The Lobby

The lobby while empty

The Hotel Lobby is the main room of the Harem Hotel and the space where you enter when you first arrive at the start of the game. It consists of the front desk where Ellen works during the Morning and Noon time periods, a couch and television, a largely decorative piano, a few benches and decorative items, and an ice cream vending machine in the right corner where you are able to order various ice creams at your leisure for $5 or 10 each. There are no upgrades currently available for this area.

The Lobby provides access to all other areas of the hotel and grounds. This includes (counterclockwise, starting behind you) The Front Door (Accessible by the blue button at the bottom of the screen and leading to Caliber City, The Sanctuary, and the the Mailbox), The Bar (If built, this is accessed using the Blue "beer mug" icon in the lower right corner) the door to Ellen's Room and office (accessible in the evening time period by clicking on the desk), The Kitchen (accessible by clicking on the green chalkboard "kitchen" sign), The upstairs and downstairs of the hotel (accessible by clicking on the stairs and leading to the 1st Floor, the 2nd Floor, Your Room, and The Dungeon, if implemented) and the Utility Corridor (accessible through the shoji door and leading to the Laundry Room, Showers, Hot Springs, and The Garden, if implemented).

Because of all these access points, you will visit the Lobby virtually every day. Entering the Lobby is therefore used to start many events. This is important to know if you are trying to start an event -- or if you are trying to delay the start of an event. *Note: Lobby events can begin if you are coming from Your Room or from another location in the hotel or even returning to the hotel from other locations, like Caliber City. This means that on some occasions you may experience two events in a row when the first takes place away from the hotel and concludes with you returning to the Lobby where an entry-triggered event is waiting. In those cases, you may not have the option to delay the second event. (It may be helpful to know that you can access the Front Door directly from your room, should you wish to undertake other actions.)*

The use of the Lobby in this manner means it is often the start of or end of many of the major incidents. Residents will frequently choose here to interact with you and with each other here during their story lines. It thus serves as a sort of social center for the hotel which is an appealing attraction for many of the Main Characters and Side Characters.

Another feature of the Lobby is that it is the main area where Residents will "hang out" in the hotel. Expect to find one of the Residents standing here each day on a rotating basis, especially after you have more Residents. Unlike when Residents hang out in the Utility Corridor, here you are able to interact with the characters. Options include various affection-raising options such as "Go On a Date" or Hang Out and watch TV, along with character-specific options -- the availability of which is based on your Relationship Level with that character.

You are also able to ask characters appearing in the lobby to "Meet Me In Your Room", where the usual options available to you in that location can be accessed. Note: characters hanging out around the hotel are available to come to The Dungeon, but they are unavailable to initiate the next level of their story line -- even if that is scheduled to start in the Lobby! Instead, you will need to wait for them to return to their room (or other designated location) at the appropriate time on the following day before proceeding.

These limitations are helpful to keep in mind. Even though there is no limit on the number of days you can play, knowing how the Lobby functions will be helpful if you wish to follow a particular sequence.