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Gary: Proofread spelling, grammar and sentence flow.

2026-10-12T00:05:47Z

Proofread spelling, grammar and sentence flow.

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	Hotels attract tourists to your tower. They bring in additional opportunities for stores and restaurants to get more business.		Hotels attract tourists to your tower. They bring in additional opportunities for stores and restaurants to get more business.

	A good hotel ~~combines having hotel~~ rooms that ~~have~~ access to the necessary amenities, is easy and quick to get to, and are ~~placed~~ in an attractive location. Hotel guests demand a quick check-in and check-out at your hotel front desk with an easy commute to their hotel room.		A good hotel has rooms that provide access to the necessary amenities, are easy and quick to get to, and are in an attractive location. Hotel guests demand a quick check-in and check-out at your hotel front desk with an easy commute to their hotel room.

	== Getting started ==		== Getting started ==
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	=== Hotel operation ===		=== Hotel operation ===
	Hotel guests will begin making reservations some time in the afternoon through to the evening. Upon arriving at your tower, guests will go to the hotel front desk to check-in. How fast your front desk is able to check-in guests depends on the number of staff that are hired. Once checked in, guests will then go to their hotel room. It may be a good idea to keep both your hotel rooms and front desks close to each other or to have an easy to reach route to minimize any delay for your guests.		Hotel guests will begin making reservations some time in the afternoon through to the evening. Upon arriving at your tower, guests will go to the hotel front desk to check in. How fast your front desk is able to check in guests depends on the number of staff that are hired. Once checked in, guests will then go to their hotel room. It may be a good idea to keep both your hotel rooms and front desks close to each other or to have an easy-to-reach route to minimize any delay for your guests.

	Throughout their stay, they may want to ~~visit some~~ amenities such as ~~finding a place~~ to eat or ~~to use a washroom~~. It's important to consider the paths that guests may need to take and to minimize their travel time between locations.		Throughout their stay, they may want to use amenities such as places to eat or washrooms. It's important to consider the paths that guests may need to take and to minimize their travel time between locations.

	After staying the night, guests will check-out at the front desk. Be prepared for high traffic during this time as they will be leaving during the typical morning rush. Hotel income ~~are~~ collected when they check-out. If anything prevents them from checking-out (such as the front desk being closed, ~~or they are interrupted with~~ a disaster or room infestation, or ~~are~~ forced out during their stay), there won't be any income from the guests.		After staying the night, guests will check out at the front desk. Be prepared for high traffic during this time as they will be leaving during the typical morning rush. Hotel income is collected when they check out. If anything prevents them from checking out (such as the front desk being closed, a disaster or room infestation interrupting their stay, or the guests being forced out during their stay), there won't be any income from the guests.

	=== Room cleaning ===		=== Room cleaning ===
	Hotel rooms need to be cleaned after being used. Housekeeping will diligently clean rooms during the day. Ensure you have a housekeeping facility placed ~~near by~~ to reduce their commute and to help them prioritize your hotels first.		Hotel rooms need to be cleaned after being used. Housekeeping will diligently clean rooms during the day. Ensure you have a housekeeping facility placed nearby to reduce their commute and to help them prioritize your hotels first.

	Rooms that are left uncleaned for 3 or more days become infested with lice. Infested rooms can still be cleaned by housekeeping, but it will take 5 times longer. Lice infestation can also spread from room to room, so make sure your rooms are cleaned in a timely manner.		Rooms that are left uncleaned for 3 or more days become infested with lice. Infested rooms can still be cleaned by housekeeping, but it will take 5 times longer. Lice infestation can also spread from room to room, so make sure your rooms are cleaned in a timely manner.

	=== Hotel rating ===		=== Hotel rating ===
	Your hotel rating is an average of how satisfactory your hotel operation is in general. It takes into account how happy your guests were during visit which depends on their room ~~and~~ amenities they had access to, their commutes, ~~as well as~~ their room's surroundings. Hotel ratings also ~~considers~~ the check-in and check-out times.		Your hotel rating is an average of how satisfactory your hotel operation is in general. It takes into account how happy your guests were during their visit, which depends on their room, the amenities they had access to, their commutes, and their room's surroundings. Hotel ratings also consider the check-in and check-out times.

	=== VIP Visit ===		=== VIP Visit ===

Leo at 05:29, 9 October 2026

2026-10-09T05:29:33Z

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	~~A working hotel combines booking attraction, available rooms, a front desk and dependable guest services~~. ~~Use this guide to choose room types~~ and ~~decide whether~~ to ~~improve capacity or the guest experience~~.		Hotels attract tourists to your tower. They bring in additional opportunities for stores and restaurants to get more business.

	== ~~Compare room types~~ ==		A good hotel combines having hotel rooms that have access to the necessary amenities, is easy and quick to get to, and are placed in an attractive location. Hotel guests demand a quick check-in and check-out at your hotel front desk with an easy commute to their hotel room.
	~~The costs below~~ are ~~base values before changes~~ such as ~~renovation~~. ~~The city-map unlocks apply~~ to ~~[[Nostalgia]]~~ and ~~[[Tokyo]]; custom maps can differ~~.
	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~		== Getting started ==
	~~! Room !! Guests per~~ room ~~!! Footprint !! Construction !! Base upkeep/day !! City-map unlock~~		Building a hotel requires 3 components:
	\|-
	~~\| [[Single Hotel~~ Room~~]] \|\| 1 \|\| 5 tiles × 1 floor \|\| {{Game Money\|cost~~=~~15000}} \|\| {{Game Money\|cost~~=~~10}} \|\| 2 stars~~		# A hotel front desk, for guests to check in and out.
	\|-		# Hotel rooms
	~~\| [[Twin~~ Hotel ~~Room]] \|\| 2 \|\| 8 tiles × 1 floor \|\| {{Game Money\|cost~~=~~30000}} \|\| {{Game Money\|cost~~=~~20}} \|\| 3 stars~~		# Housekeeping facilities, needed to keep rooms clean
	\|-
	~~\| [[Suite Hotel Room]] \|\| 3 \|\| 16 tiles × 1 floor \|\| {{Game Money\|cost~~=~~45000}} \|\| {{Game Money\|cost~~=~~30}} \|\| 4 stars~~		=== Hotel operation ===
	\|}		Hotel guests will begin making reservations some time in the afternoon through to the evening. Upon arriving at your tower, guests will go to the hotel front desk to check-in. How fast your front desk is able to check-in guests depends on the number of staff that are hired. Once checked in, guests will then go to their hotel room. It may be a good idea to keep both your hotel rooms and front desks close to each other or to have an easy to reach route to minimize any delay for your guests.
	~~All three types require~~ a ~~[[Hotel Front Desk]], cleaning and shared [[Washroom\|washroom]] access~~. Check ~~their individual pages for evaluation factors and room rates~~.
			Throughout their stay, they may want to visit some amenities such as finding a place to eat or to use a washroom. It's important to consider the paths that guests may need to take and to minimize their travel time between locations.

			After staying the night, guests will check-out at the front desk. Be prepared for high traffic during this time as they will be leaving during the typical morning rush. Hotel income are collected when they check-out. If anything prevents them from checking-out (such as the front desk being closed, or they are interrupted with a disaster or room infestation, or are forced out during their stay), there won't be any income from the guests.

			=== Room cleaning ===
			Hotel rooms need to be cleaned after being used. Housekeeping will diligently clean rooms during the day. Ensure you have a housekeeping facility placed near by to reduce their commute and to help them prioritize your hotels first.

			Rooms that are left uncleaned for 3 or more days become infested with lice. Infested rooms can still be cleaned by housekeeping, but it will take 5 times longer. Lice infestation can also spread from room to room, so make sure your rooms are cleaned in a timely manner.

			=== Hotel rating ===
			Your hotel rating is an average of how satisfactory your hotel operation is in general. It takes into account how happy your guests were during visit which depends on their room and amenities they had access to, their commutes, as well as their room's surroundings. Hotel ratings also considers the check-in and check-out times.

			=== VIP Visit ===
			Your hotel may on occasion be visited by a VIP. They will stay at a random room at your hotel for the night. Make sure their stay is comfortable. A good stay will result in VIP praise which will help boost your hotel's attractiveness. A bad stay will do the opposite.

			A good VIP visit is required to level up for some maps. Although VIP visits will occur randomly, you may choose to pay for a VIP to visit your tower.

			== Capacity planning ==
			The number of guests that stay at your tower depends on the hotel demand. Check the market demand screen to see how many guests are expected to arrive to prevent building too many rooms.

	~~== Assemble~~ the ~~service chain ==~~		You may increase the hotel demand by increasing your hotel rating (by having a good hotel), increasing your tower star rating, and by buying advertisements. Successful VIP visits can also temporarily boost your hotel attractiveness.
	~~'''Conceptual service diagram''' — this shows dependencies, not~~ a ~~tested floor plan:~~
	~~<pre>~~
	~~Guest arrival → passenger route → Front Desk →~~ hotel ~~room~~
	~~check-in │~~
	~~Guest departure ← passenger route ← check-out │~~
	│
	~~Housekeeping → cleaning ──┘~~
	~~Food + Washroom → guest visits~~
	~~</pre>~~
	~~Keep the front desk easy to reach from the arrival route. Provide enough front-desk staff~~, ~~[[Housekeeping]]~~ and ~~service transport for the rooms you operate~~. ~~Carts and cleaning traffic may need a [[Service Elevator]] or another eligible service route. Keep guests' food and washroom trips convenient too~~.

	== ~~Capacity or attraction?~~ ==		=== Understanding demand ===
			The market demand shows your hotel demand. You will see 3 cases:
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	! What the demand display shows !! Useful response		! What the demand display shows !! Useful response
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	\| Poor measured hotel ratings \|\| Inspect room quality, check-in/out and commute results. Adding unreviewed rooms does not erase the existing record.		\| Poor measured hotel ratings \|\| Inspect room quality, check-in/out and commute results. Adding unreviewed rooms does not erase the existing record.
	\|}		\|}
	[[Hotel Front Desk#Attracting bookings\|Hotel attraction]] depends on stars, recent population, quality and advertising while competing hotels also attract travelers. Advertising changes attraction, not the number of regional travelers.

	~~== Work toward hotel objectives ==~~
	The third city-map star requires '''50 guests checked in concurrently''' and a satisfactory VIP visit, alongside population. For capacity planning, 50 single rooms or 25 twin rooms provide 50 guest spaces; actual eligibility, bookings and successful check-in still determine whether the objective is reached. Keep the difference between rooms, guest spaces and concurrent guests clear.

	~~== If the hotel stalls ==~~
	Use [[Troubleshooting]] and the individual room queries. Inspect routes and power first, then cleanliness/condition, provider results and staffing. The [[Hotel Front Desk]] reference explains rating, wages and VIP visits.

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2026-10-06T17:49:43Z

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Gary: Remove player-facing audit and build-check boilerplate

2026-10-05T22:32:33Z

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	Use [[Troubleshooting]] and the individual room queries. Inspect routes and power first, then cleanliness/condition, provider results and staffing. The [[Hotel Front Desk]] reference explains rating, wages and VIP visits.		Use [[Troubleshooting]] and the individual room queries. Inspect routes and power first, then cleanliness/condition, provider results and staffing. The [[Hotel Front Desk]] reference explains rating, wages and VIP visits.

	~~<small>Balance checked 5 October 2026 against current project build bffae344 (project version 0.1.9); custom maps and later builds may differ.</small>~~
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Gary: Add hotel room comparison, service-chain diagram and capacity-versus-attraction guide

2026-10-05T21:28:25Z

Add hotel room comparison, service-chain diagram and capacity-versus-attraction guide

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A working hotel combines booking attraction, available rooms, a front desk and dependable guest services. Use this guide to choose room types and decide whether to improve capacity or the guest experience.

== Compare room types ==
The costs below are base values before changes such as renovation. The city-map unlocks apply to [[Nostalgia]] and [[Tokyo]]; custom maps can differ.
{| class="wikitable"
! Room !! Guests per room !! Footprint !! Construction !! Base upkeep/day !! City-map unlock
|-
| [[Single Hotel Room]] || 1 || 5 tiles × 1 floor || {{Game Money|cost=15000}} || {{Game Money|cost=10}} || 2 stars
|-
| [[Twin Hotel Room]] || 2 || 8 tiles × 1 floor || {{Game Money|cost=30000}} || {{Game Money|cost=20}} || 3 stars
|-
| [[Suite Hotel Room]] || 3 || 16 tiles × 1 floor || {{Game Money|cost=45000}} || {{Game Money|cost=30}} || 4 stars
|}
All three types require a [[Hotel Front Desk]], cleaning and shared [[Washroom|washroom]] access. Check their individual pages for evaluation factors and room rates.

== Assemble the service chain ==
'''Conceptual service diagram''' — this shows dependencies, not a tested floor plan:
<pre>
Guest arrival → passenger route → Front Desk → hotel room
check-in │
Guest departure ← passenger route ← check-out │
│
Housekeeping → cleaning ──┘
Food + Washroom → guest visits
</pre>
Keep the front desk easy to reach from the arrival route. Provide enough front-desk staff, [[Housekeeping]] and service transport for the rooms you operate. Carts and cleaning traffic may need a [[Service Elevator]] or another eligible service route. Keep guests' food and washroom trips convenient too.

== Capacity or attraction? ==
{| class="wikitable"
! What the demand display shows !! Useful response
|-
| Booking opportunities exceed eligible room capacity || Add or restore usable rooms and resolve operational problems. Check front-desk throughput and cleaning before expanding further.
|-
| Many eligible rooms remain vacant || Improve quality and attraction. More equally rated rooms provide capacity but do not multiply the tower's share of regional travelers.
|-
| Poor measured hotel ratings || Inspect room quality, check-in/out and commute results. Adding unreviewed rooms does not erase the existing record.
|}
[[Hotel Front Desk#Attracting bookings|Hotel attraction]] depends on stars, recent population, quality and advertising while competing hotels also attract travelers. Advertising changes attraction, not the number of regional travelers.

== Work toward hotel objectives ==
The third city-map star requires '''50 guests checked in concurrently''' and a satisfactory VIP visit, alongside population. For capacity planning, 50 single rooms or 25 twin rooms provide 50 guest spaces; actual eligibility, bookings and successful check-in still determine whether the objective is reached. Keep the difference between rooms, guest spaces and concurrent guests clear.

== If the hotel stalls ==
Use [[Troubleshooting]] and the individual room queries. Inspect routes and power first, then cleanliness/condition, provider results and staffing. The [[Hotel Front Desk]] reference explains rating, wages and VIP visits.

<small>Balance checked 5 October 2026 against current project build bffae344 (project version 0.1.9); custom maps and later builds may differ.</small>
{{Guide navigation}}
[[Category:Guides]]