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Hotel Guest

Hotel Guest is The Doorman's ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), an active ability with a 140 second cooldown. Send the target's physical body to be a guest at the Baroness Hotel. The guest is to promptly make their way to the exit elevator, where they'll be sent back to their original position.

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The 4 items bought most in each phase of 62,237 matches of The Doorman, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.

Hotel Guest in matches

The Doorman players unlocked Hotel Guest last (fourth) in 98.6% of matches (61,730 of 62,580) and third in 1.2% of matches (759 of 62,580), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.

Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the The Doorman matches in which Hotel Guest was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every The Doorman match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.

Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.

Hotel Guest stats

Hotel Guest icon

Hotel Guest

The Doorman · Ultimate · Active

  • Cooldown 140s
  • Duration 6.5s
  • Range 7m

Send the target's physical body to be a guest at the Baroness Hotel. The guest is to promptly make their way to the exit elevator, where they'll be sent back to their original position.

A stay at the Baroness Hotel is paid for in spirit damage. Failure to check-out on time costs additional spirit damage.

Cost of Stay

75Damage+1 x Spirit

Failure to Check-Out

125Damage+1.5 x Spirit

While a Guest

6.5sCheck-Out Time

Upgrades

Hotel Guest tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1-20s Cooldown
+1 Stamina Drain per Second
1 Stamina Drain and -20 Cooldown
2+150 Damage (Damage)
+150 Damage (Late Checkout Damage)
+1.5 Late Checkout Stun
+150 Damage
+1.5s Stun on Failure to Check Out
3+1 Unstoppable While Hotel Occupied
+15 Late Checkout Cooldown
Unstoppable while the Baroness is occupied.
15s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out.

Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.

Hotel Guest change history

Hotel Guest history by build
PatchChangeState
November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6643No player-facing change in 54 builds (July 28 to November 5, 2026).Unchanged
July 28, 2026build 6642Hotel Guest's Late Checkout Stun scaling changed from no scaling to scales with Ability Duration.Changed
July 25, 2026build 6640First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

Hotel Guest FAQ

What does Hotel Guest do?

Send the target's physical body to be a guest at the Baroness Hotel. The guest is to promptly make their way to the exit elevator, where they'll be sent back to their original position. A stay at the Baroness Hotel is paid for in spirit damage. Failure to check-out on time costs additional spirit damage. Its tooltip lists 75 Damage (+1 x Spirit), 125 Damage (+1.5 x Spirit) and 6.5s Check-Out Time.

What is Hotel Guest's cooldown in Deadlock?

Hotel Guest has a 140 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -20s.

How does Hotel Guest scale with spirit power?

Damage starts at 75 and gains 1 per point of Spirit and Damage starts at 125 and gains 1.5 per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values.

What do Hotel Guest's upgrades do?

Tier 1: 1 Stamina Drain and -20 Cooldown. Tier 2: +150 Damage, +1.5s Stun on Failure to Check Out. Tier 3: Unstoppable while the Baroness is occupied. 15s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out.

Was Hotel Guest changed in the latest patch?

No. Hotel Guest is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the July 28, 2026 patch (build 6642).

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