Two Clear Hints at Hotels Found in Snowy Escape

"SheriSim57;c-17778991" wrote:

"sunman502;c-17778853" wrote:

"catloverplayer;c-17778839" wrote:

"Loanet;c-17778212" wrote:
We are getting Haunted Houses as a House Type in a Stuff Pack - just like we got Tiny Houses. So I think that's how we could get Hotels - we build a Hotel, and the Townies come in and out of our Torture Palace.

Because you know that's what people will build.

And that would mean that Casinos would come in a separate pack.

Trouble is to make hotels haunted you'd need to use the spooky lot trait.

I'm pretty sure that this can be done with just the haunted lot trait. I believe that SimGuruConer said to use both haunted and spooky lot trait for a better chance to get the haunted effect.
The pool slides and waterfalls were cool too.

But, will we be able to use this on a lot other than residential? I was hoping we could make a haunted house that was a community lot, like a hotel. Rental, restaurant, lounge bar, even a library, but I don’t think we are going to be able to do that. I hope I’m wrong.

"catloverplayer;c-17786175" wrote:

"SheriSim57;c-17778991" wrote:

"sunman502;c-17778853" wrote:

"catloverplayer;c-17778839" wrote:

"Loanet;c-17778212" wrote:
We are getting Haunted Houses as a House Type in a Stuff Pack - just like we got Tiny Houses. So I think that's how we could get Hotels - we build a Hotel, and the Townies come in and out of our Torture Palace.

Because you know that's what people will build.

And that would mean that Casinos would come in a separate pack.

Trouble is to make hotels haunted you'd need to use the spooky lot trait.

I'm pretty sure that this can be done with just the haunted lot trait. I believe that SimGuruConer said to use both haunted and spooky lot trait for a better chance to get the haunted effect.
The pool slides and waterfalls were cool too.

But, will we be able to use this on a lot other than residential? I was hoping we could make a haunted house that was a community lot, like a hotel. Rental, restaurant, lounge bar, even a library, but I don’t think we are going to be able to do that. I hope I’m wrong.

You won't be able to make a community lot type a haunted house lot type but you can add the spooky trait to it.

"Loanet;c-17795641" wrote:
I'd say that Paranormal is a sign of how Sims 4 is planning to do these other kinds of lots. They gave you an option to change a lot into a 'Haunted House Residential'. This is a way that future packs can change it into a 'Hotel' lot for a different kind of game.

"SappySifaka;d-983893" wrote:
I found two unique references to bellhops in Snowy Escape build/buy text. The first, the Scandalous Snow Dreams Nightstand, can be found in the standard buy catalog and references a bellhop. The second, found either via a Simi Vending machine or in buy debug is a bellhop Simi. Screenshots of both can be found at the bottom of this post. In the past, I've found most speculative text and hints to be quite open to interpretation. But in this case, a bellhop has a very clear definition and a very clear association with hospitality. The fact that they are referenced twice in Snowy Escape does not seem like a coincidence to me. Of course, it could be, but given past surveys, the new ability to vacation to any world, and general player demand, I think these references paint a clear picture.

I certainly do think hotels/resorts are coming in 2021, how they arrive is the real topic for speculation in my opinion. I'd imagine they could arrive in game pack in early February, alongside a romance overhaul (another frequent player request), just in time for Valentines day. This could give the team a fun chance to include items like the Vibrating Heart-Shaped bed that would fit well with both themes. Strangerville arrived on Feb 26, 2019. If they were to keep a somewhat similar release schedule, moving the date up by just two weeks, such a pack could release on Feb 11, three days before Valentines day.

At any rate, I would love for hotels/resorts to arrive in a GP without a new world. I'd much rather have a thorough and exciting hotel experience that caters to those wishing to run a hotel and those wishing to stay at one, instead of a so-so hotel experience that comes with a micro-world too small to create any real sense of community.

"EliasVersace;c-17798008" wrote:

"TomasGrizzly;c-17798004" wrote:

"SappySifaka;d-983893" wrote:
I found two unique references to bellhops in Snowy Escape build/buy text. The first, the Scandalous Snow Dreams Nightstand, can be found in the standard buy catalog and references a bellhop. The second, found either via a Simi Vending machine or in buy debug is a bellhop Simi. Screenshots of both can be found at the bottom of this post. In the past, I've found most speculative text and hints to be quite open to interpretation. But in this case, a bellhop has a very clear definition and a very clear association with hospitality. The fact that they are referenced twice in Snowy Escape does not seem like a coincidence to me. Of course, it could be, but given past surveys, the new ability to vacation to any world, and general player demand, I think these references paint a clear picture.

I certainly do think hotels/resorts are coming in 2021, how they arrive is the real topic for speculation in my opinion. I'd imagine they could arrive in game pack in early February, alongside a romance overhaul (another frequent player request), just in time for Valentines day. This could give the team a fun chance to include items like the Vibrating Heart-Shaped bed that would fit well with both themes. Strangerville arrived on Feb 26, 2019. If they were to keep a somewhat similar release schedule, moving the date up by just two weeks, such a pack could release on Feb 11, three days before Valentines day.

At any rate, I would love for hotels/resorts to arrive in a GP without a new world. I'd much rather have a thorough and exciting hotel experience that caters to those wishing to run a hotel and those wishing to stay at one, instead of a so-so hotel experience that comes with a micro-world too small to create any real sense of community.

I've tried, but I don't understand how is that supposed to be a "clear hint at hotels". I very likely lack some pop-culture reference, and what's said there seems quite random to me. What is even a "bellhop" and how is it tied to hotels?
Can anyone explain?

A bellhop is a hotel employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands.

"KathMHughes;c-17803970" wrote:

"sunman502;c-17803943" wrote:
Is there even such a thing as bellhops these days? The last time that I was in a hotel, there were no bellhops anywhere in that hotel. And this was no 35 dollars a night hotel that I was in the last time that I was in a hotel.

Last hotel for me was Mexico, definitely had bellhops. Before that...none in Toronto, Halifax, or Vancouver. But definitely a lot in Texas. Maybe it's just not a Canadian thing anymore?