The name often pulls inspiration from real-world "haunted" hotels (like the Cecil Hotel) or the 2007 German horror film 205 - Room of Fear , which deals with a cursed student dormitory.
A common "deep story" trope for Room 205 is that once a person enters, they are stuck in a temporal loop. They may see themselves in the video they are currently filming, creating a paradox that ends in their disappearance. Common Interpretations Room 205.mp4
Room 205 is usually depicted as an unremarkable hotel room that "doesn't exist" on official floor plans or one where a specific tragedy occurred (often a suicide or a disappearance). The name often pulls inspiration from real-world "haunted"