Almost six years after release, Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 3.0 update. Version 3.0 contains a paid version and a free version; the free version has something called the Kapp’n’s Family Island Hotel. But you can’t start a new island and get it immediately; you’ll need to complete some base content first.
1. How to Unlock the Kapp’n’s Family Hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The Hotel will appear on the dock that will be on the far left or far right side of your island, the same location you can take a ride with Kapp’n to get to other islands. Neither of these will be available until you see the ending credits with the K.K. Slider concert.
Items Unlocked After Completing ACNH
- Kapp’n island tours
- Hotel
- Terraforming and Ordinances
- ABD on your Nook Phone
- Brewster’s Cafe
- Cooking
- Storage Sheds
- Harv’s expanded Island
- Gyroid Fragments
The Slumber Hotel is being built on the pier of an Animal Crossing: New Horizon island.
Once you have completed the game, Isabelle will speak about the Hotel during her normal morning announcements. The Hotel will not be available that day; it will take a whole day to finish building it so you can enter.
2. Kapp’n’s Family Hotel Guide
The Kapp’n’s Family Hotel works a lot like Lottie’s Happy Home Paradise DLC, which was a paid Animal Crossing: New Horizons DLC released in 2021. You will need to decorate a themed or non-themed room, and they can be regular or VIP rooms.
How Decorating Works at the Kapp’n’s Family Hotel
Leilani will be waiting for your help with getting the hotel rooms ready for guests. When decorating a room in the hotel, you will need to take into account a theme if it has one.
To complete a themed room for the first eight rooms:
- Talk to Leilani.
- Choose one of two themes (the first room will have one theme).
- The furnishing menu will show curated items for that theme.
- Decorate with at least three of the themed items.
- Talk to Leilani to complete the room.
- You can do two rooms a day.
To complete a themed regular room or VIP room after all eight have been decorated once:
- Talk to Leilani.
- Choose Regular Room.
- Choose which room to update.
- You then get to choose if you want to start over or make changes.
- Choose I’ll Choose a Theme or I Don’t Need a Theme.
- Choose from one of the at least 15 themes.
- If you choose a theme, you will get access to themed items.
- If you choose to not have a theme, you will only have access to souvenir shop items, items you have owned, or ones you can DIY.
- Only one room will earn you tickets per day, but you can decorate as many as you like.
Leilani at the front counter in the Kapp’n’s Family Hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
All Regular Room Possible Themes
- Seaside Room
- Japanese Room
- Modern Room
- Simple Room
- Ranch Room
- Kiddie Room
- Dreamy Room
- Skyscraper Room
- Diner Room
- Lodge Room
- Japanese-Retro Room
- Exquisite Room
- Frozen Room
- Luxurious Room
- Antique Room
- No Theme
All VIP Room Possible Themes
- Cafe-Terrace Room
- Club Room
- Mermaid Room
- Jungle Room
- Stellar Room
- Fruit Room
- Spa Room
- Soda-Shop Room
- Library Room
- Laboratory Room
- Family-Restaurant Room
- School Room
- Hospital Room
- Restaurant Room
- Arcade Room
- Picnic Room
- Summer-Festival Room
- Summer-Festival Room
- Autumn-Festival Room
- Halloween Room
- Toy Day Room
- Japanese-Garden Room
- Cityscape Room
- Underwater Room
- Spaceship Room
- Pirate Room
- Amusement-Park Room
- Park Room
- Construction Room
- Ancient Room
- Seaside Room
- Japanese Room
- Modern Room
- Simple Room
- Ranch Room
- Kiddie Room
- Dreamy Room
- Skyscraper Room
- Diner Room
- Lodge Room
- Japanese-Retro Room
- Exquisite Room
- Frozen Room
- Luxurious Room
- Antique Room
- No Theme
Ticket Rewards for Decorating Rooms
- Regular rooms earn 200 tickets.
- VIP rooms earn 300 tickets.
- VIP rooms for wandering guests decorated as a second room for the day earns 100 tickets.
For more tickets, use the DIY items box. It is located outside the hotel, taking DIY items you make and pays you tickets for them.
The DIY Box in ACNH
Since you only a limited number of tickets per day for decorating, you will want ways to earn additional tickets. An easy way to do this is to use the DIY box, which is located outside the hotel, next to where Kapp’n waits in his boat.
What is the DIY Box?
The DIY box is a box where you can drop off furnishings and items you have made at a DIY bench. Here are some tips to get the most out of it.
- The box has four items at a time.
- As you put items in, you get replacement items you can make.
- The items reset weekly.
- The first four items for the week have a multiplication bonus.
- You get bonus tickets for customized items.
- You earn an additional bonus for every five to ten items you donate that can be 50-100 tickets.
How to Use the DIY Box
- First, check the DIY box or the DIY box tab at you DIY bench when making items.
- Check to see how many you have make to turn it in.
- Create the item on the list with your DIY bench.
- Head back to the pier.
- Interact with the DIY box.
- Select the item you wish to donate.
- Get your reward.
3. Design Features in the Kapp’n Family Hotel
A room decorated with the Summer Festival theme.
While you can decorate rooms and decorate the outside of the hotel like you could your own home, there are a variety of unique things at the hotel that you cannot do with your house. These include:
- Some items you haven’t unlocked yet.
- A quick-customization option to change the colors of items.
- Any Design Features you have already unlocked from the Happy Home DLC.
- Mouse controls while decorating (with the paid Switch 2 version DLC).
4. Hotel Guests on Your Island
Hotel guests will stay only for a day on your island, and they will wander around so you can chat with them. They can be found in their rooms, wandering all over the island, or even in buildings like Brewster’s Cafe.
Everything you need to know about your hotel guests:
- Guests will be wearing the outfits on the mannequins, which you can choose.
- Guests cannot be invited to stay permanently on the island, even if you have a home available.
What are Wandering Guests?
On occasion, you will see a guest to your island that is wandering around slowly, looking down at their feet. They have the ellipsis over their head that means they have something to say to you. These are guests looking for lodging.
- Wandering guests won’t be wearing the hotel’s clothing.
- They will have an ellipsis over their heads.
- They are looking for a place to stay.
- You can choose to walk them to the hotel to get them a room.
- You will be teleported to the hotel.
- Choose to put them in a VIP room or a regular room.
- If you choose a VIP room, you will need to redecorate it. You will get 300 or 200 tickets.
- If you choose a regular room, you cannot redecorate it. You will earn 50 tickets.
- You will get tickets based on the type of room you select for them.
The first tab will be a selection of furniture that fits the theme.
5. What to Buy with Hotel Tickets
Grams is the old lady kappa who is sitting near the check-in counter in the lobby of the hotel. As you decorate more rooms, you will unlock new items you can purchase with your earned tickets. Below is a complete list of these items along with how much they cost to purchase.
5.1 Hotel Merch
Hotel Merch furniture and items.
- Hotel Mug – 10 Tickets
- Hotel Pennant – 15 Tickets
- Hotel Wall Clock – 30 Tickets
- Hotel Towel Rack – 40 Tickets
- Hotel Snow Globe – 50 Tickets
- Blue Hotel Tee – 10 Tickets
- White Hotel Tee – 10 Tickets
- Blue Hotel Aloha Shirt – 15 Tickets
- Blue Hotel Cardigan – 15 Tickets
- Orange Hotel Aloha Shirt – 15 Tickets
- Orange Hotel Cardigan – 15 Tickets
- Hotel Bandana – 8 Tickets
- Hotel Umbrella – 15 Tickets
5.2 Random Furniture and Accessories
Random furniture and items.
- Circle Cushion – 20 Tickets
- Cutlery – 40 Tickets
- Ice Pail – 40 Tickets
- Glass Pitcher – 60 Tickets
- Bird-Of-Paradise – 80 Tickets
- Pampas Grass – 80 Tickets
- Rolling Suitcase – 100 Tickets
- Wall-Mounted Bookshelf – 100 Tickets
- Cat Plushie – 120 Tickets
- Flower Planter – 150 Tickets
- Mug Shelves – 150 Tickets
- Simple Streetlamp – 400 Tickets
5.3 Tubular Furniture and Accessories
Tubular furniture and items.
- Tubular Lamp – 100 Tickets
- Tubular Magazine Rack – 100 Tickets
- Tubular Chair – 150 Tickets
- Tubular Shelves – 200 Tickets
- Tubular Table – 250 Tickets
5.4 Artful Furniture and Accessories
Artful furniture and items.
- Artful Screen – 80 Tickets
- Artful Lamp – 100 Tickets
- Artful Chair – 150 Tickets
- Artful Shelves – 200 Tickets
- Artful Bed – 250 Tickets
5.5 Kiddie Furniture and Accessories
Kiddie furniture and items.
- Kiddie Partition – 80 Tickets
- Kiddie Car – 250 Tickets
- Kiddie Seesaw – 250 Tickets
- Kiddie Slide – 300 Tickets
- Kiddie House – 400 Tickets
5.6 Marble Furniture and Accessories
Marble furniture and items.
- Marble Wall Clock – 200 Tickets
- Marble Table – 300 Tickets
- Marble Vanity – 450 Tickets
- Marble Fireplace – 500 Tickets
- Marble Kitchen Island – 500 Tickets
