The Bellboy Hat challenge in 007 First Light is one of those objectives that makes perfect sense in hindsight but will have you wandering the hotel floors for longer than you'd like. The hat itself is hidden behind a locked door in the reception area, and getting inside requires a Staff Key you'll need to lift off a distracted employee upstairs. Here's exactly how to pull it off.
Where to find the Bellboy Hat in All the Time in the World
This challenge takes place during the 3rd mission, All the Time in the World, which sends a young James Bond into a prestigious hotel to track down a mysterious blond man. The mission has 26 challenges total, and the Bellboy Hat is one of the trickier ones since there's no obvious marker pointing you toward it.
Step 1: Get the Staff Key from upstairs
Head to the upstairs area and look for the hallway opposite Room 205. A member of staff is standing there holding the key you need, but you can't pickpocket him while he's alert. To distract him, interact with the vacuum cleaner positioned just to the right of the staircase. Once he moves toward the noise, move in and pickpocket the Staff Key off him before heading back downstairs.
Don't rush the pickpocket. Wait until the staff member has fully turned his attention toward the vacuum cleaner before moving in, or you risk getting spotted.
Staff Key location upstairs
Step 2: Locate the hidden closet in the reception area
With the Staff Key in hand, make your way to the reception area on the ground floor. As soon as you arrive, turn right immediately, then take another right. You'll spot a door on the right side that the Staff Key now unlocks. Open it, vault over the box inside, and you'll find the Bellhop Hat sitting on a trolley.
The Bellhop Hat cannot be worn as a disguise to access staff-only areas. Inspecting it is all that's needed to tick off the Bellboy Hat challenge, so don't spend time trying to equip it.
007 First Light Guide: How to Get the Bellboy Hat
How does the Bellboy Hat challenge fit into the mission?
The All the Time in the World mission packs in 26 separate challenges, making it one of the denser missions in the game. The Bellboy Hat is a collectible-style challenge rather than a combat or stealth objective, so it rewards players who take their time exploring the hotel rather than sprinting toward the main objective.
If you're working through every challenge in the mission, this one pairs naturally with other exploration tasks. For players hunting every secret the hotel has to offer, the 007 First Light all 92 collectible locations guide covers every card, intel item, memento, postcard, and legacy item across the entire game.
The Bellboy Hat challenge is part of the broader set of 26 challenges in All the Time in the World. Completing all of them requires careful exploration of the entire hotel map.
Other challenges worth tackling in the hotel
The hotel mission is full of puzzles and hidden objectives beyond the hat. If you've already found the hat and want to keep the momentum going, the 007 First Light note with keypad puzzle solution walks you through cracking the 4-digit code in the Wave of the Future mission's Snoop Around challenge.
For players who want a full picture of what the game has to offer across every chapter, the 007 First Light guides collection has walkthroughs covering codes, collectibles, suits, and more.