They had the chance to let us make resorts just like in The Sims 3 expansion.It feels like every The Sims 4 expansion is an inferior version of what we had in The Sims 3.

The resorts in TS3 were unbelievably bad. Everything is faked through statistics and there is no real simulation. You could get 20 customer reviews when you only had two guest Sims on the lot the whole time. I’m glad that they’re skipping it this time. If they wanna add resorts they can do it well in a dedicated pack or something. No need to shoehorn a shoddy version into this pack.

"LeGardePourpre;c-17098304" wrote:Hotel business can still be added later in a Winter Vacation pack for exampleYes I didnt think of that.

I'm so glad they didn't sacrifice other aspects of this pack, focused on island living, for tourism. Islands are more than just places for people to go for a week. That said I would love a fully fleshed out Hotel GP.

The lack of houseboats is much, much worse.

I always thought resorts in Sims 3 were a feature that no one really paid any attention too.

Lack of resort management in Island Living is so disappointing.

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babyxtooth
New Spectator
6 years ago
Eh, I can see why people are disappointed by resorts not being included in this pack, but it seems like resorts and resort management would be better suited for a pack that focuses on vacations.
kaiwryplays
6 years ago
"robyngraves;c-17101999" wrote:
Eh, I can see why people are disappointed by resorts not being included in this pack, but it seems like resorts and resort management would be better suited for a pack that focuses on vacations.

I agree. Doesn't make sense for them to put it in this pack when the focus is not vacations.
Writin_Reg
6 years ago
Skiing - Not actually - there was a snowboard in Sims 1 and Sims 3 and other snow activity. I used to love using a metal detector in Sims 1 winter lodge and my sims would go out finding treasure with the machine buried in the snow. Kids could find little toys sometimes. But there was no skiing. In Sims 1 they had a ton of stuff to do though but it was not a huge place so that would be my guess why there wasn't skiing. Seems I recall some sims walking around with ski poles and snow shoes - but I don't recall our Sims being able to have them. They may have had them and I just never got to that - lol. Sims 1 version was real expensive for my Sims and their stays were very limited. Plus time moved so fast in that series it was hard to do everything.
clairevc
6 years ago
"ANNETTE1951;c-17099412" wrote:
"Dannydanbo;c-17099029" wrote:

I would gladly give up the dolphin, after going through the pie of interactions, you are pretty much done with that feature. How long will the thrill last of feeding the dolphin, talking to the dolphin, naming the dolphin , petting the dolphin, snooze.

I completely agree with this. Yes dolphins are cute but the excitement of them would wear off. I would have much rather had hotels, which I've been waiting ages for with an island expansion, so although i am excited about this, i am a little disappointed. The novelty wouldn't wear off with me, much like restaurants and bars i still love. There is so much you can do with a hotel and i love building them.
DoloresGrey
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I agree. They could make at least one lot rentable (just like in JA and OR).
kiarasims4mods
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Awful, Awful, Awful. Give us hotels and resorts!
SweetieWright_84
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@Writin_Reg & @Drago97232, I wanted hotels and resorts in this pack too but after reading your perspectives, I agree with you both. I've never lived in or near a tourist destination. My in-laws live near a ski resort, and my mother-in-law cleans the private houses there. Every winter you can bet she'll have a house that is trashed. This past season, she cleaned about 80 bags of trash out of one of the houses...just one. The rest of the season wasn't much better, it never is.

Anyway, maybe we'll get resorts and hotels in another pack of some sort.
jasper7702
6 years ago
Disappointing. Yes, but not included for good reason. I think it needs its own GP or SP to unlock its full potential. I never played sims 3, but people constantly compare it to the sims 4. Whenever I see the sims 3 it looks very plastic.
aprilrose07
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
It's definitely disappointing but I hope we can at the least be able to place rental lots in the world.
magnoliasims1
6 years ago
I feel like hotels don’t have to always be synonymous with the tropics. It would be cool, but I would want that as a game pack or a patch. I’d much rather the team patch in the ability to own a vacation/rental property.

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