Other Facilities

The Sims 3 Guide - Sunset Valley

Other Facilities

Sunset Valley is stocked full of interesting buildings and useful locations to help your Sims through everyday life that are completely unrelated to careers:

Sunset Valley has plenty to do.

Divisadero Budget Books: Vital for learning new skills, honing talents or just catching up on a good book. Your Sims can also get a part time job here. The book store is on the always-useful southern street in the main town area.

Sharma Day Spa: Two part-time jobs are available here, one as a spa specialist, the other as a receptionist. There is also a huge list of relaxing and often expensive services, such as massages and a 'relaxing rendezvous'. These improve your Sims' mood. The spa is next to the Lofty Cerulean Blue Pool, on the western street of the central town block.

28 Hour Wellness Gym: As the name suggests, open all day, night and more, the Wellness Gym allows you to swim, work out and pump iron to improve your strength and athleticism. The point of the gym is for those Sims who wish to socialise while they lift weights, but also those who don't want to shell out on their own treadmill or exercise machines. Sandwiched between the City Hall and Doo Peas Corporate Towers, the gym is located on the northern street of the main town.

Make use of the Gym

EverFresh Delights Supermarket: This is where your Sims can buy some of the more elaborate items involved in cookery, or just shop for the mundane. You can also sell fish and vegetables to the supermarket, as well as pick up a part-time job and somewhat bizarrely, take a fishing class. Find the supermarket on the same row as the book store, the southern street in town.

Le Petit Shark Pool Center: Swimming is the name of the game here, and this large outdoor pool is a popular spot for socialising. It's on the southern street of the town, along with the book store and supermarket.

Lofty Cerulean Blue Pool: Much the same as the Le Petit Shark Pool Center, this is a slightly more upmarket pool, but essentially the same. Visit whatever's closer, but bear in mind that there is also a swimming pool in the Wellness Gym. Find this pool on the west of the main town, next to the Spa.

Papyrus Memorial Library: Like the gym, perhaps the main reason for visiting the library is to get free access to otherwise premium items. As well as reading books, Sims can also enjoy the play room stocked with toys, keeping the kids amused while the adults bone up on the latest bestseller. You can also use the Computer to look for jobs or practice writing. There is also a bathroom in the library, in case nature calls while you are skilling up. Recipes and music are not stocked in the library. Almost on its own, the library can be found next to the police station on the eastern street of the main town.

The library is not just about books.

Sunset Institute of Modern Art: In the art gallery you can quite simply explore and view all the exhibits, as well as socialise with likeminded Sims. This cultural gem can be accessed next to Le Petit Shark Pool, on the same street as the book store.

Pleasant Rest Graveyard: An intriguing location in Sunset Valley, there are plenty of secrets to unearth at the cemetery (see Secrets, below). Actual interactions here, apart from socialising with the deceased, include a part-time job, mourning, exploring the catacombs and touring the mausoleum. The graveyard is located to the north of the main town.

Central Park: The main hub for socialising in The Sims 3, as well as the focal point of the town. Other parks, fishing spots and party locations can be found dotted around the rest of the valley. Look out for chess tables, barbeques and mini-bars to really get things going. It's easy to find, smack bang in the middle of the map.

Make use of the park's facilities.