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Sydney 6–12 Dec · Atlanta and Paris 9–13 DecUnofficial guide by QRS

NeurIPS 2026 Attendee Guide

NeurIPS 2026 · Sydney, Atlanta, Paris

Where to stay

59 hotels compared by price, door-to-door commute and area, for four nights around the main conference in each city. Set what your time is worth and the list re-sorts.

Prices seen on 2 Nov 2026, not live

Per night for four nights and 2 guests, from Google Hotels. Use the Live prices link on any row for the current price.

Official NeurIPS hotels

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Atlanta and Paris
Atlanta portal. Paris uses Revolugo, the official housing partner there.

Official pages read on 1 Nov 2026. The comparison below is QRS's own and is not the official block: its hotels and prices come from public search, so an official rate may differ.

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Sydney: all 20 hotels

Per night for 7-11 Dec, seen on 2 Nov 2026, not live. Door to door to ICC Sydney.

HotelAreaPer nightCommute
Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie ParkRydeAUD 189 / USD 13348-55 min
Crowne Plaza Sydney Macquarie ParkRydeAUD 218 / USD 15340-50 min
Holiday Inn Express Sydney AirportBaysideAUD 226 / USD 15935-45 min
Holiday Inn ParramattaParramattaAUD 182 / USD 12850-60 min
ibis Sydney Olympic ParkParramattaAUD 192 / USD 13555-65 min
Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Sydney CabramattaFairfieldAUD 146 / USD 10380-95 min
Holiday Inn Warwick FarmLiverpoolAUD 177 / USD 12575-90 min
Best Western CasulaLiverpoolAUD 180 / USD 12780-100 min
Holiday Inn Sydney St MarysPenrithAUD 163 / USD 11480-95 min
Quality Inn PenrithPenrithAUD 141 / USD 9985-105 min
SureStay by Best Western New Inn RichmondHawkesburyAUD 161 / USD 113105-120 min
Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury ValleyHawkesburyAUD 192 / USD 148100-120 min
Azzurro Pod Hotel - City Darling HarbourSydneyAUD 78 / USD 555 min
Nomads Sydney (hostel)SydneyAUD 108 / USD 768 min
APX Darling HarbourSydneyAUD 401 / USD 2827 min
ibis Sydney Darling HarbourSydneyAUD 386 / USD 2727 min
Mantra Sydney CentralSydneyAUD 399 / USD 28010 min
Kith Hotel Darling HarbourSydneyAUD 489 / USD 3446 min
Novotel Sydney on Darling HarbourSydneyAUD 655 / USD 4605 min
Crowne Plaza Sydney Darling HarbourSydneyAUD 736 / USD 5177 min

How we rated safety in Sydney

QRS's opinion, not an official rating. Based on NSW BOCSAR recorded non-domestic assault and robbery counts for the 12 months to June 2025, divided by approximate LGA population (via Sydney Dispatch and the BOCSAR 2025 Q4 report). Central Sydney hotels have no score: no figures for that area were used.

All twelve outer hotels are rated 4.0 or higher. The bigger differences come from the area and from the walk between station and hotel late at night. The ratings are QRS's own judgement. The table uses NSW BOCSAR recorded-crime counts for the 12 months to June 2025, keeping only the two offences a visitor is most exposed to (non-domestic assault and robbery). The rate column divides by approximate LGA population, so treat it as a rough comparison, not a precise figure.

Central Sydney (Darling Harbour and Haymarket) has no score, because the table has no figures for the City of Sydney area.

AreaHotelsRecorded
RydeMacquarie Park ×2264 non-domestic assaults and 11 robberies, about 20 per 10,000 residents
BaysideMascot447 non-domestic assaults and 26 robberies, about 26 per 10,000 residents
FairfieldCabramatta655 non-domestic assaults and 52 robberies, about 33 per 10,000 residents
LiverpoolWarwick Farm, Casula878 non-domestic assaults and 69 robberies, about 38 per 10,000 residents
ParramattaParramatta, Olympic Park976 non-domestic assaults and 65 robberies, about 39 per 10,000 residents
HawkesburyWindsor, Richmond256 non-domestic assaults and 6 robberies, about 39 per 10,000 residents
PenrithSt Marys, Penrith1061 non-domestic assaults and 71 robberies, about 50 per 10,000 residents

Before you book

  • Commute times are door-to-door estimates built from published station-to-station times plus the walk from each hotel address. Each row has a Google Maps link to check the live route.
  • The two cheapest options next to ICC, Azzurro Pod Hotel and Nomads, look like dorm beds, so their prices may be per bed rather than per room for two.
  • Conference socials often run past 10 pm. On the outer T1 lines (St Marys, Penrith, Windsor, Richmond) late trains are less frequent and the trip home is 1.5 to 2 hours. From 1 am, NightRide buses replace many trains.
  • Google showed room offers well below the headline price for APX Darling Harbour, ibis Sydney Darling Harbour and Mantra Sydney Central on the same page. We kept the higher figure and marked those rows, so the real price may be lower.
  • Pay fares by tapping a contactless card or phone on Opal readers; daily fare caps apply.

Atlanta: all 20 hotels

Per night for 9-13 Dec, seen on 2 Nov 2026, not live. Door to door to Georgia World Congress Center.

HotelAreaPer nightCommute
Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta-DowntownDowntown (Fairlie-Poplar)USD 15212-13 min
REVERB Downtown AtlantaDowntown (Centennial Olympic Park)USD 1919-10 min
Hyatt Place Atlanta/DowntownDowntown (Peachtree Center)USD 12720-21 min
Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta DowntownDowntown (Peachtree Center)USD 13213-15 min
Atlanta Marriott MarquisDowntown (Peachtree Center)USD 15519-21 min
The Westin Peachtree Plaza, AtlantaDowntown (Peachtree Center)USD 16814-17 min
Barclay Hotel Atlanta DowntownDowntown (Luckie Marietta)USD 11814-15 min
Courtland Grand HotelDowntown (Georgia State / Peachtree Center)USD 10921-24 min
Hyatt House Atlanta/DowntownDowntown (Marietta St)USD 13914-16 min
Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Congress CenterDowntown (GWCC campus)USD 1674 min
Hampton Inn Atlanta-Georgia Tech-DowntownMidtown / Georgia TechUSD 14025-29 min
voco the Darwin - Atlanta Midtown by IHGOld Fourth Ward / Midtown eastUSD 13133-43 min
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown HotelMidtownUSD 23524-27 min
Residence Inn by Marriott Atlanta Midtown/Peachtree at 17thMidtown (17th St)USD 14127-29 min
Moxy Atlanta MidtownMidtownUSD 19626-28 min
Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta MidtownMidtownUSD 14324-27 min
Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Buckhead PlaceBuckheadUSD 10936-42 min
Hyatt Place Atlanta/BuckheadBuckheadUSD 11939-47 min
Sonesta ES Suites Atlanta - Perimeter CenterSandy Springs / PerimeterUSD 11353 min
Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Decatur Downtown/EmoryDecaturUSD 30630 min

How we rated safety in Atlanta

QRS's opinion, not an official rating. Based on the Midtown Alliance year-end 2025 summary of Atlanta Police Department data (Midtown) and a Fox 5 report on the APD COBRA report for Zone 5, early 2025 (downtown). Hotels in other areas have no score because no figures were found.

APD's own crime site (atlantapd.org) returned Access Denied to the browser and QRS did not try to work around it, and the Sandy Springs police page returned 403. Figures come from two sources only: the Midtown Alliance year-end 2025 summary, which says it compiles Atlanta Police Department data for the Midtown Improvement District, and a Fox 5 report of APD's COBRA report for Zone 5 (downtown) in early 2025. Midtown and downtown ratings are QRS's judgement from those figures. Hotels in the Georgia Tech, Old Fourth Ward, Buckhead, Sandy Springs and Decatur areas have no score, because no figures were found for them. Ratings use the scale given (2 Take care late, 3 OK with rideshare late, 4 Safe, 5 Very safe) and none is rated 5.

AreaHotelsRecorded
Midtown Improvement District (Midtown)Renaissance Atlanta Midtown, Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Midtown, Moxy Atlanta Midtown, Residence Inn Atlanta Midtown/Peachtree at 17thYear-end 2025 vs 2024: Part I crime 709 vs 790 (-10%). Violent 63 vs 55 (+15%), of which pedestrian robbery 13 vs 14 and aggravated assault 41 vs 37. Property 646 vs 735 (-12%), of which theft from vehicle 346 vs 343. Source
APD Zone 5 (downtown Atlanta)Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta-Downtown, REVERB, Hyatt Place Downtown, Courtyard Downtown, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Westin Peachtree Plaza, Barclay, Courtland Grand, Hyatt House, SigniaEarly-2025 comparison with the same period of 2024, from the Atlanta Police Department COBRA report released 22 March 2025 as reported by Fox 5: total crime -11%, robberies +60%. Partial-year and secondhand, not a full-year figure. Source

Before you book

  • Times come from Google Maps for a Thursday morning arrival. Maps routed to the main GWCC pin, usually through Peachtree Center with a walk of about 15 minutes, so SEC District or Vine City may be quicker for Building C.
  • Hall C1 is in Building C, and GWCC says walking between buildings takes 5 to 15 minutes, so allow for that on top of these times.
  • Google showed very different prices from different sellers for several hotels, such as Signia and the Courtyard Decatur. Marked rows need a check before you rely on them.
  • Maps flagged the short walk from Signia as a restricted or private route, so confirm it on arrival.

Paris: all 19 hotels

Per night for 9-13 Dec, seen on 2 Nov 2026, not live. Door to door to Palais des Congrès de Paris.

HotelAreaPer nightCommute
Hyatt Regency Paris EtoileParis 17eEUR 289 / USD 3233 min
Le Méridien Paris Arc de TriompheParis 17eEUR 215 / USD 2406 min
AC Hotel Paris Porte MaillotParis 17eEUR 255 / USD 2857 min
Hôtel La Villa des TernesParis 17eEUR 279 / USD 3115 min
Hotel Harvey Paris Porte MaillotParis 17eEUR 191 / USD 21311-13 min
Hotel Saint-Ferdinand by HappyCultureParis 17eEUR 231 / USD 25812-13 min
Hôtel Régence EtoileParis 17eEUR 194 / USD 21715-20 min
Hôtel Westside Arc de TriompheParis 17eEUR 172 / USD 19216-20 min
Hôtel Pergolèse Paris Champs-ElyséesParis 16eEUR 207 / USD 23115 min
Neuilly Park HotelNeuilly-sur-SeineEUR 149 / USD 16711-13 min
Hôtel Paris NeuillyNeuilly-sur-SeineEUR 198 / USD 22112-13 min
Novotel Paris La Défense EsplanadeLa Défense (Courbevoie)EUR 159 / USD 17814-15 min
Staycity Aparthotels Paris La DéfenseLa Défense (Courbevoie)EUR 122 / USD 13621-22 min
The Social Hub Paris La DéfenseLa Défense (Puteaux)EUR 131 / USD 14620-21 min
Hôtel OrphéeParis 5e (Latin Quarter, near Les Gobelins)EUR 148 / USD 16539-45 min
Hotel MinerveParis 5e (Latin Quarter)EUR 163 / USD 18235-39 min
Hôtel Libertel Austerlitz Jardin des PlantesParis 5e (Gare d'Austerlitz)EUR 144 / USD 16134-37 min
Hotel Marignan Quartier LatinParis 5e (Latin Quarter)EUR 115 / USD 12833-40 min
Hôtel des Grands HommesParis 5e (Panthéon)EUR 189 / USD 21236-50 min

How we rated safety in Paris

QRS's opinion, not an official rating. Based on SSMSI recorded offences per 1,000 residents for 2025 (July 2026 edition), read through data.gouv.fr, for the arrondissements and communes in the table.

Ratings are QRS's judgement from the Ministry of the Interior's statistical service (SSMSI) communal base for 2025, July 2026 edition, read through data.gouv.fr: recorded offences per 1,000 residents for Paris arrondissements 17, 16 and 5 and for Neuilly-sur-Seine, Courbevoie and Puteaux, set against Paris overall. Figures count offences by where they happened and divide by residents, so busy visitor and office areas look worse per resident than they feel to a visitor; they say nothing about a single street. QRS could not reach the Préfecture de Police bulletins, so none were used. Scale: 5 = lowest recorded rates of the areas checked, 4 = below the Paris average, 3 = near or above it on theft.

AreaHotelsRecorded
Paris 17e (75117, pop. 159,212)Hyatt Regency, Le Méridien, AC Hotel, Villa des Ternes, Harvey, Saint-Ferdinand, Régence Etoile, Westside2025, recorded offences per 1,000 residents: violence outside the family 3.20 (509 cases); violent theft without weapon 1.97 (314); theft without violence against persons 28.3 (4,507). Source
Paris 16e (75116, pop. 159,386)Pergolèse2025 per 1,000 residents: violence outside the family 2.72 (434); violent theft without weapon 2.08 (332); theft without violence against persons 28.8 (4,586). Source
Neuilly-sur-Seine (92051, pop. 59,538)Neuilly Park Hotel, Hôtel Paris Neuilly2025 per 1,000 residents: violence outside the family 1.26 (75); violent theft without weapon 0.59 (35); theft without violence against persons 13.7 (816). Source
Courbevoie (92026, pop. 82,902)Novotel La Défense Esplanade, Staycity La Défense2025 per 1,000 residents: violence outside the family 1.81 (150); violent theft without weapon 0.51 (42); theft without violence against persons 12.9 (1,067). Source
Puteaux (92062, pop. 44,002)The Social Hub La Défense2025 per 1,000 residents: violence outside the family 4.30 (189); violent theft without weapon 3.23 (142); theft without violence against persons 52.6 (2,315). The commune contains part of La Défense, so per-resident rates include a large daytime population. Source
Paris 5e (75105, pop. 55,252)Orphée, Minerve, Libertel Austerlitz, Marignan, Grands Hommes2025 per 1,000 residents: violence outside the family 4.22 (233); violent theft without weapon 1.52 (84); theft without violence against persons 48.5 (2,679). Source
Paris overall (75056, pop. 2,103,778), for comparisonreference2025 per 1,000 residents: violence outside the family 5.27 (11,095); violent theft without weapon 3.45 (7,268); theft without violence against persons 45.1 (94,924). Source

Before you book

  • Times come from Google Maps for a Wednesday in early November arriving by 08:30, because Maps has no December timetable. Several routes carried RER C alerts, so check again nearer the time.
  • Workshops on 12 and 13 December are at the Palais and at Sorbonne Jussieu. Each row shows the Jussieu time too, so a Latin Quarter hotel can make sense if most of your days are there.
  • Many of the lowest seller prices are non-refundable. Confirm the total and the cancellation terms before you book.

Sources

  • Prices, ratings and breakfast: Google Hotels, read 2 Nov 2026 for 7-11 Dec in Sydney and 9-13 Dec in Atlanta and Paris, each in the currency shown.
  • Commutes: Google Maps, linked on each row. Sydney times come from published timetables plus the walk.
  • Official booking: NeurIPS 2026 Hotel Information, read 1 Nov 2026.
  • Data as JSON: hotels.json.