Legoland’s latest hotel, designed with kids in mind, has opened in Dubai, bringing jobs to the emirate and adding to the city’s ever-evolving tourism offering.
The hotel, which holds 4.5 million Lego bricks, sits right by the entrance to the Legoland theme park, and the general manager of Legoland Dubai Resort Ramesh Ganeson told Arabian Business that footfall to the park has been incrementally increasing since it opened at the end of January. Hotel guests get free access to the theme park when they stay.
From tiny check-in counters, to a play area in the lobby, to separate sleeping areas for kids within the rooms, the Legoland Hotel is a kids’ paradise. There are even disco-themed elevators with lights and music to move guests between floors. There are 250 rooms across four differently themed floors, where visitors can choose from a pirate, adventure, friends, Ninjago or kingdom room.
Currently, the hotel employs around 100 staff, but will continue hiring as the phased opening of the hotel continues. Ganeson said the hotel has also benefitted from additional Expo 2020 Dubai traffic – the six-month event that has attracted international visitors to the UAE.
The smallest room holds five people, and the largest up to 26, which Ganeson said is typically used for extended family gatherings, but adult women friend groups will also rent out the bigger rooms.
