Hotel Tycoon 2 Star Checklist

Star Owner badges are the long grind after the first checkout. This checklist is the chore version of the star rating tier list. Use it after the first-hour checklist. If the meter drops, walk the 3-star block again before you touch Activities.

3-star (S-tier goal)

• Every bed is on a path from reception.
• A washer exists on that floor.
• Dirty rooms get remade before the next guest (you or a Janitor).
• A bathroom cluster exists.
• An Outdoor bin sits on the walk from the road.
• No sold wall is trapping a room.
• Checkout is being collected — how to play.
• Hold this state. The badge is 3 Star Owner.

If this block is incomplete, do not buy art. Rooms list.

4-star (A-tier goal)

• 3-star is stable, not a spike.
• A Bellhop or a dedicated door player exists.
• Activities or amenities furniture exists so guests are not only sleeping.
• Outdoor benches / shade, not only a bin.
• Lighting so night shifts are not a cave.
• Second room cluster or a planned elevator — how to expand.
• Friends are not dumping umbrellas in the lobby — multiplayer.
• Hold this state for 4 Star Owner.

5-star (B-tier / rare)

• 4-star is boring.
• Elevator keypad works (G plus numbered floors).
• Upper floors have beds, bathrooms, and laundry access — not just empty plates.
• Staff are leveled; dirty top floors are the usual fail — staff roles.
• Decoration pass (art, nature, overhangs) only now.
• Rebuild if the grid is spaghetti. The delete session is on badges.
• Hold 5 Star Owner. Hundreds of awards in BETA; do not tilt.

Instant fail checks

Walk these if the star ticks down:

1. Is a guest in the lobby with no bed?
2. Is a bed dirty?
3. Is the washer at 0x because nobody started it?
4. Did someone seal a door in build mode?
5. Did a pool land on the sidewalk?

Yes to any of these beats a new fountain. How to make money wants stays, not photos.

Optional helpers

• Codes: spend on S-tier furniture, not C-tier water — codes.
• Autofarm: can protect cleanliness while AFK; cannot place a missing bathroom — scripts.
• Patches: rejoin after updates or the meter may be reading a stale shard — patch notes.

Print is still unnecessary, but a second monitor helps: keep this page on one side and build mode notes on the other. Tick with the hotel unpaused. Stars are a hold, not a screenshot.

If 4-star refuses to stick, count washers versus floors before you blame the rating formula. One machine for three floors is the usual miss. Add laundry, then activities — not the other way around.

Hold the meter for a few checkouts before you call the badge done. A spike to 3-star that drops on the next dirty bed does not count. Related: tools hub, tier list hub, guides hub, how to hire staff.