San Diego Trip: Legoland Hotel!

We had heard from friends about how awesome the Legoland Hotel was, with the exorbitant price tag to match.

Everything is geared toward the kids - a huge castle Lego play area takes center stage, with the surrounding moat full of bricks to build with. Lego characters greet you at dinner and put on an evening show. The elevators feature disco balls and dance music, but only when the doors are shut and the elevator is in motion.

As a very special treat, we thought it would be an awesome surprise to walk around the stunningly kid-focused lobby and then show them a room key. (And the mid-week October pricing was just doable for us - forget the weekends!)

The surprise went off beautifully, and the girls loved their own section of the hotel room with bunks and a television.

A welcome packet included a scavenger hunt for the girls to fill out. The answers formed the combination for a safe that included a Lego magazine and tiny building set for each girl.

We chose a "Lego Adventure"-themed room, which was very much like Indiana Jones, with characters made out of Legos all over the place.

In the evening, we watched a bit of the Dodgers playoff game, and then went to check out the pool.

Then we had dinner at a hotel restaurant, and watched a children's show with pirate characters. (You can see one behind Cora in the photo where she's showing off her Lego creation.)

Then, we just had fun building!

The breakfast buffet Thursday was incredible, the best I've ever seen, with so many tasty options. We filled up on yumminess and protein that kept us going through our Legoland adventure.
After saying goodbye to another Lego character, we packed up and went next door to the park for our day of fun there.

Here is the elevator fun!