Dark Bloo Inn

Dark Bloo Inn
Mario arriving at the Dark Bloo Inn.
How to access	Obtain the blue Mini Paint Star from Mondo Woods
Paint Stars
Colorless spots	14
Things	None
Level progression ← Previous Mondo Woods Next → Plum Park Paper Mario: Color Splash levels

“This hotel gets creepier every time I see it.”

—Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Dark Bloo Inn is a location in Paper Mario: Color Splash. The path leading here is unlocked after getting the blue Mini Paint Star in Mondo Woods, and unlocks a path leading to Plum Park.

History

The history of Dark Bloo Inn, from the manual:

Many years ago, when the Dark Bloo Inn first opened, six Toad friends made a promise—a sacred oath, really—to have a tea party there. They checked into the inn the day before, intending to spend the night before their party began at 3:00 p.m. the next day. But as it happened, the grandfather clock at the front desk broke. When the Toads finally realized this, 3:00 p.m. had long since passed. The six friends fell into a deep depression, and as the years passed, their tea-sipping aspirations remained unfulfilled. Exactly 200 years after the founding of the inn, the grandfather clock was repaired in commemoration. From the moment the clock once again began to mark the passage of time, mysterious phenomena started occurring within the hotel.

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After Mario enters the hotel, he is informed by the Toads at the front desk that there is suspicious paranormal activity. Just then, a silent phone call comes at the front desk. Huey and Mario agree to investigate. The hotel is locked in a time loop, and if the clock strikes three, the Tea Party Toads are heard saying "We didn't make it in time..." as fog appears, and Mario is forced out to the world map. When Mario enters the library located north from the lobby, the books come flying off the shelves, except a big orange one; using the Paint Hammer reveals a Tea Party Toad who is looking for a certain book. The dining room to the left of the lobby is empty, while a Toad is searching for a rare red bird outside. The linen closet is blocked off by three Shy Guys. After painting in the elevator, Mario can ride it to floor 2 or 3.

On floor 2, a cart is moving back and forth. Mario can use the Paint Hammer to reveal a Tea Party Toad, who is looking for room 201. To unveil the room, Mario must use Cutout while at the far left of the room. After talking to the Toad, he checks in his luggage and leaves for a tea party. Room 202 is blocked by an outside force, and after Mario enters room 203, he sees a Shy Guy jump out of the window while holding an invisible object. Another Tea Party Toad can be revealed, banging on the railing.

On floor 3, room 301 contains overturned furniture. Room 302 has a Toad reading a blank book; after Mario paints it in, it is revealed to be a Tea Recipe Book and he instructs Mario to bring it to the lobby bookshelf. Finally, room 303 contains another Tea Party Toad and a Birdcage that Mario can paint in. By going back to the lobby and exiting through the right, Mario enters the birdcage area, at which a Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy, Spike, and Shady Sledge Bro are admiring the invisible object. The Shady Sledge Bro battles Mario, and after he is defeated, the other enemies run away and surrender the object.

Before Mario re-enters the lobby, he must give the Birdcage to the Toad outside. This causes a Koopa Paratroopa to fly in, and Mario can collect the Caged "Bird". Back in the library, Mario can give the Tea Recipe Book to the Tea Party Toad, who goes to the dining room. In room 203, Mario can return the invisible object to the Tea Party Toad, who sets it on the table before going for tea; Mario can paint it to reveal a Yoshi, who runs off if Mario attempts to ride it. Mario also must return the Caged "Bird" to the Toad in room 303.

To unlock room 202, Mario has to hammer the bed in room 302, revealing a hole he can jump down. The door to room 202 is blocked from the inside by a crate that can be destroyed with the hammer. Painting near the bed reveals a Tea Party Toad who is searching for his glasses, which are actually on his forehead. After Mario hammers him, knocking down the glasses, he leaves for tea.

To find the Tea Party Toad in room 301, Mario must enter and wait for the janitor to appear. After the room is cleaned, he can paint near the telephone receiver to find a Tea Party Toad angrily calling the front desk for new bedsheets; he was the one doing the silent phone calls, but the Toads could not hear him because he is a ghost. To get the Fresh Sheets, Mario must go back to the lobby and enter the linen closet, at which a string of eight Shy Guys are holding on to the sheets. Once they are defeated, he has to return to the room and change the sheets, as the Toad is satisfied and leaves for the tea party.

With all the Toads in the dining room, a hotel worker notices that their teapot is missing. The front desk Toad searches in a back room for the teapot, but can only find furniture and a purple Mini Paint Star, which he offers to Mario and Huey. Huey notices that the time loop has been broken, and when Mario collects the Mini Paint Star, he unlocks access to Plum Park.

After the Teapot has been recovered from Plum Park, Mario has to use Cutout to insert its card into the painting in the dining room. The Tea Party Toads drink tea and ascend upwards, reappearing in the painting. With the hotel back to normal, the owner thanks Mario and gives him a Card Max Up.

Mario can return to the Dark Bloo Inn at any time after returning the teapot. Each room is booked, while the painting remains in the dining room. If Mario talks to the Toad at the front desk, he allows him to rest on the sofa, restoring all of his HP.

Enemies

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  Scaredy Rat

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  Red Shy Guys

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  Yellow Shy Guys

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  Green Shy Guys

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  Blue Shy Guys

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  Pink Shy Guys

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  Shady Sledge Bro

Collectibles

Additional items not included: Globs of paint/random Coins from hammering/breaking random objects.

Field/Given

Item	Icon	Location	Location Image
Birdcage		In the room 303 on the third floor, given by a ghost Toad after painting it in. Required to progress.
Caged "Bird"		In the small outside area, after giving it to the Toad worker, a Koopa Paratroopa flies in. Then Mario can pict it up. Required to progress.
Card Max Up		Outside the hotel, given by the owner after making the tea party happen.
Fresh Sheets		In the linen closet after defeating the group of 8 Shy Guys. Required to progress.
"It"	N/A	Picked up after defeating the Sledge Bro found in the small outside area. Required to progress.
Tea Recipe Book		In the room 301 on the third floor, given by Toad worker after painting it in. Required to progress.

Colorless spots

Location	Drop	Necessity	Location Image
Outside the hotel, on Bloo.	None	Optional
In the lobby, on the leftmost painting.	Coins	Optional
In the lobby, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the lobby, on the elevator.	Coins	Required
On floor 2, on the wall.	Coins	Optional
On floor 2, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
On floor 2, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
On floor 3, on the wall.	Coins	Optional
On floor 3, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
On floor 3, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In room 302, on the Tea Recipe Book.	Coins	Required
In room 303, on the Birdcage.	None	Required
In the linen closet, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the linen closet, on the ground.	Coins	Optional

There are also 7 other colorable place which aren't Colorless Spots:

Description	Necessity	Location Image (unrevealed)	Location Image (revealed)
In the library, at the big orange book.	Required
In the second floor hallway, at the suitcase cart.	Required
In the room 203, at the balcony.	Required
In the room 301, on the telephone. Appears only after the room has been tidied up.	Required
In the room 202, accessible from the hole in the room 302. Signified by a footprints that appear in front of the table.	Required
In the room 303, in front of the birdcage.	Required
In the room 303, on the table.	Optional

Cutouts

Location	Reward	Hint	Image
On floor 2, at the far left. Cutting this out reveals room 201.	Required for completion	None
In the dining room, on the painting. The Teapot card must be inserted.	Required for completion	None

Record

Dark Bloo Inn - Plays in the Dark Bloo Inn after serving tea

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Eerie Hotel - Plays in the Dark Bloo Inn before obtaining the level's second Mini Paint Star

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Paranormal Accommodations - Plays while talking to any of the Tea Party Toads

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Toadally Spooky - Plays while the Tea Party Toads drink tea

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Gallery

Sprites and models

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  World Map Icon

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  Dark Bloo Inn concept art.

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  Model of the grandfather clock

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  Model of a drawer

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  Model of a dresser

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  Model of a flower vase

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  Model of a rotary dial telephone

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  Model of a service bell

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  Model of Yoshi Sphinx art

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  Model of snow world art

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  Model of Hither Thither Hill art

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  Model of art featuring a flower

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  Model of art featuring fruits

Screenshots

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  Mario talks to Bloo.

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  The hotel lobby.

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  The hotel dining room.

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  The Tea Party Toad on floor 2.

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  Library books going off the shelves.

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  The Tea Party Toad in the library.

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  Mario collects the Tea Recipe Book.

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  Mario talks to the Tea Party Toad in room 303.

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  The Shady Sledge Bro and his group.

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  Mario fighting the Shady Sledge Bro.

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  Mario collects "it."

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  A Toad with the birdcage.

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  A Koopa Paratroopa flies into the cage.

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  Mario fighting Shy Guys in the linen closet.

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  Mario changes the bedsheets.

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  The Yoshi jumps out of the window.

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  Room 202's Tea Party Toad.

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  A Shy Guy jumping out of the window in room 203.

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  The Tea Party Toad in room 203.

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  The Tea Party Toad in room 301.

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  The Tea Party Toads in the dining room.

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  The purple Mini Paint Star.

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  Tea is served to the Tea Party Toads.

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  The Tea Party Toads hold their teacups.

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  The Tea Party Toads ascending.

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  The Tea Party Toads in the painting.

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  Dark Bloo Inn returned to its normal state.

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  Mario gets a Card Max Up.

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  Mario relaxes in the lobby.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ホテル　オーシャンブルー[?] Hoteru Ōshan-burū	Hotel Ocean Blue
French	Hôtel Ocyan[?]	Ocyan hotel; pun on "océan" (ocean) and "cyan"
German	Hotel Ultramarino[?]	Ultramarine Hotel
Italian	Albergo Ceruleo[?]	Cerulean Hotel
Portuguese	Hotel Azul-Escuro[?]	Dark Blue Hotel
Russian	Пансионат «Аквамарин»[?] Pansionat «Akvamarin»	Pension "Aquamarine"
Spanish	Hotel Cerúleo[?]	Cerulean Hotel

Notes

• Portraits of the Yoshi Sphinx and Hither Thither Hill from Paper Mario: Sticker Star can be seen on the wall near the dining room. There is also a portrait of a snowy area, likely referencing World 4 from the same game.
• The owner makes a reference to Luigi's Mansion, informing Mario upon arrival that he tried to call Luigi to eradicate the paranormal activity, but he did not answer.