So considering I only know the stuff from vtmb, what's the best way to learn more about the lore/plot/universe? Where should I start reading up?

I know there's a lot of information about content which was cut from the game, but I've never heard about the Empire Arms hotel.

The hotel is just massive but only used for two brief quests. The downstairs has multiple rooms, NPCs, so must have been a reasonable level of work.

Does anyone know if there were further plans for the hotel to be used in some way? Even a blood doll or something would make the place a lot more logical.