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                              Monopoly Hotels
                             [Developed by EA]

                          Room & Amenities Guide
                             by PiratesRiding
                       Version 1.0 as of 03.03.2012
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I've always been terrible at abstract math, but give me a real-world 
application for it and I'll figure it out in a jiffy. So when I was presented 
with a bunch of different rooms of different sizes, each earning a different 
income at a different rate...well, it really appealed to my compulsive sense 
of logic.

So rather than throw away my notes afterwards, I thought I'd share my
conclusions with the good people of GameFaqs, and maybe somebody out there
will get some use out of them.

NOTE: This guide covers only the free room options--no IGP required!

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                             GENERAL FINDINGS

You'll be tempted to fill your hotels with the most expensive rooms you can
afford, because they earn a higher yield than cheaper rooms. However, a lot
goes into what makes a room productive. Try using this handy formula:

Payout Amount x Number of Payouts Per Hour / Size of Room = $$$

Take for example your first two rooms: Horse Room and Wheelbarrow Room. Horse
Room gives you a payout every two minutes and gives you $8, while Wheelbarrow
Room updates every five minus and gives you $50. So it may appear that
Wheelbarrow Room is the better deal, but Wheelbarrow Room is double the size
of Horse Room. So does Wheelbarrow Room produce the same amount as two Horse
Rooms?

Horse Room
$8 Payout x 30 Payouts per Hour / 2 Units = $120 an Hour per Unit

Wheelbarrow Room 
$50 Payout x 12 Payouts per Hour / 4 Units = $150 an Hour per Unit

So the Wheelbarrow room does produce more--not to mention you're penalized
less if you don't feel like checking your iPhone every two minutes (I know
I certainly wouldn't...it's kinda fun, but this ain't Mass Effect 3.) One
thing to keep in mind is the more often you have the check the game, the less
often you'll be making those rooms efficient. So if you have a hotel stocked
with Horse Rooms and another hotel stocked with Roller Skate Rooms, you'll
end up losing a lot of money an the Horse Room hotel because...well, you need
to sleep. When given the choice, choose the one that needs less maintenance.

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                             IDEAL DAILY ROOM RATES

Horse Room
$8 x 720 / 2 = $7,200 per square unite per day

Wheelbarrow Room 
$50 x 288 / 4 = $3,600

Thimble Room
$125 x 31.2 / 1 = $4,000

Koala Room
$300 x 31.2 / 2 = $4,680

Scottie Dog Room
$400 x 8 / 2 = $1,600

Top Hat Room
$750 x 4 / 1 = $3,000

Flip Flop Room
$1,000 x 3 / 2 = $1,500

Tennis Racquet Room
$1,050 x 3.43 / 2 = $1,800

Cannon Room
$2,000 x 2 / 4 = $1,000

Shoe Room
$2,500 x 2 / 2 = $2,500

Baseball Glove Room
$1,575 x 3.43 / 2 = $2,700

Scooter Room
$3,667 x 1.5 / 2 = $2,750

Sack of Money Room
$4,900 x 1.14 / 4 = $1,400

Battleship Room
$5,900 x 1 / 4 = $1,475

Race Car Room
$10,350 x 1.2 / 2 = $6,210

Roller Skate Room
$6,400 x 1 / 2 = $3,200

Purse Room
$5,417 x 1.2 / 1 = $6,500

Space Shuttle Room
$10,350 x 0.67 / 2 = $3,450

                         IDEAL DAILY ATTRACTION RATES

Cupcake Shop
$75 x 96 / 2 = $3,600 per square unite per day

Floral Shop
$650 x 8 / 2 = $2,600

Theatre Room
$1,900 x 3 / 4 = $1,425

Casino Room
$6,300 x 1 / 4 = $1,575

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                            BEST TO WORST ROOMS

1. Purse Room (BEST)
2. Race Car Room
3. Space Shuttle Room
4. Roller Skate Room
5. Top Hat Room
6. Scooter Room
7. Baseball Glove Room
8. Shoe Room
9. Floral Shop
10. Tennis Racquet Room
11. Scottie Dog Room
12. Koala Room
13. Flip Flop Room
14. Battleship Room
15. Casino Room
16. Theater Room
17. Sack of Money Room
18. Cannon Room
19. Thimble Room
20. Cupcake Shop
21. Wheelbarrow Room
22. Horse Room (WORST)

The best rooms are rooms that don't take up much space, give you a high rate-
of-return, and don't require constant babysitting to reap their benefits. The
worst rooms are big, low-returning, and need to be checked every few minutes
to accumulate real progress.

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                                   STRATEGY

Complete the tutorial (don't throw away your gold when prompted), then
concentrate on unlocking the Thimble Room. Once you've got that, fill an
entire hotel with them. That's right: the whole thing. Check it every 45
minutes and you'll be rich enough by the end of the day to move on to more
sophisticated clients. When you have enough funds, replace those Thimble
Rooms with Top Hat Rooms, then Purse Rooms. If you keep one hotel full,
you'll always have a high cash flow, and you're free to do whatever you like
with your other properties.

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                                    THE END

That's it! Hope this has been helpful to, uh, somebody out there. If you have
any questions, you can email me at PiratesRidingUnicorns@gmail.com.