Hotel Scavenger Hunt – 60 Finds, Lobby to Breakfast

Q: Does it work in a small hotel with no pool?

Yes. Skip Pool, gym and games: the other four lists hold 48 finds, and even the smallest hotel has a lobby, a hall and a room.

How it works

Check-in to checkout: this hotel scavenger hunt holds 60 finds for any hotel, scored 1 to 3 points, in the lobby, the halls, the pool area, your own room and the breakfast room.

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A list for each part of the stay

The lobby and Your room work the moment you arrive; Breakfast and lobby treats waits for the morning. Choose one in the menu beside the main button, then press Print this list, or tick finds off on the phone.

House rules on the sheet

Every find is in a public area or your own room. Nobody knocks on another door, rides the elevator alone or goes past a staff-only sign, and the pool list is played beside a grown-up.

Tips

Save Pool, gym and games for when a grown-up is going anyway; pool finds are seen from the side.

Questions and answers

What can kids find in a hotel?

A bell on the front desk, an elevator button with no number, an ice machine, tiny bottles of shampoo and a waffle maker at breakfast. Most hotels have nearly all of them.

Does it work in a small hotel with no pool?

Yes. Skip Pool, gym and games: the other four lists hold 48 finds, and even the smallest hotel has a lobby, a hall and a room.

How do you score it?

Each line carries 1, 2 or 3 points at the start of its note. A find counts once the whole family has seen it; add up at breakfast on the last morning.

All 60 finds

The lobby 12

A bell on the front desk 1 point. Look, do not ring it.
A bowl of apples, mints or candy at the desk 2 points. Take one only if a sign invites it.
A chandelier 3 points. Count its arms or lights.
A clock or a sign showing checkout time 1 point. Say the time out loud.
A fireplace or a fountain 2 points. Look from where you stand.
A luggage cart with a curved bar on top 1 point. Spot it, do not ride it.
A map of the town or a rack of leaflets 2 points. Pick the place you would visit first.
A painting of the town or the sea 2 points. Say what is in it.
A revolving door 2 points. Walk through once, with your grown-up.
A welcome word in another language 2 points. Say which language, if you can.
The door for the staff only 1 point. Find it, then stay out.
Fresh flowers or a big plant 1 point. Real or not, it counts.

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Halls and elevators 12

A carpet pattern that repeats 2 points. Find where the pattern starts again.
A do-not-disturb sign hanging on a door 1 point. Walk past quietly.
A floor number on the wall as the elevator doors open 1 point. Read it out on every stop.
A map on the wall showing the way out in a fire 1 point. Find your own room on it.
A room number that adds up to your age 2 points. Add its digits: 412 makes 7.
A room-service tray left outside a door 2 points. Spot it; nothing on it is touched.
A vending machine 1 point. Spot it; nothing is bought.
A window with a view from the highest floor you can reach 3 points. Say what is farthest away.
An elevator button for a floor with no number 1 point. L, G, P or a star all count.
An ice machine 1 point. Listen for it rumbling.
The end of the longest hallway 2 points. Walk it, do not run.
The highest room number you can find 3 points. Every team agrees before it counts.

Pool, gym and games 12

A depth number painted by the pool 2 points. Read it from the deck, never by jumping in.
A game room, a pool table or a board game shelf 2 points. Choose the game you would play.
A hot tub 2 points. Spot it from the side; it is for grown-ups unless the sign says otherwise.
A lifebuoy or a reaching pole on the wall 2 points. Point to it; it stays where it hangs.
A lounge chair with nobody on it 1 point. Count the empty ones.
A shower or a rinse station by the pool 1 point. Scored by looking.
A sign asking people to walk, not run 1 point. Read it out loud.
A sign for the guest laundry 3 points. Scored by reading it, not going in.
A sign with the pool's opening hours 1 point. Read the closing time.
A stack of towels 1 point. Count how many colors.
A treadmill or an exercise bike 2 points. Seen through the gym door.
The pool, seen through the window or the gate 1 point. Only with a grown-up; nobody goes in without one.

Your room 12

A card asking you to reuse towels 2 points. Read it and choose.
A hair dryer on the wall or in a drawer 1 point. Found, not used.
A light switch that turns on something you did not expect 3 points. Try each switch once.
A notepad or a pen with the hotel's name 1 point. Write your team name on it.
A peephole in the door 1 point. Look out once, with your grown-up.
An iron and an ironing board 2 points. Found, not used.
The best view from your window 2 points. Draw it in thirty seconds.
The chain or bar lock on the door 2 points. Your grown-up shows how it works.
The room key card or key 1 point. Guess how it opens the door, then try it with your grown-up.
The safe in the closet 2 points. Look, do not lock anything.
The thermostat 1 point. Read the temperature.
Tiny bottles of shampoo 1 point. Count them.

Breakfast and lobby treats 12

A bowl of hard-boiled eggs 2 points. Count the eggs left.
A cereal dispenser you turn by hand 1 point. Turn it only for your own bowl.
A fruit you would not have at home 2 points. Name it or describe it.
A juice machine with more than one flavor 1 point. Name the flavors.
A pitcher of water with fruit floating in it 3 points. Name the fruit.
A sign with breakfast hours 1 point. Read the last time to eat.
A stack of plates taller than your hand 2 points. Hold your hand beside it without touching.
A table by the window 1 point. Sit there if one is free.
A toaster that carries bread on a belt 2 points. Watch one slice go all the way through.
A tray of little jams and butters 1 point. Count the flavors.
A waffle maker 1 point. Watch it flip.
Someone who says good morning to you first 3 points. Say it back.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site by its editors in September 2026: 60 original finds for a family stay in a hotel, from the lobby to your own room. Nothing was copied from another list, and no hotel, chain or brand is named, so the list fits any hotel. No outside page was read for it: the notes are judging rules, not facts. Every find is scored by looking, in the public areas and your own room: nobody knocks on another door, goes behind a desk or into a staff-only area, rides the elevator alone, or goes near the pool without a grown-up; nothing is taken except what the hotel gives away at the front desk, and nobody outside the family is asked for anything. Points and levels are the editors' judgment. Licence: own work