▁voice ▁cast ▁and ▁returning ▁director ▁Gen nd y ▁T art akov sky ▁more ▁to ▁sink ▁their ▁teeth ▁into , ▁with ▁ple asing ▁results ." ▁Josh ▁Ku pe cki ▁of ▁The ▁Austin ▁Chron icle ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁one ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁saying ▁" Channel ing ▁your ▁inner ▁child , ▁you ▁may ▁find ▁sol ace ▁in ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁it ▁has ▁no ▁b ite , ▁doing ▁continued ▁dis service ▁to ▁the ▁Universal ▁mon sters ▁it ▁sc abs ▁out , ▁and ▁adding ▁another ▁so iled ▁fe ather ▁to ▁Sand ler ' s ▁cap ▁of ▁medi ocr ity ." ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁Se qu els ▁ ▁Mich elle ▁Mur doc ca , ▁the ▁film ' s ▁producer , ▁said ▁before ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release ▁that ▁the ▁studio ▁was ▁" t alk ing ▁about ▁number ▁ 3 ▁and ▁moving ▁forward ▁and ▁taking ▁the ▁franch ise ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁level ." ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 3 ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Despite ▁previously ▁leaving ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁direct ▁other ▁projects , ▁Gen nd y ▁T art akov sky ▁will ▁return ▁as ▁director ▁for ▁this ▁install ment . ▁According ▁to ▁T art akov sky , ▁he ▁returned ▁after ▁he ▁got ▁an ▁insp iration ▁from ▁a ▁" m iser able " ▁family ▁vac ation . ▁Adam ▁Sand ler , ▁Sel ena ▁G ome