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1->''"Up ahead in the distance\
2I saw a shimmering light\
3My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim\
4I had to stop for the night\
5There she stood in the doorway\
6I heard the mission bell\
7And I was thinkin' to myself\
8'This could be heaven or this could be hell'''
9-->-- '''Music/TheEagles''', "Hotel California"
10
11Tropes about hotels, motels, inns, and anywhere else that offers short-term rentals on bedrooms.
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13See also BuildingTropes, ArchitectureTropes, LuxuryTropes, and IndexOfHospitality.
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17[[index]]
18!! Types of Hotels:
19* HellHotel: A scary hotel.
20* HorribleHousing: Can be expanded to include hotels.
21* InnBetweenTheWorlds: A space between different worlds but part of none. Often a hotel.
22* InnOfNoReturn: A hotel that kills its customers.
23* LoveHotels: Japanese hotels built specifically for the purpose of allowing couples to have sex in privacy.
24* NoTellMotel: Sleazy motel rented by the hour.
25* RestAndResupplyStop: One-stop shop for all your mid-quest needs.
26* RyokanInn: A fancy, traditional Japanese hotel.
27* ThereAreNoTents: Hotels as the only viable place to sleep.
28!! Hotel-Associated Tropes:
29* CandlelitBath: A common benefit of staying in a hotel.
30* DumbwaiterRide: Often occurs in hotels that have them.
31* FishEyeLens: A camera trick used when someone is peeking through the door's peephole.
32* FrenchMaid: Sometimes employed at hotels.
33* GeorgeWashingtonSleptHere: A hotel self-advertises with the name of a famous patron.
34* HotelHellion: A bratty kid terrorizes a hotel.
35* HotSpringsEpisode: Using resort hotels as an excuse for {{fanservice}}.
36* HouseHuntingMontage: Many of the shown houses often act as unintentional hotels, because they're too terrible for anyone to even consider living in them for more than a day.
37* InnSecurity: Something bad happens to your PlayerCharacter while they're asleep at an inn.
38* TheJeeves: Can manifest in the form of an immaculate hotel concierge.
39* KeyUnderTheDoormat: A common way to let someone into your room.
40* LonelyBachelorPad: Can be a long-term hotel room.
41* NoFameNoWealthNoService: A hotel refuses to admit those who aren't big-wigs.
42* PublicBathhouseScene: Sometimes occur in resorts.
43* RansackedRoom: Returning to an overturned hotel room.
44* RatherInnAccessible: The hotel is in a really out of the way, often dangerous location.
45* RoomDisservice: Posing as hotel staff to get closer to someone.
46* RuleOfPool: Often applies to hotel pools.
47* SmithicalMarriage: A couple having an affair rents a hotel room under false names.
48* TheStateroomSketch: A stock gag where lots of people crowd into a too-small room, often a hotel room.
49* StealingFromTheHotel: Taking advantage of the complimentary amenities.
50* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Characters rent a room with only one bed and are forced to share or sleep on the floor.
51* TraumaInn: Going to an inn to heal after injuries.
52* YouAllMeetInAnInn: The adventure begins by the heroes meeting in an inn.
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