Summary
Motel Manager Simulator, likeany other hotel resource management simulator, gives you plenty to learn when you first start out - from knowing how to quickly prepare a motel room for the next customer, manage a shop and warehouse deliveries, and even protecting your property from unwanted guests.
If you want to be a successful motel manager making bank without having to worry about much, we’ve got you covered - from the nitty-gritty to ‘hacks’ that surprised us along the way. Here are 11 things new players should know before taking on their first ever motel!
11You Can Stock Shelves While Carrying Multiple Things
Unlike in real life, you don’t have to put everything down before you’re able to start taking things out of boxes. You can stack up to five boxes at once before running over to the store for a quick restock.
You can carry boxes containing different categories of items, so stock away!
This doesn’t apply to warehouse shelves, however. In the warehouse, you’ll have to open each individual box and place them on the shelf before repeatedly hitting E to lay out your products neatly. Just remember to set the boxes aside once you’re done with them!
10You Can Automatically Place Products On Shelves At The Click Of A Button
You also don’t have to, as we’ve learned, take items out one by one and painstakingly arrange them either. It would take way too much time (both in the game and in real life!) - and for this game in particular, time is money.
All you have to do is stand close to a shelf and hold E to stock it to the brim! This makes restocking a breeze, especially when you realise products are running low in the store and customers are still filing in looking for a snack and more.
9You Can Set Which Products Belong To Which Shelves By Editing Tags
From the very start, assigning specific products to specific shelves will make your life that much easier - and it will also make youa more efficient manager.That way, you’ll ensure your store remains neat and coherent, where everything has its own place.
Later in the game, you can also program your hired employees to stock shelves on your behalf, and automating this process without assigning products to shelves means your workers are going to simply put whatever they have on the nearest shelf.
8Stocking Different Products On The Same Shelf Wastes Space
Running a shop, even in-game,is not easy. Without uniformity, you’re able to actually end up wasting a lot of shelf space. This is because different products come in different shapes and sizes, and if you choose to stock different ones on the same shelf, you might lose out on a lot of precious real estate.
Save the chocolate bars and chips for the smaller shelves, since they’re much smaller in size.
This means you might not be able to earn as much money right off the bat if you have to set some leftover product aside. The best thing to do, just like in real life, would be to stock only one type of product per shelf.
7Reserve Fuel Is Important
Having fuel in your reserves is crucial, especially in the first few hours of the game when blackouts are more rampant, and you haven’t upgraded your reserves to contain more fuel yet.
Having no electricity spells obvious trouble - if left unattended for too long, your rating’s bound to drop because of disappointed customers. You’ll have to depend on your backup generator quite a bit, and that means setting aside 20L of fuel each time it happens.
6The Generator Keeps Running Even After Utility Power Is Restored
After recovering from a blackout, power from the utility pole will inevitably be restored. But this switch isn’t automatic - you need to head over to the power shed and flip the switch so that you stop using the backup generator.
If left unchecked, you’re losing roughly 20L of fuel every time, when that fuel could have been saved for - quite literally - a rainy day. Whenever you get the notification that power has been restored, head over to the shed and turn off that generator!
5You Can Quickly Prepare Beds By Throwing Blankets And Bedsheets On Them
If you’re still largely manning housekeeping by yourself, one way to ensure a quicker turnaround time for your motel rooms is to actually throw clean blankets and bedsheets onto your beds instead of walking right up to your beds and hitting the relevant buttons.
You might not be saving truckloads of time with this small hack, but a win’s a win, and it’ll make things that much more efficient for you - especially if you’re the only one running the motel without any other employees around to help.
4You Can Set Strict Working Hours To Save Money On Salaries Or Energy
Whether you’rerunning the business on your ownor with a little hired help, setting strict working hours can actually help if you’re running low on capital, energy, or leftover stock. This is particularly helpful if you don’t yet have the income to sustain a 24-hour motel.
For example, closing the motel, shop, and gas station at 6pm means you’ll have time to let your employees rest and also for you to restock your shelves in peace, without worrying about customers coming in.
3You Have To Protect Your Warehouse And Your Customers
Occasionally, you’ll encounter thieves attempting to rob your warehouse. This is especially important to watch out for if you have lots of product and room supplies stored away, since thieves can carry off more than five items at once! But that’s not all these thieves do.
You’ll hear footsteps in the night, indicating that a thief might break into one of your motel rooms.
Later in the game, you’ll also encounter thieves who break into motel rooms and kill your customers (so sleeping through the night sometimes might not be the best move) on top of stealing motel supplies. Stay vigilant, and keep that shotgun ready!
2Getting Rid Of Bodies Should Be A Priority
Once you ‘handle’ the thieves that occasionally break into your property, the first priority should always be to get rid of the bodies. Note that you’ll always have to order a surplus of barrels and acid since you might not be able to wait for the next delivery.
This is because police patrols are a frequent occurrence, and even if the police officer doesn’t walk all the way to the warehouse where the bodies likely will be, they’ll still be able to detect that there’s a dead body onsite and charge you a whopping $250 for it.
