Sandy Shores Motel - Desert Roadside Motel MLO for FiveM

Sandy Shores Motel brings authentic rural hospitality to Blaine County with a detailed roadside motel MLO that captures the gritty, no-frills atmosphere of desert America. Featuring multiple guest rooms, a motel office, and classic roadside motel architecture, this MLO transforms the Sandy Shores area into a functional budget accommodation option perfect for player housing, criminal hideouts, witness protection, or transient housing roleplay. Built for servers wanting to expand housing options beyond luxury estates and city apartments, Sandy Shores Motel provides that middle-America roadside stop aesthetic that enhances rural server areas.

What makes Sandy Shores Motel valuable is its authenticity and versatility. This isn't trying to be luxury - it's a proper budget motel with worn furnishings, practical layouts, and that slightly sketchy vibe perfect for criminal operations, witness hiding, or travelers passing through. The location in Sandy Shores puts it far from city police stations, making it ideal for criminal safehouses, while the multiple separate rooms support housing systems offering affordable accommodation for new players or characters down on their luck. The motel office creates opportunities for motel manager jobs, check-in roleplay, and business operations.

What's Included

The Sandy Shores Motel package provides a complete roadside motel interior ready to integrate with your FiveM server. You're getting professionally mapped motel rooms with individual entrances, a motel office with reception desk and back room, parking areas in front of rooms, and detailed exterior elements like motel signage and outdoor furnishings. The MLO includes period-appropriate props creating authentic budget motel aesthetics: basic furniture, older televisions, simple bathrooms, and worn textures that sell the roadside motel atmosphere.

Installation is straightforward with clear coordinate documentation and integration guides for popular housing scripts. The motel is optimized for performance while maintaining visual quality, using efficient prop placement and lighting techniques. The package includes spawn coordinate suggestions for each room, recommended blip locations for map markers, and configuration examples for housing systems wanting to offer affordable rural accommodation options alongside premium city properties.

Motel Layout and Features

• Motel Office - Front Building
  • Reception desk with check-in area for motel manager roleplay
  • Cash register and room key storage behind desk
  • Back office with desk, filing cabinets, and records storage
  • Small break room or manager's quarters
  • Bathroom facilities for staff
• Guest Rooms (Multiple Units)
  • Individual motel rooms with separate exterior entrances
  • Queen or double beds with nightstands
  • Small bathroom with shower, toilet, and sink
  • Television and basic seating area
  • Closet or luggage rack for belongings
  • Window with desert views and natural lighting
  • Air conditioning unit (visual prop) for authentic motel feel
• Exterior Areas
  • Parking spaces in front of each room unit
  • Motel signage visible from the main road
  • Outdoor seating or vending machine areas
  • Dumpster and utility areas
  • Lighting for nighttime visibility

Key Features

• Multiple Guest Rooms - Individual motel units providing separate accommodations for multiple players or tenants
• Authentic Budget Aesthetic - Realistic roadside motel design with appropriate props and worn textures
• Motel Office Included - Reception area supports motel manager jobs and check-in roleplay scenarios
• Individual Room Access - Each room has separate entrance preventing unwanted access to other units
• Desert Location - Sandy Shores placement provides rural alternative to city housing options
• Criminal-Friendly - Remote location and low-profile design perfect for hideouts and illegal operations
• Parking Integrated - Each room has dedicated parking space for residents' vehicles
• Performance Optimized - Efficient design maintains excellent FPS despite multiple interior spaces
• Housing Script Ready - Works seamlessly with qb-houses, esx_property, and apartment systems
• Business Operation Capable - Can function as player-owned motel business with room rental system
• Versatile Use Cases - Functions as housing, hideout, business, or temporary accommodation

Perfect For

• Affordable Housing Tier - Provide budget accommodation option for new players or low-income characters
• Criminal Safehouses - Remote location and separate units ideal for gang hideouts and illegal operations
• Witness Protection - Law enforcement uses motel rooms to hide witnesses far from city danger
• Transient Characters - Drifters, travelers, or characters between permanent residences need temporary housing
• Motel Business Roleplay - Players run motel as business, renting rooms and managing property
• Drug Operations - Separate rooms used for drug manufacturing, storage, or distribution centers
• Biker Gang Clubhouse - MC chapters use motel as base of operations with rooms for members
• Rural Roleplay Hub - Creates activity center in Sandy Shores beyond Ace Liquor and McKenzie Field

Technical Details

• Location: Sandy Shores, Blaine County (coordinates provided in README)
• Total Rooms: Multiple guest rooms + motel office (exact count varies by configuration)
• Props Used: 300+ custom placed objects creating motel atmosphere
• Lighting: 40+ light sources with warm motel lighting aesthetic
• Performance: 60+ FPS with multiple players in different rooms simultaneously
• File Format: Standard FiveM MLO format (YBN, YTYP, YDR)
• Compatibility: Works with all frameworks - ESX, QBCore, standalone, custom systems

Installation

1. Download & Extract - Extract Sandy Shores Motel MLO to your server's resources folder
2. Add to Server.cfg - Add ensure sandy-shores-motel to server configuration file
3. Configure Housing System - Add motel rooms to housing script using provided room coordinates
4. Set Pricing - Price rooms affordably ($5k-$15k purchase or $500-$1000/week rent) for budget tier
5. Add Map Blip - Create motel blip on map for player navigation
6. Set Access Control - Configure room ownership and key systems through housing framework
7. Optional: Motel Manager Job - Create motel manager job for reception desk roleplay
8. Test Functionality - Verify all rooms accessible and housing system integration works correctly

Framework Compatibility

• ✅ QB-Houses - Full compatibility for individual room ownership and rental
• ✅ ESX Property - Works with ESX property systems for buying, selling, managing rooms
• ✅ Apartments Script - Perfect as budget tier in multi-level housing systems
• ✅ Custom Housing - Compatible with any housing script supporting multiple properties
• ✅ Motel Business Scripts - Can function as player-owned business with room rental mechanics

What Makes It Stand Out

Sandy Shores Motel fills a crucial gap in FiveM housing: authentic budget accommodation with character. Most housing MLOs focus on luxury apartments, mansions, and high-end properties, leaving servers without appropriate housing for working-class characters, criminals on the run, or players just starting out. This motel provides that option - it's not fancy, but it's exactly what it needs to be. The worn furniture, basic amenities, and slightly rundown aesthetic create genuine atmosphere that luxury properties can't replicate. It's the kind of place where you'd expect to find small-time criminals laying low, witnesses in protection, or travelers who can't afford city hotels.

The location in Sandy Shores is strategically brilliant. It's far enough from Los Santos that police response times are slow, making it perfect for criminal operations. It's near the desert for body disposal, drug running, or illegal activities. It's accessible via highway for quick escapes. Yet it's still close enough to civilization that characters can access shops and services when needed. For servers with active rural roleplay, the motel becomes a natural gathering point - bikers meeting to plan runs, drug dealers coordinating operations, fugitives hiding from authorities. The separate room entrances provide privacy and security, preventing the awkward shared apartment building feel where criminals bump into each other constantly.

Roleplay Scenarios

• Criminal Hideout - Gangs rent rooms to hide after heists, store weapons, or plan operations
• Drug Lab - Transform motel room into small-scale drug manufacturing operation
• Witness Protection - FBI/police hide witnesses in remote motel while building cases
• Biker Clubhouse - Motorcycle club uses motel as base with rooms for brothers
• Transient Housing - Characters down on luck stay temporarily while getting back on feet
• Prostitution Ring - Criminal organizations use motel rooms for illegal operations
• Motel Manager Roleplay - Player runs motel business, dealing with sketchy tenants and drama
• Desert Meetup Point - Neutral territory for criminal negotiations away from city surveillance

Business Operation Potential

For servers with business ownership systems, Sandy Shores Motel works excellently as a player-run business. The motel manager operates the office, rents rooms to customers (NPC or player), handles check-ins and check-outs, deals with problem tenants, and maintains the property. Revenue comes from room rentals, with profit after expenses (utilities, maintenance, property tax). The sketchy clientele creates interesting roleplay - does the manager ask questions about the suspicious guests in room 7, or take the money and mind their business? This creates moral dilemmas and potential criminal involvement scenarios.

Pricing Recommendations

To maintain the budget motel concept, price rooms significantly below city apartments:

• Purchase Price: $5,000-$15,000 (versus $50k+ for city apartments)
• Weekly Rent: $500-$1,000 (versus $2,500+ for city rentals)
• Deposit: 1-2 weeks rent (reasonable for budget accommodation)

This pricing creates genuine affordable housing tier, giving new players and low-income characters realistic accommodation options while maintaining economic balance.

Integration with Rural Businesses

The motel pairs excellently with other Sandy Shores businesses and locations: nearby Ace Liquor for provisions, McKenzie Field for aviation, Route 68 for shopping, and desert areas for criminal activities. Creating a network of rural businesses and housing makes Blaine County a viable alternative to Los Santos, reducing server congestion in the city and creating distinct communities with unique cultures.

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