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Hotels were first introduced in ''[[The Sims: Vacation]]'' in [[Vacation Island]]. Each area of Vacation Island has one hotel available, while the other two lots will be campgrounds and a bare bones lot. Hotels can be modified in build mode and buy mode when no Sims are on vacation in it. The three hotels available per area: ('''Winter''':are [[Al Pine's Winter Wonderland]] in the snowy mountain area, '''Forest''': [[Bear Essentials Lodge]] in the forested area, and '''Beach''': [[Palazzo Palms Hotel]]) in the beach area.

ToPlayers can check ininto a hotel, clickby on the desk foundclicking on the entrancefront of the hoteldesk. Rooms cannot be reserved, though Sims have access to all rooms in the hotel. ToUnlike later games, other tourists will never check outin clickand sleep at a hotel, so Sims will have the entire hotel to themselves. Each Sim in the travelling party will receive a key that costs §40. This key is good anywhere on the sameisland, deskso whereSims youcan checkedsleep in a different hotel than the one they checked into. [[Pet]]s generally stay for free, although the automatic bill routine will occasionally slip and charge for a dog or cat.

Activities in hotels differ in each area, somewhatalthough stayingthey are somewhat similar to each other. In the Wintersnowy mountain area, thereSims arecan snowhave slidessnowball fights, Simsgo canon snowballsnow fightslides, and builderect snowmen. In the Forestforested area, Sims can Fish[[fishing|fish]], have water balloon fights, and can try their hand at [[archery range|archery]]. While atIn the Beachbeach area, the hotel contains a large swimming pool with slides, and itseveral also contains specialcarnival games that Sims can win [[souvenir|prizes]] through. It's also found in other lots in all three areas.

Goth_5_0003.jpg|[[Mortimer Goth]] fell on the snow slide.

Pleasant_4_0000.jpg|[[Daniel Pleasant|Daniel]] and [[Jennifer Burb|Jennifer Pleasant]] playing a carnival game.

Hotels were includedreintroduced in ''[[The Sims 2: Bon Voyage]]'', and a number of them appear by default in all three vacation destinations included ([[Takemizu Village]], [[Three Lakes]], and [[TwikkiTwikkii Island]]). Although it is possible to create a hotel outside of a vacation neighborhood. It gives controllable Sims a place to rest and rejuvenate before going off to explore. Each exotic destination has its own premade hotels, butalthough the player is allowed to make their own or edit the pre-existing ones. Sims must check in to a hotel or campground in order to save on vacation and to visit other vacation lots.

Hotel prices range from § to §§§§§, as indicated in the lot description. The Campgroundscampgrounds in [[Three Lakes]] are free. Sims may visit any hotel before and after checking in as well as after, and may even switch hotels during a vacation. However, they can only be checked into one hotel at a time; Sims must check out of their old hotel in order to check in to a new one.

To reserve a room, click on the door to the suite. It will display the price for one night. Sims can reserve as many rooms as they like. When finished, click on the podiumfront in the lobbydesk to check in. Any rooms that have not been reserved will eventually be claimed by other tourists.

If the hotel does not have a food stand or [[restaurant]], Sims will have to order room service. This can be done byover the [[phone]]. Depending on the size of the party it may be cheaper to order single plates, but group meals can also be ordered, the price of which is added to yourthe hotel bill. TheOnce foodan thatorder canis beplaced, orderedthe bellhop will arrive shortly at the suite of the Sim who requested it and deliver the meal. The menu is dependent on the time of day.

UsePlayers themay podiumcheck inout and pay the lobbybill toby checkclicking outon andthe payfront desk of the billhotel. If the Sim doesn't have enough fundsmoney, the bill will be receivedmailed in theto mailthem when the Sim gets home. Sims can check out any time before noon without being billed for another night. The player can check the bill total bill using the phone, or by clicking on the front desk.