Belladonna Cove

Belladonna Cove is a neighborhood included in The Sims 2: Apartment Life. It may be named after Bella Goth, as there is a statue of Bella holding a PlumbBob in the center of the city. Additionally, "bella donna" in Italian means "beautiful lady," which may refer to Bella Goth. Belladonna is also another name for deadly nightshade, a highly poisonous plant which was allegedly used by witches, so the name might allude to the fact that witches are now introduced into the game.

The neighborhood contains apartment lots as well as normal residential and community lots. Belladonna Cove is the largest neighborhood of The Sims 2 and has many residential lots and community lots. It also has the largest playable population and territorial area. Belladonna Cove has many distinct districts: Slums, a trailer park, an industrial zone, a park area, the central city, the suburbs, a modern district, and the Hills, a fancy neighborhood where the high-class residents live. One thing often unnoticed about Belladonna Cove is its relative wealth. On average, Sims living in the poorer area of Belladonna Cove have around §13,000; while those living in the wealthy area have §50,000 to §227,000. In contrast, most families in Pleasantview start out with around §1,000.

Belladonna Cove may be a newer town as many of the pre-made families have recent memories of moving out and in to a new home.

Unlike the premade deceased Sims of Pleasantview and Strangetown, most premade deceased Sims in Belladonna Cove have some memories, but not a complete set of life memories.

It is interesting to note that there is a "secret" lot in a corner of the map, wich can be accessed by playing with the view mode, or by pressing 'tab'. The house on this lot looks like some retreats in Bon Voyage, and it has a value of around §36,000.



Contender family
Carlos had a career that was the stuff of legends, but even more legendary were his romantic pursuits. Now that he’s thinking about retirement he’s trying to focus on his niece Isabel and her family. But his romantic nature is still strong and Belladonna Cove is filled with such interesting possibilities.

Carlos Contender

DeBateau family
When Jessica left him Armand spent a few months sulking and thinking the sun would never come out again. But when he adopted little Tara, she convinced him otherwise. He couldn’t be more proud of his heir!

Armand DeBateau, Tara DeBateau

Green household
Gabriel has known Chastity since elementary school. Now that they are adults they’ve moved to Belladonna Cove and become roommates. Gabriel is so busy trying to learn everything there is to learn he hasn’t noticed that Chastity has become a bit of a wild woman. Will she try to use her wild ways on him?

Gabriel Green, Chastity Gere

Cleveland family
Jason and Marissa lead a very comfortable life. They wonder a bit about whether Justin’s friend Tara is “distracting” him from his school work, though, and about Uncle Geoff squandering the family funds. After all, a privileged status should never be taken for granted.

Jason Cleveland, Marissa Cleveland, Justin Cleveland

Rutherford household
Geoff Rutherford knows all the right people but he’s a bit of a rebel. He and Connor Weir became roommates so they could afford a place in the best part of Belladonna Cove. But sometimes they are at odds. Connor wants the party days to end so he can find his true path and start the family of his dreams. Geoff just wants to have fun.

Geoff Rutherford, Connor Weir

Baldwin family
Isabel and Benjamin have a great life together – things are next to perfect right now. Will Isabel’s uncle, Carlos, (and his wild exploits) bring shame to the family name?

Benjamin Baldwin, Isabel Baldwin, Sofia Baldwin, Marcus Baldwin

Peterson family
When Armand DeBateau demanded an heir Jessica Peterson knew it was time to leave. She just didn’t want to be tied down when Belladonna Cove was so filled with romantic possibilities. Of course when she left Armand she also left his vast fortune and standing in society. Can she make her own way?

Jessica Peterson

Cho family
Vivian finds being a single Mom challenging. Work is demanding and when she gets home Etsu wants all of her attention. Vivian still wants to find true love again. She wonders if she can find time to spend time with that nice man down the hall.

Vivian Cho, Etsu Cho

Patel family
They say women glow when they’re pregnant and Ana is no exception. She can’t wait for her new baby to arrive and is already dreaming about having more of them. Ramir hopes his heir will want to follow him into politics.

Ramir Patel, Ana Patel, Unborn baby Patel

Riley family
When Timothy Riley moved to Belladonna Cove he wanted to start a new life and make a solid future for his daughter. Then, he met Vivian Cho and now he hopes they can join forces. He thinks Sally would enjoy having a little sister.

Timothy Riley, Sally Riley

Cordial family
Samantha and Kimberly had such bad sibling rivalry they were asked to leave the pleasant, little town in which they had grown. Realizing that things between them needed to change they pursued a variety of self help ventures. While trying to find new ways to bond with each other, they made some mysterious new friends. Will calling on the power of their new found friends bind them closer together or pull them more apart?

Samantha Cordial, Kimberly Cordial

Gavigan family
Uprooting and moving to a new town was something that Nathan has always wanted to do. Mary loves him dearly and would follow him to the ends of the earth. Where will they end up? Will they be able to find happiness in a new location?

Nathan Gavigan, Mary Gavigan, Isaiah Gavigan

Goodie family
Herbert and Faith are a wonderful couple who love to travel! They've finally retired and can do what they want to do.

Herbert Goodie, Faith Goodie

Newson family
After their parents' untimely death, the adopted Newson clan is faced with the reality of separation and a return to foster care or weathering the unknown future together. With no parents to guide or protect them, can the Newson's continue to provide each other the safety and security their adopted parents provided?

Gavin Newson, Ginger Newson, Gabriella Newson, Gallagher Newson, Garrett Newson, Georgia Newson

Townies and NPCs
Due to the fact that Townies and NPCs have their names generated randomly, it will be possible for them to share the same last name with premade Sims. However, they won't be related at all.

Townies
Uniquely, every townie from Belladonna Cove has fixed job, not random, with exception of Shannon Todd.
 * Christopher Tsang
 * Glen Deppiesse
 * Diane Shahan
 * Vincent Thomason
 * Vanessa Royce
 * Shannon Todd
 * Heidi Bradshaw
 * Blair Seavey
 * Barbara Miceli
 * Houston McCarthy
 * Solveig Bachman
 * Victor Corsillo
 * Lora Copur
 * Sam Hart
 * Sierra Phillips
 * Don Okuma
 * Jordan Centowski
 * Kent Seifert
 * Solveig Enriquez
 * Toby Siew
 * Lilly Seavey
 * Pierce Walter
 * Cathy Miller
 * Simon Brown
 * Elizabeth Sell
 * Andrzej Harris
 * Allyn Chung
 * Heath Butler
 * Sunny Patch
 * Todd Johnston
 * Diane Smith
 * Luc Shin
 * Claire Tellerman

NPCs

 * Phoebe Adams, High Good Witch
 * Frances McCullough, High Evil Witch
 * Phoenix Carlson, Gardener
 * Destry Inada, Gardener
 * Kenya Byall, Gardener
 * Elle Huffman, Firefighter
 * Andrzej Raymond, Firefighter
 * Michael Sims, Firefighter
 * Sean Thayer, Deliveryperson
 * Lydia Jung, Deliveryperson
 * Vamsi Stompel, Deliveryperson
 * Toby Riley, Police Officer
 * Roger Wood, Police Officer
 * Rosemarie Bertino, Police Officer
 * Kiera Fancey, Driver
 * Sabastian Go, Driver
 * Seth Goldman, Driver
 * Nery Royce, Burglar
 * Curtis Steele, Burglar
 * Shanna Centowski, Burglar
 * Shane Jones, Headmaster
 * Nawwaf Leelaporn, Headmaster
 * Vince Gothier, Headmaster
 * Adriana Cameron, Bartender
 * Ralph Baity, Bartender
 * Cole Sicat, Bartender
 * Alejandro Darga, Exterminator
 * Stephen Wilkie, Exterminator
 * Uma Louie, Exterminator
 * Samantha Larrea, Maid
 * Amber Barthelet, Maid
 * Andrea Shin, Maid
 * Kaylynn Tang, Pizza Delivery Girl
 * Simon Gonzaga, Pizza Delivery Guy
 * Calvin Rodriguez, Pizza Delivery Guy
 * Ratna Jayapalan, Newsie
 * Seth Wade, Newsie
 * Kerie Long, Newsie
 * Theresa Hogan, Nanny
 * Nerissa Bendett, Nanny
 * Mona Kim, Nanny
 * Hun Cho, Mail Carrier
 * Ravi Kody, Mail Carrier
 * Lilly Reamon, Mail Carrier
 * Addison Johnston, Repairman
 * Justin Macarevich, Repairman
 * Jerome Rodriguez, Repairman
 * Jaqueline Centowski, Cashier
 * Zoe Kimbrell, Cashier
 * Ryker Ternyck, Cashier

Baie de Belladonna