeing.
The Stadium Hotels and 14SB team track which areas work best for each Games edition and highlight hotels that balance access to competition sites, public transport and the city’s must-see neighborhoods.