Stardew Valley has a lot of things to offer for older players. A ton of content has been added over time, and that includes Ginger Island, where you can find the resort. With the massive amount of content, and many players wanting to restart their farm to take advantage of the beach map, a large majority have yet to unlock the resort.
Even those who have managed to make it to the island might be a bit confused about the location. To help put things into perspective, this guide covers all the information that you're itching to know about this feature.
Updated April 18, 2023: The resort is a neat feature found on Stardew Valley's Ginger Island. Even the residents of sleepy Pelican Town need a holiday, it seems. To help you unlock the resort and understand all of its features, we've updated this guide.
How To Unlock The Resort
The resort, like many of the new locations in the game, can be found on Ginger Island.
To get to Ginger Island and the resort, you will need to complete the Community Center bundles. Once this has happened, Willy will show you his old fishing boat that is in disrepair. The boat needs a ton of supplies to fix it up:
- 200 hardwood pieces;
- five Iridium bars;
- and five battery packs.
Once the boat is fixed, you can pay 1,000 gold to Willy to be carted off to the island.
How To Build The Resort
To build the resort, you need to give the bird sitting in the middle of some ruins just above the boat dock 20 Golden Walnuts.
However, it only appears after you've unlocked the farmhouse on the west of Ginger Island.
Once you have given the bird 20 Golden Walnuts, the bird will then proceed to rebuild the resort.
What Does The Island Resort Do?
You will not get any items for completing the resort; however, you can see NPCs in new outfits and hear new dialogue.
All of the villagers can visit the resort, but the whole town won't be able to visit at one time. The NPCs that do come will be chosen at random and will usually arrive in the morning when the boat opens for transport and will stay all day.
It seems that around six NPCs can come to the island at once, which means that they won't be in Pelican Town.
NPCs change back to their regular clothes and will head for the boat around 6pm. After the characters return, they will go back to their regular night schedule with no interruptions.
If you prefer to easily be able to find the townspeople, the resort can cause a small amount of trouble. You may prefer not to unlock it for this reason.
How To Stop NPCs From Visiting Ginger Island
The resort can easily be toggled on or off (closed or open) using a small notice that is placed on the changing room.
Turning off the resort won't send the characters who are already at the resort home.
The resort will shut down for the following day. If the resort is shut down or turned on by accident, then this can quickly be overridden by using the notice again.
What To Buy At The Resort
Once the Resort is open, Gus can be one of the random villagers that chooses to visit. Unlike Pierre, who complains about the money he's losing in the shop whenever he's at the resort, Gus works on Ginger Island! He'll open a bar anytime he visits.
|
Item |
Price (g) |
Health Gain |
Energy Gain |
Buff(s) |
Buff(s') Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beer (Normal Quality) |
500 |
+22 |
+50 |
Tipsy, Speed (-1) |
30 seconds |
|
Cranberry Candy (Normal Quality) |
400 |
+56 |
+125 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Mango Wine (Gold Quality) |
5,000 |
+40 |
+90 |
Tipsy, Speed (-1) |
30 seconds |
|
Mead (Normal Quality) |
800 |
+33 |
+75 |
Tipsy, Speed (-1) |
30 seconds |
|
Pale Ale (Normal Quality) |
1,000 |
+22 |
+50 |
Tipsy, Speed (-1) |
30 seconds |
|
Piña Colada (Normal Quality) |
600 |
+33 |
+75 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Tropical Curry Recipe |
2,000 |
+67 |
+150 |
Foraging (+4) |
5 minutes, 1 second |
Why Won't NPCs Visit Ginger Island?
There are a variety of reasons why NPCs may not be visiting the resort. Some players have found that the boat must be docked in Pelican Town for the characters to take a vacation.
Others may need to toggle off and on the resort to ensure that the proper setting is on. Festivals may also affect who comes to the resort, but more testing needs to be done on the topic.