007 First Light Guide: How to Find the Bellboy Hat

Quick Answer: To cross the Bellboy Hat challenge off your list in the “All the Time in the World” mission, head to the second floor and activate the vacuum cleaner near the stairs to distract the hallway guard. Pickpocket his Staff Key, return to the ground floor lobby, turn right twice to find the locked closet, and use the key to grab the hat off the luggage trolley.

Risking an international espionage crisis just to steal a piece of hospitality headwear you cannot even wear is peak video game logic. During the third campaign mission, “All the Time in the World,” James Bond infiltrates a luxury hotel to trail a mysterious blond target. While trying to navigate this opulent location, you are hit with a massive list of 26 optional challenges.

Tracking down the Bellboy Hat is easily one of the most frustrating tasks on that list because the game refuses to give you any map markers or hints. The prize itself sits inside a locked ground floor storage closet, but the key required to open it is resting in an employee’s pocket on an entirely different level.

Pulling off the Heist

You cannot simply use brute force to kick down the closet door down by reception. You must secure a specific Staff Key first, which means setting up a classic MI6 distraction.

Make your way up the grand staircase to the second floor. Locate the corridor situated directly across from Room 205. You will see a hotel staff member standing guard, blocking your path. Trying to pickpocket him while he is actively scanning the hall is a one-way ticket to a brutal shootout.

Instead, exploit the environment:

• Locate the industrial vacuum cleaner parked just to the right of the stairs.
• Interact with the machine to turn it on, sending a loud racket echoing down the corridor.
• Slip into the shadows and wait for the employee to turn his back to investigate the noise.
• Creep up behind him and lift the Staff Key clean out of his pocket.

If you are trying to maximize your efficiency while exploring the hotel’s restricted zones, mapping out your heist route pairs perfectly with gathering other hidden rewards. While wandering the upper levels, you might want to review our guide on claiming free Twitch drops so you can unlock some sleek custom suits to wear on your next deployment.

Claiming Your Prize

With the stolen key tucked safely into your tuxedo, head back down the stairs to the main ground floor lobby.

The moment you reach the reception area, hang an immediate right, and then hook a second right. Follow this secluded hallway until you spot a locked door on your right side. Use your newly acquired Staff Key to unlock it and step inside the dark room. Vault over the random crate blocking the walkway and look closely at the luggage trolley.

Inspect the pristine Bellhop Hat resting on top of the cart to permanently clear the challenge.

Do not bother trying to equip the hat to sneak past the rest of the hotel security forces. It does not function as a usable disguise at all; interacting with it simply checks the objective off your log. Once it is cleared, you can focus entirely on tracking your actual target.

Quick Reference Guide

If you are running through the hotel on a subsequent playthrough and just need the raw facts to speed up your run, use this quick layout:

Grabbing this hat gets you one step closer to completing the level’s massive checklist. Once you wrap it up, you can stop acting like a kleptomaniac tourist and get right back to the serious business of being a super spy.

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