There will be prizes and they'll know they get to go home if they survive, yes. We're doing something a little different with prizes this time, and there will be more info up on that before game start, but the prizes will remain extremely worthwhile and characters will ICly know that they exist.

No hotel this round. Since we're going by time rather than by number of contestants, there isn't as much of a hurry to cut down the numbers as quickly as possible. Anybody who drops in the first, non-lethal week will just be sent home.