Horror Hotel Slot Review

Horror Hotel Slot Overview

Horror Hotel is a spooky online slot from Relax Gaming where I check in with Count Dracula instead of a friendly concierge. The action plays out on a 6x6 grid using a cluster pays mechanic, so wins land when five or more matching symbols touch horizontally or vertically. The atmosphere sits close to Hotel Transylvania rather than pure nightmare fuel, which suits me fine when I am grinding long sessions.

Under the cartoon graveyard and glowing full moon, Horror Hotel hides a serious set of numbers. The game is highly volatile with default RTP of 96.17%, nudging up to 96.5% if you buy the bonus. Stakes range from 10p to £50 a spin and the max win is 20,000x bet, so I treat it as a swingy grid slot rather than a casual time killer.

Horror Hotel Slot Information

In Horror Hotel we stand in a dark cemetery looking up at a looming castle hotel, while bats, gnarly trees and skull-covered graves frame the grid. Trigger free spins and the action moves into the lobby, which gives the bonus a nice change of scenery. The slot runs smoothly on desktop, tablet and mobile, and the cluster pays layout keeps the screen feeling busy without becoming chaotic.

Horror Hotel Symbols and Paytable

The paytable in Horror Hotel sticks with the light-hearted monster-hotel concept. Lower paying symbols are potion bottles in red, green and blue, paying up to 500x bet for a 35+ sized cluster. Higher paying symbols are the mummy, the werewolf, Frankenstein’s monster and Count Dracula, where 35 or more of a kind pays from 1,500x up to 5,000x the stake. Even small five-symbol clusters only pay 0.1x to 1x bet.

The wild in Horror Hotel is a golden W that can land anywhere and substitutes for all regular symbols, which helps to connect awkward clusters. The scatter is a skull that you want to see at least three of, as that opens the free spins. Any symbol involved in a win, wilds included, can transform into a golden mystery symbol with a question mark when the core feature kicks in.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	35+	x5000
	30+	x2000
	25+	x500
	20+	x100
	15+	x30
	12+	x13
	10+	x8
	9	x5
	8	x4
	7	x3
	6	x2
	5	x1
	35+	x1500
	30+	x750
	25+	x250
	20+	x50
	15+	x15
	12+	x6
	10+	x4.5
	9	x1.4
	8	x1.1
	7	x0.8
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.3
	35+	x1500
	30+	x750
	25+	x250
	20+	x50
	15+	x15
	12+	x6
	10+	x4.5
	9	x1.4
	8	x1.1
	7	x0.8
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.3
	35+	x1500
	30+	x750
	25+	x250
	20+	x50
	15+	x15
	12+	x6
	10+	x4.5
	9	x1.4
	8	x1.1
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.3
	35+	x500
	30+	x150
	25+	x50
	20+	x20
	15+	x5
	12+	x2
	10+	x1.5
	9	x0.5
	8	x0.4
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	35+	x500
	30+	x150
	25+	x50
	20+	x20
	15+	x5
	12+	x2
	10+	x1.5
	9	x0.5
	8	x0.4
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	35+	x500
	30+	x150
	25+	x50
	20+	x20
	15+	x5
	12+	x2
	10+	x1.5
	9	x0.5
	8	x0.4
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
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Horror Hotel Slot Features

The main feature in Horror Hotel is the mystery symbol mechanic that appears on every single winning cluster. When I hit a win, all symbols involved, including any wilds, convert into mystery symbols and a respin is awarded. Before the respin, all non-winning symbols disappear from the grid and the mystery symbols tumble to the lowest possible positions, ready for new symbols to drop in from above.

Once the new symbols land, all mystery positions reveal the same randomly chosen pay symbol type. If this improves the existing cluster or creates a new one, the feature repeats, giving another respin with the upgraded cluster now acting as the mystery stack. During this process, any scatters that drop in are collected rather than removed, so big chains can set up the bonus game without you even noticing at first.

As someone who played plenty of Santa’s Stack, I like how Horror Hotel upgrades the mechanic by letting every winning cluster trigger mystery symbols. It picks the pace up and gives even small hits a shot at growing into something far more interesting. Of course many chains fizzle out, but when you stack several mystery blocks together the screen suddenly feels loaded with potential, especially if premiums are still lurking.

Free Spins in Horror Hotel Slot

Free spins in Horror Hotel trigger when three or more skull scatters land in one sequence of spins and respins. The bonus starts with 5 free spins for the first three scatters and gives one extra free spin for each additional scatter involved. During the feature, landing a scatter adds one more spin, so good mystery chains can stretch the round out longer than the initial tally suggests.

On top of that, Horror Hotel layers in two strong modifiers for the bonus. The first free spin drops one guaranteed wild on the grid, then each subsequent spin adds another wild, so by the end of a good round the screen can be peppered with them. There is also a win multiplier that rises by one after every cluster win and only resets once the feature ends.

Horror Hotel RTP, Volatility and Max Win

Horror Hotel runs on a high volatility setup, so I approach it knowing the balance can swing sharply. The default RTP is 96.17%, while using the bonus buy pushes it to 96.5%, which sits nicely for a non-jackpot grid slot. With stakes from 10p to £50 and a 20,000x bet max win, the maths model backs up those hefty 35+ symbol clusters lurking on the paytable.

Horror Hotel Slot Verdict

The jump from cosy Christmas lights to a monster hotel in a graveyard sounded odd on paper, yet Horror Hotel makes it work. The playful horror style keeps things fun rather than oppressive and the soundtrack ties the theme together without becoming tiring. For me the real hook is how every win feels like a starting point, since the mystery symbol respins keep dangling the chance of something bigger.

As a high variance grid slot, Horror Hotel will not suit every bankroll, yet when the features line up it can produce very satisfying sessions. The base game already carries decent punch thanks to the respins, while the bonus adds growing wild density and a progressive multiplier on top. Fans of Relax Gaming’s cluster titles should feel right at home checking in for a few eerie nights.

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