Lakeview Hotel

Welcome to the eleventh chapter of the complete walkthrough guide for Silent Hill 2 (2024 Remake) covering Lakeview Hotel.

Contents

Complete Maps

Key Summary

Garden
  • Collect the Lakeview Hotel Garden Map from the wall stand ahead.
    • NG+ Use the Blue Gem for the third time for the UFO ending as soon as you get off the boat.
  • 91 Rotten Apple is on a bench in the eastern part of the garden (skippable as you only need one of the two apples).
    • Glimpse of the Past #23. Inspect a music box inside the basin of the east fountain.
  • Enter the hotel.
First Floor
  • Collect the Lakeview Hotel Maps from the board on the right.
    • Memo #58: Cleaning Staff Memo #1. Go downstairs and find this on a table in the Utility Room.
  • Go to the reception to find a Save Point.
    • Memo #59: Receptionist Memo. On the counter of the reception desk.
  • 92 Room 312 Key and 93 Ornamental Key are in the reception desk's key cabinet.
  • Find the music box in the main lobby and unlock it using the Ornamental Key.
  • Proceed to the Lake Shore Restaurant.
    • Memo #60: Laura’s Letter. Automatically received during the cutscene.
  • 94 Key to Hotel Room 102 (skippable) is behind the bar in Cafe Toluca.
    • Memo #61: Lost & Found Note. Inside Lost & Found on a shelf. Break the wall in Cafe Toluca to get inside.
    • NG+ E11 “Lost Memories”. Replaces the Lost & Found Note during New Game+.
    • Strange Photo #23: “aftermath…”. In Room 104, inside the nightstand.
  • 95 Sunrise Wing Key is on a desk in the Utility Room.
  • Go upstairs to the second floor.
Second Floor
  • Unlock the door of the Sunrise Wing and proceed to the Reading Room. There's a Save Point here.
  • 96 "The One Who Soared", 97 "Stalwart to the End", 98 "Pride Before the Fall" and 99 "Revelations: A New Understanding". Four books are found around the Reading Room.
  • Place the four books collected in the reading room on the bookshelf so that their cover symbols would match the painting on the opposite side. Note that the spear symbol is upside-down, so the symbols should be rotated accordingly:

    Winged Man   Eagle
      ◯  
    Bull   Lion

  • Enter Room 205 to find a mirror with a broken light bulb and three photos.
    • Memos #62-#64: Photos. In Room 205, on and around the bed.
  • Go to the Hall through the Cloakroom.
  • 100 Key to Hotel Room 202 is found on a couch in the Hall.
  • 101 Ripe Apple is on a small table in the back corner of the Hall (skippable as you only need one of the two apples).
  • Go to Room 202.
  • 102 Mirror Shard is on the bed in Room 202.
  • Proceed to solve the mirror puzzle in Room 202:
    • Place either the Ripe Apple or the Rotten Apple on a round plate in front of the broken mirror (affects the ending).
    • Place all the shards in the mirror until it is complete.
  • 103 Snow White Figurine appears on the table in Room 201 after completing the mirror puzzle.
  • Go to the Sunset Wing through the balcony of the Hall and Nurse's Office.
    • Glimpse of the Past #24. In Room 212, examine a suitcase on the floor.
  • Go upstairs to the third floor.
Third Floor
  • Memo #65: Cleaning Staff Note #2 and 104 Key to Hotel Room 107 are attached to the fireplace in the Conference Room.
  • Note: You don't need to collect the items required for the vanity mirror puzzle, as the code message will always be the same.
  • 105 Boltcutters (skippable) are on a shelf in the Utility Room.
  • Use the emergency exit to go down to the second floor.
  • Go onto the balcony of Room 217 and shoot the cracked skylight glass under the red book.
  • Return to the first floor.
First Floor
  • 106 Can Opener (skippable). Go to the restaurant and check the fallen book to find it inside.
  • Exit to the Garden and use the Boltcutters to open the locked gate.
  • 107 Light Bulb (skippable) is on the fish statue in the fountain.
  • Return to the hotel and enter Room 107.
    • Memo #66: Cleaning Staff Note #3. On a table inside Room 107.
  • Proceed into the garden.
  • 108 Fireplace Key is in the pavillion at the back of the garden.
  • Return to the Conference Room on the third floor.
Third Floor
  • 109  Cinderella Figurine. Use the key on the fireplace.
  • After the fight with Mandarin, push the wardrobe and break the wall into Room 317. Go to Room 318 via the balcony.
  • 110 Paint Can (skippable) is on the coffee table in Room 318.
  • 111 Open Paint Can. Combine the Paint Can with the Can Opener.
  • 112 Red Light Bulb. Combine the Open Paint Can with the Light Bulb.
  • Go downstairs to the Reading Room.
Second Floor
  • Enter Room 205 to solve the vanity mirror puzzle. Insert the Red Light Bulb into the vanity mirror to reveal the message:
    • Light: DARK WISH
    • Standard: DEED DONE
    • Hard: LOVE LUST
  • 113 Employee Elevator Key. Enter the code into the briefcase on the bed to get the key.
  • Go to the Employee Elevator in the Sunset Wing. There's a Save Point in the room.
  • Stash all your items in the cabinet in the room to use the elevator. You can keep the personal items.
  • Go to the first floor.
First Floor
  • Take the Lakeview Hotel Employee Section Maps from the wall in the Break Room.
    • Glimpse of the Past #25. On a shelf in the Pantry.
  • Note: You can skip collecting the gemstones and solving the gem box puzzle, as the Break Room safe code will always be the same.
  • 114 Blue Gemstone (skippable) is in an open freezer in the Freezer Room.
  • 115 Green Gemstone (skippable) is on a counter in the Kitchen (accessed through the vent to the Cafeteria).
    • Trophy/achievement: It’s Bread. Examine the bread trays in the Kitchen.
  • Go to the Manager's Office.
  • 116 Red Gemstone (skippable) is in a decorative box in the Manager’s Room (push the wardrobe in the TV Room for access).
  • Return to the Manager's Office and solve the gem box puzzle:
  • Place the gemstones in the corresponding slots to adjust the image in the center to match the painting in the same room:
    • Blue gemstone - bottom left slot.
    • Green gemstone - top left slot.
    • Red gemstone - top right slot.
    • Memo #67: Keypad Numbers Memo. Received after solving the puzzle.
  • 117 Video Tape and 118 Basement Key. Return to the Break Room and open the safe using the code 7414.
  • Use the key to unlock the stairs and go down to the basement.
Basement
  • 119 Pump Valve is on a bench in the Maintenance Room.
  • Use the Pump Valve to access the Boiler Room.
  • 120 Venus Tears Bar Key is attached to a red pipe.
  • Take the Pump Valve and use it again in the bar's Kitchen.
    • Strange Photo #24: "Better leave…". Venus Tears Bar, on a shelf with bottles behind the bar.
  • 121 The Little Mermaid Figurine is in front of the jukebox in the bar.
  • There's also a Save Point in the Venus Tears Bar.
  • Return to the Employee Elevator room on the second floor to retrieve all your items.
  • Go to the music box in the main lobby on the first floor to solve the puzzle.
First Floor
  • Place the figurines into the corresponding slots:
    • Snow White – left.
    • Little Mermaid – top.
    • Cinderella – right.
  • Align the four circular plates to form uninterrupted paths and press the button in the bottom right corner for a test.
  • Turn each key a certain number of times and then press the gold button below:
    • Light: 7 - 2 - 1
    • Standard: 7 - 5 - 1
    • Hard: 1 - 1 - 1
  • 122 3F Corridor Key. You will receive the key after solving the puzzle.
  • Go to the third floor.
Third Floor
  • Unlock the gate to the third-floor corridor
    • NG+. Use the Dog Key to enter the Observation Room and immediately get the "Dog" ending.
  • Enter Room 312 and use the Video Tape on a cassette player for a cutscene.
    • NG+. Use the Blue Gem for the final time in Room 312; you will immediately get the "UFO" ending.
    • NG+. If you have the White Claudia in your inventory, using the Video Tape will immediately get you the "Bliss" ending.

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