After lunch, we went to our hotel to check in. We knew we couldn’t get into our room yet but we knew we could get the ball rolling so that once a room WAS ready, we were all set to go.
How do I explain the Legoland Hotel? It was like an explosion of color and noise. LOL I have never been anywhere that so clearly catered to children. They have that nailed. As an adult, you definitely feel like the third wheel. It was an awesome hotel and the boys LOVED it.
Behind the reception desk, there was a wall of mini-figures. An oversized mini-figure rides back and forth in front of them on a bike with magnifying glasses in the wheels.
Directly behind the reception desk is a seating area with a Lego pit behind it. I love the little touches like this. It keeps the kids occupied while their 3rd-wheel-adult-servants(parents) take care of business.
Right beside the lobby is a pirate ship play area and a lounge with tons of seating. It was nice to let the kids play while we sat back and relaxed.
In the lounge, they had this set used in the closing credits of the Lego Movie. It was super cool!
Ian had his picture taken with this Lego knight. Matthew was being a little shy.
We stepped outside on the covered patio for one of the restaurants and found…..LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA!
It was ridiculously close to the park gate. I literally took this from the fence surrounding the outdoor dining.
[After that, we headed out to find a beach which will be my next post.]
Once we got the call that our room was ready, we hurried back to check out our room. I had requested a pirate themed room and it was SO. COOL.
Most of the room’s decor was made out of Legos. I cannot imagine how much time it took to build all the models used in every room of the hotel.
Everything was pirate themed including the carpeting (also used in the hallways/public areas) and the wallpaper.
One of the advantages to staying in the Legoland Hotel is that each child gets treasure hunt to receive a prize in the safe inside the room. The boys received a Lego magazine and one small Lego set each. It was fun finding the answers to all the clues!
The boys had bunk beds in their own separate room AND had their own television!
Even the bathroom was themed!
We also visited the outdoor pool but I didn’t take any pictures. It had zero depth entry at one end and it had oversized floating/rubber Lego bricks to build with in the water.
The most fun parts of the hotel? The disco elevator and the whoopee cushion flooring! LOL
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http://youtu.be/NDmys-VrOO8
The funniest part was that each family wanted to ride the elevator alone (because they wanted to dance, but NOT with strangers). It meant people were waiting a while for an empty elevator. We rode the elevator so many times and I think I took video nearly every time so be prepared for more when I post our day 2 pictures and videos. LOL
Beach pictures are up next. To be continued…