Beach Hotel Map – Build History (2/7)

During this phase, most of the hotel grounds and central parts of the town were built, along with symbolic hotel renovations, laying the foundation of the rest of the project!

Further Work Around the Building

After taking a year-long break, construction resumed in May 2016. A modern house was built just south of the Hotel Lounge, namely the modern-day Palm Square Woody House. Afterward, most of the neighboring terrain was converted from sand to grass, as most of the surrounding area was part of a desert. The modern-day Palm Square Beach House was then built, originally located further inland before being rebuilt onto the coast.

Upon completing this work in the neighboring Palm Square neighborhood, the highway was extended further north, originally going above the hill that goes over the modern-day Northern Gateway Tunnel. Some of the slopes were also polished, as some were too unrealistic due to their drastic slope changes.

From here, rigorous work began in the hotel grounds area (land surrounding and owned by the hotel). The area behind modern-day Nick’s Beach was where work started by building a pathway from the Part 2 entrance to the parallel road. From here, various pathways were built around it, going into the forest. The north end of Nick’s beach was then built, consisting of terrain work by making a more realistic beach with realistic slopes and depths.

Following up was the construction of Lake Nura. The original layout of the lake was far smaller until it was proposed to include a center pavilion island. The lake was built with a path going around it and a pavilion in the middle.

Afterward, the south area of Nick’s beach was constructed, where tons of sand was added to make the beach have more realistic slopes and depths. Upon completion, the Part 1 entrance boardwalk was fully rebuilt, with a grid-like layout. It had two entrances to the land, where one headed directly to the hotel lounge (closer to Nick’s beach) and the other towards the south.

From here, the Sunset Beach area was built, originally only containing the paths, terrain, and gardens. The surrounding beach was largely undeveloped, and the restaurant and bar building did not exist till years later.

More landscaping followed just south of the hotel grounds. More surface sand in the southern part of the town was converted to grass, and the road gateway tunnel area was also redesigned.

Then the pride zone was built, consisting of rainbow-aligned colored rings sticking out of two artificial ponds, both around a hut-like tree. Then the garden and fountain near Nick’s beach, thus concluding most of the landscaping for the hotel grounds.

Back Into The Hotel

In late August of 2016, work resumed on the hotel building. Some renovations of the Standard Hotel Room floor (3rd floor) were made, with shrinking the Part 2 common area, since it was wasting space that could be used for extra rooms instead. The area then took the design of the Part 1 area in terms of the same laundry, office, and restroom designs.

Then the 4th floor, containing Standard Hotel Suites, was completed, taking a lot of time due to the large volume of features for each room. Afterward, the skeleton of the Mega Hotel Suite floors (5 and 6) was completed, with the common areas and walls laid out, but the individual spaces for the rooms were still empty.

Various Renovations in the Lobby Floors

Multiple areas in the Lobby Floors were renovated since they no longer matched that of the rest of the hotel, or had inferior design choices.

The first thing done was to replace the lamps in the Part 1 and 2 open areas. The old ones were full of exposed Glowstone and didn’t follow much with the design of the ceiling and underlying structures, so they were replaced with smaller lamps with no exposed Glowstone and with various block/material types.

Afterward, the lobby pool and wateries area was fully renovated. Originally having a messy design with multiple block types in the main pool and a low ceiling, the pool was fully rebuilt with a simple yet more modern design. The neighboring kid’s pool and spa were also rebuilt with a more modern look, along with raising the ceiling by a block (a meter) to fit better with the size of the room. Its design now consisted of a mix of spruce and birch wood, being much more decorative than the standard quartz of the rest of the hotel.

The pool area renovation summoned plans to also renovate the Part 1 open area. The former “hotel services hallway” (including its two rooms) was replaced with public restrooms since the lobby central restrooms were quite far from the Part 1 area.

Because of this renovation, the old rooms needed to be replaced, leading to a redesign of the Part 1 open area’s ground floor. The square island-style front desk was moved to the wall where an aerial map existed, with the desk now being much smaller. It was a good move as it gave room for the new quick shop, which has a much more relevant size, as it doesn’t have any wasteful space.

Upon completing the new front desk, the old one was replaced with a sandstone fountain, similar to the one behind Nick’s beach, giving a warmer feel to those entering the Part 1 area since before it was too cluttered and dull.

Work In & Near The Hotel Grounds

More construction then took place around the hotel grounds. The present-day Palm Square Beach House was moved from its original location near the lounge to near the shore, along with some landscaping taking place nearby. The Palm Square Community Clubhouse was then built between the neighborhood and the hotel lounge, filling the spot where the modern-day Palm Square Beach House used to reside.

Afterward, some construction resumed on the hotel grounds, mostly around the lounge building. Entrance masses were built along the road entrance to the lounge area, intending to be one of the first things seen upon entering the property.

On the southern edge of the hotel grounds, the Getaway Nature Area was then built. A public cave entrance was built since a naturally occurring cave exists below the area, which then got decorated and polished for better presentation. All other neighboring caves were eventually filled and disappeared.

Going South

At the end of 2016, work carried on to push the building boundaries further south. The highway was being extended further south, first having tunnels going through the modern-day South Gateway Tunnel area. Construction was rigorous since the terrain between the town and the current southern end of the highway was originally a desert. The extension reached up just before where the outskirts southern highway exit now resides.

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Last updated on December 22, 2024.