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Las Palapas Motel

Las Palapas Motel is not one single location in Cyberpunk 2077.

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Key takeaways

  • There are multiple Las Palapas locations Do not use the Arroyo motel, the Highway 101 motel and the Phantom Liberty motel interchangeably.
  • Highway 101 Las Palapas is a Wraith stronghold in the Badlands and the central location for “Trevor’s Last Ride”.
  • Its main entrance is mined and barricaded A safer practical approach is to use the wrecked-car passage on the right-hand side of the road.
  • The Badlands site contains a rescued target, a computer, access points, a Technical Ability room and a variable-quality Wraiths rally bolero jacket.
  • The Arroyo motel is tied to Pedro Aimar and “Desperate Measures” Its computer contains correspondence about medical treatment and overdue electricity charges.
  • The expansion motel is a mission location, not an extension of the Badlands compound. It is visited during Reed’s convoy operation in “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”.

About this guide

Scope: Cyberpunk 2077 base game, with a separate section for the similarly branded location used in Phantom Liberty. Spoilers: This guide discusses the Gig “Trevor’s Last Ride”, its outcome, the motel’s enemies and loot, and the Phantom Liberty mission “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”.

Overview

Las Palapas Motel is not one single location in Cyberpunk 2077. The name refers to several motel sites using the same fictional chain branding, and separating them is essential for navigation and quest research.

The most substantial base-game location is the abandoned motel beside Highway 101 in the Badlands, on the outskirts of the Biotechnica Flats. It is occupied by Wraiths, who use the site during the Aldecaldos-related Gig “Trevor’s Last Ride”. This is the location most players mean when they refer to Las Palapas Motel as a combat area.

A second Las Palapas Motel appears in Arroyo, Santo Domingo. It is associated with the Gig “Desperate Measures”, where Pedro Aimar rents a room. That motel should not be merged with the Wraith-occupied Badlands site: it has a different district, different story context and different known interactables.

A third, similarly branded abandoned motel is used during Phantom Liberty. The mission “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos” directs V to an abandoned motel where Reed meets the player to organise the convoy ambush. The game and external guides identify the building through Las Palapas branding, but it belongs to the expansion’s Pacifica and Dogtown-adjacent story context rather than the base-game Badlands encounter.

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At a glance

The table deliberately keeps the sites separate. The Las Palapas name is a motel-chain identity, not a unique district name or a single building reused without change. The chain itself is described as a low-budget motel brand with a poor reputation, including abandoned branches that become occupied by squatters, criminals or other vulnerable groups.

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At a glance

SubjectHighway 101 motelArroyo motelPhantom Liberty motel
ContinuityBase gameBase gameExpansion
Broad areaBadlandsSanto DomingoPacifica / Dogtown story context
Local subareaBiotechnica Flats outskirtsArroyoMission-specific expansion location
Main association“Trevor’s Last Ride”“Desperate Measures”“Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”
Occupants or story figuresWraiths, Trevor BrassPedro Aimar during the gigReed, 6th Street support
Combat siteYesNot established as the same combat compoundMission encounter area
Major loot documentedWraiths rally bolero jacket, containers, access pointsComputer and mission-area contentsMission-related access and conversations
Fast-travel relevanceListed as a fast-travel location in external location guidesSeparate Arroyo siteMission destination rather than the base-game site

Location and boundaries

The Highway 101 branch stands in the southern Badlands, south of Night City, on the road towards the border. Its immediate named regional context is the Biotechnica Flats outskirts. It is not part of Santo Domingo’s Arroyo, even though the motel chain also has an Arroyo branch.

The surrounding desert is broader than the motel itself. Nearby Badlands sites, roads, fuel stops and other points of interest should not be counted as motel subareas merely because they appear on the same stretch of map.

Directory: Highway 101 motel subareas

The motel’s map and area classification place it in the Badlands, while the wider Badlands directory separates Biotechnica Flats from other subregions such as Jackson Plains, Rattlesnake Creek and Southern Desert. This distinction matters when planning routes or describing neighbouring places.

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For practical purposes, the location consists of

  1. 01
    The roadside approach from Highway 101.
  2. 02
    The mined and barricaded front entrance.
  3. 03
    The wreck-strewn side approach.
  4. 04
    The motel office building.
  5. 05
    The motel room block.
  6. 06
    The first-floor and second-floor room areas.
  7. 07
    The roof and its access points.
  8. 08
    The immediate vehicle and desert ground around the buildings.

Access and approach

The obvious entrance is the road-facing front of the motel, but it is a poor route for an unprepared player. Concrete barricades block the main approach and mines are positioned on either side of the road. The alternative entrance is on the right side of the approach, where a passage through wrecked vehicles leads towards the rear of the office building.

The side passage is useful for stealth, hacking and controlled combat because it avoids walking directly through the most obvious mined approach. It does not make the area harmless. Wraiths patrol the site, and the mission layout places hostile enemies across the office, grounds, rooms and roof.

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Recommended approach

  1. 01
    Stop short of the main barricade.
  2. 02
    Scan the roadside and the wreckage for mines.
  3. 03
    Move to the right-hand side of the approach.
  4. 04
    Follow the passage through the damaged vehicles.
  5. 05
    Use the office building as initial cover.
  6. 06
    Clear or bypass the office before moving across to the room block.
  7. 07
    Check the roof and upper floor after the main courtyard is secure.

Occupants and faction

The motel is controlled by Wraiths, members of the Raffen Shiv, the nomad outcasts associated with kidnappings, raiding and violence in the Badlands. In this location they use the abandoned motel as a hideout connected to their victims.

Directory: named faction

The motel does not function as a normal hotel in 2077. Its chain identity remains visible, but the location is abandoned and repurposed as a criminal holding site. The wider Las Palapas database description presents abandoned branches as places that may become occupied because the closed buildings are effectively free.

Ordinary NPCs and enemies

The Ghoul is specifically associated with a shard in the office. The roof sniper creates a second elevation threat, especially if V enters the courtyard before checking the upper levels.

Enemy placement and individual loot can vary with game level and difficulty. The motel’s fixed layout should be distinguished from randomised equipment quality and ordinary enemy drops.

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Mission role

The Highway 101 motel is the principal location for the fixer Gig “Trevor’s Last Ride”. The contract concerns Trevor Brass, an Aldecaldos nomad who has been captured by the Wraiths. The objective is not simply to clear a gang hideout. V must locate Trevor, determine whether he is still alive and extract him from the motel.

Named people connected with the site

Trevor is found in one of the ground-floor rooms, inside an ice-cooled tub. His condition is central to the mission’s rescue objective. His Villefort Cortes V5000 Valor is parked outside the office, making it a useful visual landmark when entering the compound.

Named people connected with the site

Walkthrough

1. Reach the motel

Travel south along Highway 101 until the motel compound is visible. If the Gig is active, use the objective marker, but do not assume the marker points to a safe front-door approach.

2. Avoid the obvious mined approach

The front road is blocked by concrete barriers, with mines planted around the entrance. Use the wrecked-car passage to the right instead. Scan frequently, particularly if using a fast vehicle approach or moving at night.

3. Secure the office side

The office building provides the first useful cover position. A Ghoul patrols inside. Once the immediate threat is dealt with, search the office before moving towards the motel rooms.

4. Reach Trevor

Cross to the room block and search the ground-floor rooms. Trevor is inside the relevant room, placed in an ice-cooled tub. Interact with him to advance the rescue objective.

5. Search the room block

The room containing Trevor also has another Technical Ability-locked door and a cache containing a Wraiths rally bolero jacket. A separate ground-floor room contains an armory behind a 5 Technical Ability lock.

6. Clear the upper floor and roof

Use either staircase at the sides of the motel building. The second floor contains lootable containers and a large opening in the roof. A ladder at the back provides another route upwards. The roof has a sniper and an access point.

7. Complete the extraction

Once Trevor’s objective is resolved, follow the Gig’s instructions and return the result to the fixer. The documented associated shard information identifies Benedict McAdams as the reward entry connected to the job.

Mission checklist

The site can be explored outside the Gig, but the rescue context, hostile presence and mission-specific objective are the reasons to visit it during normal progression.

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Office building

The office is the first major structure encountered from the alternate approach. It contains:

The computer requires 8 Intelligence to hack according to the location documentation. The office computer contains correspondence involving Old Boyd and Chuck, including discussion of a new item and a possible Aldecaldos-related buyer or supplier.

Ground-floor motel rooms

The first floor is the most important part of the compound for the Gig.

Ground-floor room with armory

The first documented room contains a door locked behind 5 Technical Ability. Behind it is an armory. This is a fixed environmental reward area rather than a shop or functional weapon merchant.

Trevor’s room

The jacket is documented as Tier 4 or Tier 5 quality, so its exact quality is not a single fixed value in every playthrough or game state. Treat it as variable equipment rather than a guaranteed fixed-tier unique item.

Second floor and roof

The upper level contains ordinary containers and a major hole in the roof. The opening creates a natural vertical route between the building and roof, while the rear ladder offers an exterior alternative. A sniper patrols the roof, and another access point can be hacked without a documented attribute requirement.

Grounds and vehicle landmark

Trevor’s Villefort Cortes V5000 Valor is located in front of the office building. It is a visual landmark and story-associated vehicle, not documented here as a player-purchasable vehicle reward.

Directory: exterior landmarks

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The available evidence supports the named placements above, but it does not justify claiming that every ordinary container, enemy drop or procedural item is identical across all versions and difficulty settings. Random equipment, crafting components and enemy loot should therefore be treated separately from fixed named rewards.

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Directory: exterior landmarks

Item or rewardLocationRequirement or conditionNotes
Wraiths rally bolero jacketCache in Trevor’s roomReach the room; quality may be Tier 4 or Tier 5Variable-quality clothing item
Armory contentsLocked ground-floor room5 Technical AbilityFixed locked-room placement
Computer messagesOffice building8 Intelligence to hackIncludes Old Boyd and Chuck correspondence
Office shardOffice buildingLoot the patrolling GhoulAssociated with the office patrol
Rooftop access-point rewardsMotel roofNo documented attribute requirementQuickhack or access-point rewards depend on the game’s hacking system
South-side access pointMotel room-block side8 IntelligenceSeparate from the rooftop access point
Second-floor containersUpper floorReach upper levelOrdinary loot, not a named unique reward
Gig reward entryCompletion of “Trevor’s Last Ride”Complete the contractAssociated with Benedict McAdams

Identity and boundaries

The Arroyo branch is a separate location in Santo Domingo, within the Arroyo subdistrict. Santo Domingo is a wider district containing Arroyo, Rancho Coronado and other areas, so “Santo Domingo” should not be used as if it were the motel’s immediate neighbourhood.

The Arroyo Las Palapas Motel is associated with the Gig “Desperate Measures”, involving Pedro Aimar. It is not the Wraith compound on Highway 101 and should not be described as a Badlands location.

Directory: Arroyo motel associations

Pedro Aimar’s room and computer

Pedro Aimar’s rented room contains a computer in the sleeping area. Its messages concern two aspects of his life:

These messages provide environmental context for Pedro’s financial and medical difficulties. They are not evidence that the Arroyo motel offers medical services, cyberware installation or a functioning hotel service for the player.

Directory: Arroyo motel computer contents

The Arroyo branch is also associated with the visible Las Palapas motel architecture and room numbering seen around the market-side area of Arroyo. Community reports have discussed inaccessible rooms and environmental details, but these observations are not sufficient evidence for claiming hidden quests, cut content or a complete secret interior.

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Pedro Aimar’s room and computer: steps

  1. 01
    An attempted full-body conversion and a dispute over medical payments.
  2. 02
    A Las Palapas administration notice about excessive electricity use and an overdue room charge.

Separate continuity and mission state

During “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”, V is directed to an abandoned motel to meet Reed and discuss the convoy ambush. Guides identify the destination as a Las Palapas motel, while the mission takes place in the expansion’s Pacifica and Dogtown narrative space.

This location must be kept separate from both base-game branches:

Reed meets V at the abandoned motel after the netrunner arrangements are made. Depending on the player’s preparation route, V can have an optional conversation with Johnny, then speak with Reed and a member of the 6th Street gang, who is involved in the planned ambush.

Directory: expansion motel associations

Mission route

The mission’s motel sequence is a progression state, not a permanent replacement for the base-game Badlands location. External walkthroughs disagree in how they label the surrounding district, which is another reason not to merge expansion geography with the Highway 101 entry.

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Mission route: steps

  1. 01
    Complete the relevant netrunner arrangements.
  2. 02
    Wait for Reed’s message.
  3. 03
    Travel to the motel marker.
  4. 04
    Enter the abandoned building.
  5. 05
    Speak with Johnny if the optional conversation is available.
  6. 06
    Find Reed on the upper terrace.
  7. 07
    Talk to Reed and the 6th Street representative.
  8. 08
    Continue with the convoy-ambush preparations.

Best route for the Highway 101 branch

For a first visit, the following order minimises backtracking:

Best route for the Highway 101 branch: steps

  1. 01
    Stop outside the minefield.
  2. 02
    Scan the barricades and road edges.
  3. 03
    Enter through the wrecked-car passage.
  4. 04
    Clear the office.
  5. 05
    Hack or inspect the office computer.
  6. 06
    Search the Ghoul for its shard.
  7. 07
    Cross to the room block.
  8. 08
    Locate Trevor.
  9. 09
    Open the 5 Technical Ability room if qualified.
  10. 10
    Search the second floor.
  11. 11
    Climb to the roof.
  12. 12
    Eliminate or bypass the sniper.
  13. 13
    Hack the rooftop access point.
  14. 14
    Leave through the route that best suits the Gig objective.

Character-build considerations

NameDetails
Technical Ability 5Opens the documented armory and another locked room.
Intelligence 8Allows hacking the office computer and the south-side access point.
No documented attribute requirementThe rooftop access point can be hacked without an attribute requirement.
Any buildCan use the side entrance, ordinary weapons, stealth, quickhacks or vertical movement, although the minefield makes a careless direct assault risky.

Completion checklist

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The Las Palapas chain

Las Palapas is presented as a low-budget motel chain with locations across North America. Its database description emphasises mould, pests, unpleasant bathrooms and a rough clientele. Abandoned sites become useful to people who need shelter, privacy or a place outside ordinary law enforcement.

The sites are therefore connected by branding and social function, not by being one continuous building.

That background fits the three known uses

NameDetails
Highway 101an abandoned building occupied by Wraiths.
Arroyoa cheap rented room used by Pedro Aimar.
Expansion motelan abandoned location used as a covert meeting point.

Reused signage

Las Palapas signage is also reused for the abandoned luxury-hotel environment visited during “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”. This reuse explains why screenshots or map references can appear contradictory if they are not labelled by game area and mission.

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The available sources support the major boundaries, mission links, named occupants, faction, documented loot and access requirements above. They do not establish a fully verified catalogue of every ordinary container, random weapon, crafting component, enemy drop or post-mission respawn at every patch and difficulty level.

The Arroyo branch also has community reports of inaccessible rooms and environmental details, but those reports do not prove that the rooms contain cut missions or intended secret content. They should be treated as player observations rather than confirmed mechanics.

Accordingly, this guide is best treated as a researched guide to the verified Las Palapas locations and their documented content, rather than a claim that every decorative object or procedural drop in all three locations has been exhaustively catalogued.

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