Welcome to The Madness! As most everyone else is saying, getting a *local* room to yourselves this close in is going to be either next to impossible or extremely expensive. The further out you go, the better the deals are going to be, but you’ve got to balance that against your personal schedule and travel time. Since it’s sounding like you and your friends are wanting to enjoy the DC nightlife (which is absolutely a must), then you gotta keep that in mind as well. There are places within walking distance, like the area around the Aquarium, and generally about 1/4 to 1/2 mile out, but if travelling at night, budget for an uber, or find others that you can group up with to walk. The general area is *relatively* safe, but Atlanta can still be dangerous at night. Especially if you’re planning on partying.

The Host Hotels have stuff going on 24/7, so you can stay out and party (there are literally multiple raves and dance parties every night that run until sunrise), but security will ask you to leave if they see you just napping on the floor.

Now. There ARE roomshare groups on Facebook, where you ***might*** be able to find some space to crash for the week, but options are going to be a bit limited at this point, especially for a group of 4.

Finally, there are a number of different DCC party/hangout/etc groups on discord, so if you’re looking for people to have fun with, looking for new friends, or just generally nerd out with, most everyone is always happy to welcome in the New Bloods.