By Miera Nadhirah

Holidays are a vital part of life: not just for a change of scenery and the chance to do something different, out of the normal, but also for the opportunity to recharge your batteries and spend essential time to bond with your family.

Recently, my family and I had the opportunity to spend some time at the LEGOLAND Hotel Malaysia. The lobby was downright fantastic, and everything was LEGO themed as it was suggested. The staff and decorators definitely paid a great deal of attention to detail.

 

 

We checked in and were given our key cards to our room. So we walked to the elevator where there was some kinda cheesy elevator music  and a disco party that began each time you are in the elevator until you reach your floor. Once the elevator door opens we were greeted by a LEGO Indiana Jones type of statue welcoming us as we were assigned to Adventure rooms.

We had quite a little trek trying to look for our rooms and the hotel corridor was quite long but we found our rooms amidst scorpions, Anubis and beetles.

  

When we got inside our room I was just as amazed and fascinated as my little girl, the wallpaper was fantastic, with maps and hints of pyramids, desert and such. There was a huge Monkey King lego statue on a box which was suppose to be a locked treasure chest and adventure themed items all around the room. There was a very comfortable king sized  bed for the adults and a totally separate room with bunk beds for kids, and below the bottom bunk is also a bed tucked underneath that rolls out making 3 beds in the room if required.

My little girl (ok, she is 10 and not so little) was thrilled when she spotted the map on the desk in our ‘room’ for her scavenger hunt . She had to count a few things to get the combination number so that she can use that number to open the ‘locked treasure chest’ the Monkey King was guarding. Inside the locked treasure chest was an adorable LEGO figurine keychain and a LEGOLAND notebook. There was also a huge box of Duplos for the kids to play with. That was really an awesome experience for her which she was quite thrilled about, besides having the bunk bed all to herself and also her personal TV with Disney Channel and Nickelodeon on… so no need to fight for the remote control with Mummy and Daddy who get their own TV in their own room too!!!

You really have to expect noise and kids everywhere, especially in the lobby area, and the restaurant too, as there is a huge pirate ship there and also a LEGO castle with its dragon. Its definitely a hotel where kids can be kids and adults don’t have to stress too much about them running around having a good time.

  

Breakfast at the Bricks restaurant is complimentary and it is also a small adventure as you encounter various LEGO figurines all around the restaurant in your quest for your breakfast and the food is pretty good, served on colourful plastic plates and cups. My husband definitely loved watching the kids having the time of their lives there…. to him, it was a heart warming sight watching kids being kids and enjoying themselves.

I would definitely recommend staying here if you have kids and if you are a big kid at heart.  Two thumbs up!