Marina Sands Hotel is a hotel located in Ocean Beach, Vice City in both 1984 (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories), and 1986 (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City).
Description[]
The hotel is right across the street from The Ocean View Medical Foundation and the Ocean Bay Marina. No missions occur at the location in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, however, the hotel serves as Phil Collins' place of residence during his 1984 tour in Vice City in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
There is an Armor pickup at the entrance of the hotel in GTA Vice City Stories.
Gallery[]
The entrance to the hotel.
The back area.
The small bar in the pool at the back of the area.
Influence[]
- Its name could come from the historic Sands Hotel and Casino, a hotel and casino complex in Las Vegas.
- Coincidentally, in real life there is a luxurious hotel with a similar name, the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, which is located in Singapore and was built in 2006, four years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was initially released.
- Its structure and location seems to be based on the Murano Grande and ICON in Miami Beach, which were both being constructed during Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's development.
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| Buildings and skyscrapers in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Vice City Stories. | |
|---|---|
| Vice City Mainland | 1412 Hoarmount Avenue | Downtown Hole Building | East Downtown Building | Easter Egg Building | El Banco Corrupto Grande | Hyman Condo | Little Haiti Apartment Building | The Mendez Building† | Rockstar Building | Roxor International Building | V.A.J Finance Building | Vice City News Building | Love Fist Concert Hall | Vice City Tower |
| Vice City Beach | 1102 Washington Street | Ducum Inn | Marina Sands Hotel | Ocean Bay Marina Hotel | Ocean Heights Apartment | The Ocean View Medical Foundation | Standing Vice Point | StarView Heights |
| † denotes a destroyed building. | |