# Midnight Motel — Cozy ghosts, clever matches

> Cozy ghosts, clever matches (iPhone/iPad app by KARA SAVANA LIGHTSEY.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midnight-motel/id6821477493 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [KARA SAVANA LIGHTSEY](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785137637)
- Category: Games, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-30
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Midnight Motel?

WELCOME TO THE MIDNIGHT MOTEL

You inherited a roadside motel, a flickering neon sign, and some very unusual guests. Grow it into the Starlight Hotel and Moonwater Resort. Good news: the ghosts are polite. Mostly.

CHECK IN THE UNEXPECTED
Meet fourteen supernatural travelers, from shy ghosts to touring werewolves and moth people with strong opinions about lamps. Match each guest's comfort, space, lighting and floor requests. Earn tips, help with little favors and discover their stories.

GROW YOUR NIGHTTIME RETREAT
Restore eighteen rooms across the motel, hotel and lakeside resort. Build six amenities, decorate your property and welcome visiting groups with multi-room matching challenges.

LETTERS AT RECEPTION
Host sixteen Story Nights across the motel, hotel and resort. Plan rooms for each visiting party, look after their requests and discover their endings. Earn up to 48 stars and 16 keepsakes, then replay freely to improve your rating. A hands-on tutorial helps you learn your first shift.

FRIENDS ALONG THE ROAD
Welcome a salamander baker, cloud courier, jackalope gardener and clockwork owl. Help with favors to collect 56 personal postcards and earn coins and cosmetic stamps. Invite your regulars back for free, with a new invitation after three completed stays. Your existing friendships count.

TRAIN YOUR NIGHT CREW
Hire employees with earned coins and train them through six levels. They welcome only perfectly matched guests and clean rooms gradually. New crews work while you play; later training enables up to twelve hours of progress while you are away. You can pause automatic welcomes whenever you want to choose rooms yourself.

UNCOVER ROOM 13
Collect five clues, follow three complete story chapters and bring everyone together for the Lantern Homecoming.

ANOTHER NIGHT TO EXPLORE
Choose Night Routes with twelve festivals, ten service charters and three mastery ranks. Routes save between visits. Try replayable concierge puzzles, build fourteen guest friendships and collect property looks with earned stamps.

• Charming illustrated guests and furnished cutaway rooms
• Timed arrivals and friendly room refusals
• Twelve journey goals and fifteen achievements
• Eighteen property looks, including twelve earned through play
• Local saving and offline gameplay
• No ads, subscriptions, accounts or paid retries

Optional one-time purchases include two cosmetic collections, Pip the permanent concierge and Master Training. Staff roles and maximum training are also available through play. Purchases and restoration may require internet access and Apple approval. Game progress stays on your device; there is no cross-device game sync.

Check in. Settle down. And try not to ask what happened in Room 13.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Celestial Collection | $2.99 | one-time |
| Storybook Collection | $2.99 | one-time |
| Pip the Permanent Concierge | $4.99 | one-time |
| Night School Master Training | $9.99 | one-time |


## Is Midnight Motel safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Midnight Motel.

## Is Midnight Motel legit?

Midnight Motel appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Midnight Motel is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-11-10

Four new travelers are headed your way: Ember the salamander baker, Opal the cloud courier, Tansy the jackalope gardener and Professor Tock, a clockwork owl learning how to take a holiday.

Discover four new Story Nights, bringing the collection to sixteen visits, 48 stars and 16 keepsakes. Build friendships with all fourteen guests, collect 56 personal postcards, and earn coins and cosmetic stamps. Regulars can now be invited back to reception for free. Your existing friendships count toward the new rewards.

We've also refreshed the app icon, made the Guestbook clearer and improved save compatibility for returning keepers.

### 1.2 — 2026-11-09

There are letters waiting at reception! Story Nights brings twelve special visits across the motel, hotel and resort. Plan rooms for the whole party, look after your guests, discover their endings, and earn up to 36 stars and 12 keepsakes. Replay freely to improve your best rating.

The hands-on tutorial now explains each result, saves your place, and guides you into your first real shift. Find How to play right on the Motel screen, with clearer next-action guidance and improved accessibility.

### 1.1 — 2026-11-02

A warmer welcome awaits on Route 13.
• Learn by playing a six-part tutorial. Pause, resume or replay it without spending your motel's coins.
• Give each visit a purpose with hospitality shifts: perfect welcomes, little kindnesses, or meeting different travelers. Earn coins and stamps at your own pace.
• Build a perfect-match streak for extra tips.
• Adjust empty-room lighting for free to help guests feel at home.
• See when another waiting guest needs a scarce room, with clearer reception guidance and next actions.
• Keep your existing rooms, progress, staff and purchases.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-30

No release notes.

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