Event overview
How the Winter Games are organised in the host region
The Winter Games bring together alpine skiing, snowboarding, ice hockey, figure skating and more across mountain resorts and urban arenas. Host regions usually organise events into clusters: high-altitude alpine areas, a main ice-sport city, and one or more medal ceremony plazas.
For visitors, this means hotel planning is not just about one city. Your perfect base depends on:
- Which sports you’re most interested in — alpine, freestyle, skating, sliding or hockey.
- Whether you prefer a ski-resort atmosphere or a bigger city with more nightlife.
- How many days you’ll stay and how often you’re willing to travel between clusters.
The Stadium Hotels and 14SB team follow each Winter Games layout closely and highlight hotels that balance access to competition venues, reliable transport and the kind of winter experience you want: cozy chalet, city break or a mix of both.