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On our recent trip to Disneyland, we decided to add a day at LEGOLAND and a night at The LEGOLAND Hotel. I must say, The LEGOLAND Hotel was the highlight of our LEGOLAND trip. It is so cool! They should open up these LEGO Hotels everywhere families travel.
CHECK IN:
Over the front desk are thousands of mini figures. A LEGO man on a bike rides back and forth and his wheels magnify the figures as he goes over them. Really, really cool. Upon check in Gabriel received a VIP Card and Lanyard with mini figures on it. It was actually one of the coolest souvenirs! We didn't even see them to buy in the park. This hotel is all about the kids, and this is just one of the ways they make them feel special.
Don't worry if you get to the hotel and there is a line for check in. Your kids will have plenty to do! Here is Gabriel creating a LEGO masterpiece. The kids can then put them on display and they have nightly building contests in the lobby.
YOUR ROOM:
LEGOLAND Hotel offers three different room designs. Kingdom, Pirate and Adventure. They then offer two different price levels of each room, regular and premium. The main difference being how many LEGO and theme decorations are in your room. I let Gabriel choose and he chose Pirate, which looked the coolest. (We did the regular priced pirate room.)
Our room in mid November was $160 a night. It had a queen bed for the parents and bunk beds with a trundle in a separate bedroom for the kids. So our room would have slept 5. There were two TVs with Video On Demand. This was so cool! Usually at a hotel you have to look and look for something to watch on unfamiliar channels at odd times. Not at The LEGOLAND Hotel. When we were settled for bed, Gabriel quickly found a children's movie, I found a trashy reality show to watch and Jason passed out. ;-) | |||
| The ice bucket! These are available to buy in the hotel gift shop |
Each room has a prize locked in a treasure chest along with clues that take you on a treasure hunt throughout the hotel. When we got to the hotel, it was after 10:00, so everyone with little kids was in bed. We had the entire hotel to ourselves to roam around and explore. We grabbed a pencil and headed out to do the treasure hunt. Gabriel loved the freedom of being encouraged to run around the hotel looking for clues. His full treasure hunt is below as part of his tour video of the hotel.
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| Here is Gabriel with some of the LEGO people in the hotel |
Our room came with breakfast at Bricks Family Restaurant. I will admit, Jason and I were not impressed with the prepared food, but there was a ton that they couldn't mess up. Dry cereal, fruit, pastries, bagels, you will get full. There are also two separate buffets for children and adults. The child's is lower and offers more child friendly selections. We waited until after the morning rush with the little kids was over. The restaurant alone is fun to be in, LEGO creations are everywhere. You can see the full restaurant in Gabriel's video below. There was a LEGOLAND photographer taking family pictures in front of this sign. She was happy to also take a picture for us with my camera.NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT:
There is a ton of stuff going on each night for kids. Parents can relax in the bar while their kids go crazy. We missed everything because we were at Disneyland that day, and got to the hotel around 10:00pm. Make sure to check into the schedule of events, they looked really cool.
My son is the most awesome tour guide. He researched the hotel before we went, so he knew all of the things he wanted to look for. (I wasn't planning on posting an official video when we were filming this, so there are actually a few places we left out, including the outside, the lobby, the pool and patio.) Here is his exclusive tour of the hotel. Enjoy! (If you would like to see the hotel's official tour video, you can click here. But I think G's is better.) ;-)
LEGO "MINI" FIGURES:
A perk of staying at The LEGOLAND Hotel is being able to meet and interact with LEGO "Mini" Figures. For whatever reason, these figures do not roam the park, so if you want to meet them, you have to stay in the hotel. They are also a part of the nightly entertainment. I believe there are three different mini figures, representing the three different room types.THE POOL:
Our visit was in November, so we did not use the pool, but there was a lovely pool and patio. The patio of course has a ton of LEGO creations decorating it.
THE PARK:
LEGOLAND is literally steps from the hotel. It was so awesome to walk out of the hotel and be at the park! You are allowed to leave your car in the hotel parking lot. After the day in LEGOLAND, it was awesome to have a place to go, grab some coffee, use the restroom away from the park crowds and get the car. This is also when we met the Mini Figure Pirate. We had gotten there too late the night before and missed him. So that was cool!
WHAT WE MISSED:
We missed the pool, due to time of year, but it was beautiful. The Skyline Lounge is a full bar with the LEGO theme continuing. It was even still opened when we got there, but we were too busy checking in for me to go hang out. It would be an awesome place to relax after getting the kids to sleep upstairs. There is also Mini's Lounge. They also serve food, mostly snacks I believe. This lounge is facing the stage where the nightly entertainment takes place. I have a feeling the parents hang out there and watch while the kids sit on the floor up front.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE:
The soaps, shampoos and conditioners were standard like in any hotel. I really wish that there had been some sort of cool mini figure mini shampoo bottles or something. The soaps could even be in the shape of LEGOS. This would have super made my day. Not bad if my only complaint is about the lack of theme in their soap. ;-)
Stay tuned for my next posting, LEGOLAND Part 3 ~ The Park.
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