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Animal Crossing Update’s Hotel Brings Roaming Tourists Who Can’t Stay, Dividing Players

Players cannot convert hotel tourists into residents, a design choice fueling calls for visitor controls.

Overview

  • Nintendo’s 3.0 update introduces Kapp’n’s hotel, where designing rooms attracts visiting NPC tourists who explore player islands.
  • Tourists follow check-in and check-out schedules and cannot be invited to become permanent residents under current rules.
  • The game does not let players choose or block specific visitors, and there is no toggle to halt hotel traffic once a room is opened.
  • New guidance explains tourists start appearing after at least one renovation day, wear set hotel uniforms, and can be lodged in VIP or standard rooms for ticket rewards.
  • Player reaction is split between heartfelt reunions with former villagers and complaints about island crowding and lag, with some reports speculating tourists use different AI.