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A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to get to go to California and stay at the Legoland hotel and visit Legoland California. I’ve gotten quite a few questions about what we thought and if it was “worth it.”
Here’s our thoughts:
THE HOTEL:
THE UPS:
- Overall it was awesome
- The breakfast was incredible – you’re talking omelet bar, fruit smoothies, chocolate pancakes, you know – the works
- It is very kid friendly
- The lego pits {basically a ball pit, but with legos} were great for the kids. It kept them busy while we were checking in, getting stuff ready, and just a great place where the kids {and dads – ha!} could be entertained
- They had nightly plays that were very interactive with the audience – those were super cute. I wish I would’ve gotten some video clips
- They had a treasure hunt every night where the kids could get new legos {that was one of the favorite highlights!}
- Also the Lego sculptures around the hotel were so fun to see
- We had a Kingdom themed room {you could choose from Pirate, Kingdom, Friends, Ninjago, & Adventure } and it was ironic that we had a Griffin as our room mascot? is that what you’d call it. Anyway, it was pretty cool.
- It was pretty great to be right by the park too. Since we have a newborn that was ideal. If I needed to go back into the room, it was easy to just walk back in.
THE DOWNS:
- The pool — eh! It wasn’t impressive. We went in the “off season” {winter} and they had told us it would be heated. It was pretty cold to me, but that could just be because I’m a wimp. And it wasn’t anything special. It was just your average hotel pool with a few foam lego bricks in it. I wish they had put a little bit more thought and creativity into the pool. I mean, the kids did have fun, but it could’ve been a little more thought out.
- The price — For what you get I feel that the standard rate is a little over-priced. It’s fun to have everything Lego, but I don’t know that I would pay the standard rate that they charge.
Would we go back and stay there again?! Yes, if we found the right deal. In my honest opinion, I don’t think that I would pay full price for the hotel, but I’m kind of a tight wad when it comes to that. But you can always find a good deal {usually!}, so yes, we would definitely go again and stay there. And plus, I’m already missing the yummy breakfast smoothies.
{These buildings are all made out of legos – WHAT?!}
THE PARK:
Okay, the park was fun! The kids loved the rides. I think it’s geared towards younger kids, so it was perfect for our kids ages {7, 3, and newborn}. Thoughts on the park:
The Ups:
- The rides were fun
- It wasn’t very busy – we went during the off season
- The playground parks inside the park itself were incredible. {I told Brandon if we lived closer I would get a season pass just to have access to these}
- The lego sculptures were AWESOME! I can’t even describe them. Seriously, there were SO many legos used
- Tylee’s favorite ride was the Dragon
Camden says he loved the horse ride on the carousel the most {but let’s be honest here, he loved them all and just spouted off the first thing that came to mind when I asked him his favorite}
The Downs:
- I was sick! – need I say more?! I had a nasty head cold and cough
- It was a little cold. We just needed jackets, so it was okay, but usually when you go to Cali – you want it waaaarm! So this was a little bit disappointing.
- Like I mentioned, I feel this is a park geared towards younger kids. I’m not sure how much fun teens would have here.
- They wouldn’t let Abigayle on ANY rides. I get she’s an infant, but I mean in Disneyland you can take the teeny tots on the smaller rides – they didn’t let anyone under a certain height go on the rides – this was a little frustrating because we couldn’t go on any rides as a family, we had to split up every time.
- Food – it’s expensive & they barely give you any… we got some apple fries at a little shop and they were really yummy, but I felt like we paid an arm and a leg for like 3 fries {maybe an exaggeration, but still} so take my advice and bring in yo own food!
THE BEACH
Since we were already in California, of course we hit the beach. It was a little chilly so we ended in a dog pile snuggled in our towels – I didn’t mind.
Tylee wanted to swim, what’s new?! So she got as wet as we would let her 😉 and Brandon had fun flying his drone around.
The first thing the kids always do when we get somewhere is ask for snacks. Usually I keep a couple in our bags, and of course when we are going somewhere for the day, I usually have quite a few – something about getting to the place you’re going makes you hungry.
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