1 Resort Hotel

The Mandalay Bay Hotel Experience — check in, navigate hallways, and unlock in-room vignettes.

1.1 Access

CLI: Exit casino floor to hotel from the hub menu
Web: Hub menu or ?view=hotel-lobby
RPG: East lobby → Hotel Tower (Clerk Carmen encounter)

1.2 Room types

Type	Description
Deluxe King	Standard tower room
Panorama Suite	Upgraded views and amenities
Chairman Penthouse	Top-tier fantasy suite

MGM Rewards tier comps can cover upgrades and room nights. See MGM Rewards.

1.3 Hotel flow

Front desk (Clerk Carmen) — locate reservation, settle overdue charges, upgrade rooms, review folios, checkout, resort dining. Carmen’s desk terminal can complete check-in for phone-only, desk-only, or two-step days (whale days still need a net-positive floor session). Her replies stay on-screen in the desk log.
Room key — activates as soon as check-in is satisfied. The key does not skip the hallway by itself — Carmen and the lobby still offer Find my room plus an optional Use key — skip to door courtesy
Hallway mini-game — three beats of directional choices to reach your door (wrong turns are comedic; a dining food coma forces one zig). Reaching the door sets reachedRoom and unlocks in-room amenities
Suite / penthouse upgrades — reprint a new room number on your MGM Rewards phone (Home, Card, Room tabs). You must re-locate / re-confirm check-in, then walk (or skip) to the new door
Your room — TV, minibar, phone, balcony decisions, unlockable Vegas vignettes. Foundation Room phone line unlocks from a suite or penthouse (Noir+). Gentleman’s Club (The Velvet Ledger) opens from Gold+, a suite key, or the club phone line

1.4 Resort dining

Carmen books the three tables that matter: Aureole, Border Grill, and Stripsteak. Opening dining launches the capacity overlay — order courses, pace yourself, and risk drink-scaled encounters (strangers, celebrities, satirical escort gags, wine angels).

→ Resort Dining

1.5 In-room amenities

Amenity	Highlights
TV	Shark Reef (ch. 47), wave pool cam, ULTRA Arena boxing, House of Blues (Gold+ tier)
Minibar	Sensor-enabled charges; concierge suggests items
Phone	Concierge, bookie, Foundation Room (Noir+), Gentleman’s Club / Velvet Ledger (Gold+), spa, Delano
Gentleman’s Club	Hotel lobby amenity — make it rain, encounters, stocked bar, minigames, ledger easter eggs
Decisions	Balcony, sky bridge to Mandalay Place, suite/penthouse perks, wake-up roulette
Suite balcony POV	Fullscreen Strip vista smoke-break overlay (suite/penthouse) — take hits, savor the view, step inside

1.5.1 Suite balcony POV smoke break

From a Panorama Suite or Chairman Penthouse, stepping onto the balcony (room schematic, Room Decisions, or the dedicated POV option) opens a fullscreen first-person Strip overlook:

Animated skyline, Luxor beam, traffic, fountains, glass railing, and joint ember/smoke
Take a hit (up to 5) records suite-balcony intoxication and advances the haze
Savor the view / Step inside (Esc) to close
Web terminal + RPG hotel host; CLI offers a text POV loop with the same hit ledger

→ Overlay: docs/js/BalconySmokeOverlay.js · CSS: docs/css/balcony-smoke-overlay.css

1.5.2 Unlockable vignettes

17 unlockable room events chain across:

Pool visits
Shopping (LUSH bath bomb at Mandalay Place)
MGM Rewards tier status
Bad decisions and easter eggs

Locked events show cryptic hints in the event log. Unlock all room events to auto-sign the guest directory.

1.6 Guest Directory

Leather-bound lobby guest book with persistent signatures. Sign after completing resort milestones.

1.7 World day/night cycle

2 hours real time = 1 resort day.

Phases within a day: dawn → midday → neon dusk → 2 AM clarity.

Each new day:

Daily charges post automatically (room rate + resort fee + parking — higher for suites/penthouse)
Reservation requirement rotates: phone only → desk only → phone + desk → net-positive whale check-in
Insufficient chips locks room access until overdue charges are settled at the front desk or won on the casino floor

Platinum+ tiers reduce resort fees; Chairman tier waives them narratively.

1.8 Stay lifecycle (Front Desk)

Action	Behavior
Review folio	Minibar + room service + Mandalay Place deliveries
Late checkout	Comp if net-positive, else $75
Express checkout	Pearl+ skips the line; Chairman waives the folio
Standard checkout	Decrements nights; at 0 nights Carmen offers extend-stay

1.9 Resort completion tracker

The hotel lobby and in-room hub show progress:

Room vignettes unlocked
Pool vignettes visited
Dining encounter eggs
TV channels sampled
Guest book signed

1.10 MGM Rewards phone

Press P in the web app for:

Tier status and comps
Reservation locate
Textable staff contacts

1.11 Implementation

Path	Role
`mandalay_bay/hotel.py`	Hotel state machine
`mandalay_bay/hotel_experience.py`	CLI flows
`mandalay_bay/room_amenities.py`	TV, minibar, phone, events
`mandalay_bay/gentlemans_club.py`	Velvet Ledger CLI (rain, bar, encounters, minigames)
`docs/js/gentlemans-club.js` / `docs/js/ui/gentlemans-club-renderers.js`	Browser + RPG hosted venue
`docs/js/hotel.js` / `docs/js/hotel-ui.js`	Browser mirror
`docs/js/hotel-ui.js` → `buildHotelRenderers(ctx)`	Screens the RPG mounts too

See also Save slots for the hotel save schema.

# Resort Hotel The **Mandalay Bay Hotel Experience** — check in, navigate hallways, and unlock in-room vignettes. ## Access - **CLI:** Exit casino floor to hotel from the hub menu - **Web:** Hub menu or `?view=hotel-lobby` - **RPG:** East lobby → Hotel Tower (Clerk Carmen encounter) ## Room types | Type | Description | |------|-------------| | **Deluxe King** | Standard tower room | | **Panorama Suite** | Upgraded views and amenities | | **Chairman Penthouse** | Top-tier fantasy suite | MGM Rewards tier comps can cover upgrades and room nights. See [MGM Rewards](mgm-rewards.md). ## Hotel flow 1. **Front desk (Clerk Carmen)** — locate reservation, settle overdue charges, upgrade rooms, review folios, checkout, **resort dining**. Carmen's desk terminal can complete check-in for phone-only, desk-only, or two-step days (whale days still need a net-positive floor session). Her replies stay on-screen in the desk log. 2. **Room key** — activates as soon as check-in is satisfied. The key does **not** skip the hallway by itself — Carmen and the lobby still offer **Find my room** plus an optional **Use key — skip to door** courtesy 3. **Hallway mini-game** — three beats of directional choices to reach your door (wrong turns are comedic; a dining food coma forces one zig). Reaching the door sets `reachedRoom` and unlocks in-room amenities 4. **Suite / penthouse upgrades** — reprint a new room number on your MGM Rewards phone (Home, Card, Room tabs). You must re-locate / re-confirm check-in, then walk (or skip) to the new door 5. **Your room** — TV, minibar, phone, balcony decisions, unlockable Vegas vignettes. Foundation Room phone line unlocks from a suite or penthouse (Noir+). Gentleman's Club (**The Velvet Ledger**) opens from Gold+, a suite key, or the club phone line ## Resort dining Carmen books the three tables that matter: **Aureole**, **Border Grill**, and **Stripsteak**. Opening dining launches the capacity overlay — order courses, pace yourself, and risk drink-scaled encounters (strangers, celebrities, satirical escort gags, wine angels). → [Resort Dining](dining.md) ## In-room amenities | Amenity | Highlights | |---------|------------| | **TV** | Shark Reef (ch. 47), wave pool cam, ULTRA Arena boxing, House of Blues (Gold+ tier) | | **Minibar** | Sensor-enabled charges; concierge suggests items | | **Phone** | Concierge, bookie, Foundation Room (Noir+), Gentleman's Club / Velvet Ledger (Gold+), spa, Delano | | **Gentleman's Club** | Hotel lobby amenity — make it rain, encounters, stocked bar, minigames, ledger easter eggs | | **Decisions** | Balcony, sky bridge to Mandalay Place, suite/penthouse perks, wake-up roulette | | **Suite balcony POV** | Fullscreen Strip vista smoke-break overlay (suite/penthouse) — take hits, savor the view, step inside | ### Suite balcony POV smoke break From a **Panorama Suite** or **Chairman Penthouse**, stepping onto the balcony (room schematic, Room Decisions, or the dedicated POV option) opens a fullscreen first-person Strip overlook: - Animated skyline, Luxor beam, traffic, fountains, glass railing, and joint ember/smoke - **Take a hit** (up to 5) records suite-balcony intoxication and advances the haze - **Savor the view** / **Step inside** (Esc) to close - Web terminal + RPG hotel host; CLI offers a text POV loop with the same hit ledger → Overlay: `docs/js/BalconySmokeOverlay.js` · CSS: `docs/css/balcony-smoke-overlay.css` ### Unlockable vignettes **17 unlockable room events** chain across: - Pool visits - Shopping (LUSH bath bomb at Mandalay Place) - MGM Rewards tier status - Bad decisions and easter eggs Locked events show cryptic hints in the event log. Unlock all room events to auto-sign the guest directory. ## Guest Directory Leather-bound lobby guest book with persistent signatures. Sign after completing resort milestones. ## World day/night cycle **2 hours real time = 1 resort day.** Phases within a day: dawn → midday → neon dusk → 2 AM clarity. Each new day: - **Daily charges** post automatically (room rate + resort fee + parking — higher for suites/penthouse) - **Reservation requirement rotates:** phone only → desk only → phone + desk → net-positive whale check-in - **Insufficient chips** locks room access until overdue charges are settled at the front desk or won on the casino floor Platinum+ tiers reduce resort fees; Chairman tier waives them narratively. ## Stay lifecycle (Front Desk) | Action | Behavior | |--------|----------| | **Review folio** | Minibar + room service + Mandalay Place deliveries | | **Late checkout** | Comp if net-positive, else $75 | | **Express checkout** | Pearl+ skips the line; Chairman waives the folio | | **Standard checkout** | Decrements nights; at 0 nights Carmen offers extend-stay | ## Resort completion tracker The hotel lobby and in-room hub show progress: - Room vignettes unlocked - Pool vignettes visited - Dining encounter eggs - TV channels sampled - Guest book signed ## MGM Rewards phone Press **P** in the web app for: - Tier status and comps - Reservation locate - Textable staff contacts ## Implementation | Path | Role | |------|------| | `mandalay_bay/hotel.py` | Hotel state machine | | `mandalay_bay/hotel_experience.py` | CLI flows | | `mandalay_bay/room_amenities.py` | TV, minibar, phone, events | | `mandalay_bay/gentlemans_club.py` | Velvet Ledger CLI (rain, bar, encounters, minigames) | | `docs/js/gentlemans-club.js` / `docs/js/ui/gentlemans-club-renderers.js` | Browser + RPG hosted venue | | `docs/js/hotel.js` / `docs/js/hotel-ui.js` | Browser mirror | | `docs/js/hotel-ui.js` → `buildHotelRenderers(ctx)` | Screens the RPG mounts too | See also [Save slots](saves.md) for the hotel save schema.