Hotel Life

About this board game

Hotel Life is a humorous hotel-management board game for 3–4 players, with a playing time of approximately 120 minutes. Released in 1989, it challenges players to equip a hotel, hire employees, attract guests, and finish with the best reputation.

Running a hotel is not as simple as welcoming visitors through the doors. Guests can be waaaay demanding, and their expectations may put both your facilities and your staff under pressure. Some guests might ruin your equipment, such as smashing the mini-bar, while others may cause employees to resign.

The hotel’s troubles can also come from outside. If you are unlucky, the army may select your hotel to lodge a company. Although this lodging pays badly, it can destroy equipment and make an already difficult situation even more challenging.

• Equip and develop a hotel.
• Hire employees to support your operation.
• Attract demanding guests and deal with their consequences.
• Protect your equipment and staff from disruptive visitors.
• Compete for the strongest reputation.

Despite the risks, the right guest can make all the difference. If you have everything a sheik wants, the sheik might just visit your hotel, offering a memorable opportunity amid the chaos of hotel management.

With its combination of hotel development, employee management, demanding customers, equipment damage, and unexpected army lodging, Hotel Life presents a playful struggle to keep your establishment running. The winner is the hotel that ends the game with the best reputation.