The Sims 3 Island Paradise Resort Guide
Guest Rooms: Resort Towers and VIP Rooms
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Resort Towers
Resort Towers are for Sims
visiting the Resort. They are rabbit holes that can hold
dozens of Sims. When checking into Tower Rooms with your
Sims, even if you go for a Luxury Suite (VIP Room), you can
still use Resort Towers to Freshen Up and Woohoo in them,
however.
All Resort Towers can be upgraded aside from the Bungalow. The Upgrade costs and maintenance costs are listed in the table here. Each starts at level one, but can be upgraded twice. This increases the guest capacity, and at level 3 unlocks spa services which are great. Click a Tower to enable Room Service, which guests really like - for the first two levels, this only increases maintenance cost by $25. At max level, all towers charge an increased $50 for Room Service and $50 for Spa Services. Your Sim can even take advantage of this, and save tons of money on visits to the Day Spa.
Having higher-grade and more Towers will raise your Star Rating, either through higher capacity or prettier buildings.
| Cost | Tower Name | Upgrade Costs | Capacity | Upkeep |
| $800 | Island Beach Bungalow | N/A | 9 | $40 |
| $1,500 | Beach Resort Tower | $5,000, $10,000 | 15, 25, 40 | $50, $250, $500 |
| $1,600 | Spanish-Style Resort Cottage | $5,000, $10,000 | 15, 25, 40 | $50, $250, $500 |
| $3,000 | Eco-Modern Resort Tower | $10,000, $25,000 | 30, 50, 70 | $250, $600, $1750 |
VIP Rooms
VIP Rooms (Luxury Suites) rent for 50%
more than Tower rooms. The guest capacity they add to your
resort is based on the number of beds in the VIP area. You
can have more than one VIP area, each with its own amenities.
There is a 20% chance that a visiting Sim will check into a
VIP room. If it weren't for the fact that the game requires you to have at least one tower and front desk on your Resort (or the resort closes), you could try to run a Resort with just VIP areas,
although it would not be as profitable as using Towers for
they hold many more Sims than you could fit beds in a similar
space -- and what VIP room would be worth checking into if it
were just a bed?
To add a VIP room, simply build a room or building on your Resort lot. When done, add a door to the front and click it in Live mode. You will have the option to add a new VIP Door Lock, which means only Sims that check into a Luxury Suite can access that area.
Adding a VIP Room or two to your Resort will boost its star rating. While Sims are inside a VIP room, any motives they are increasing will go up 20% faster or decline 20% slower.
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