The long awaited news of the latest LEGO Modular is finally here. Introducing the LEGO Boutique Hotel (10297)!
The set features three floors that are home to a Boutique style Hotel and an Art Gallery, with each floor laid out like so:
- Ground floor – Hotel lobby and an art gallery
- Terrace, with art gallery reception and palm tree
- First floor, with hotel rooms
- Second floor, with a penthouse suite
- Roof, with a decorative dome
The set will celebrate the past 15 years of LEGO Modulars, with hidden easter eggs and gems throughout.
It will contain 3,066 pieces and retail for £179.99 ($199.99/€199.99).
I won’t go into too much detail as the official description and images will show it off better. But please do let us know what you think of it in the comments.
Official description:
The LEGO Group Celebrates 15 years of Modular Building with the new LEGO® Boutique Hotel Set (10297)!
The latest addition to the modular building collection. Colourful and quirky, the new 3,066 piece LEGO Boutique Hotel is full of character and details that will have fans stepping back in time to a by-gone era.
In 2022, the LEGO modular building collection celebrates its 15th anniversary and the new set is the 17th LEGO set to be released, joining the LEGO Bookshop, LEGO Assembly Square and LEGO Police Station. The LEGO Boutique Hotel is also full of Easter Eggs and references to the previous 15 years of modular building sets, many of which are revealed in the building instructions, meaning fans will have an exciting time discovering hidden gems while they build.
The set comes in five sections, including;
· The ground floor, featuring the lobby and an art gallery;
· The terrace, with art gallery reception and palm tree;
· The first floor, with hotel rooms;
· The second floor, with a penthouse suite;
· The roof, with a decorative dome
Each hotel room features distinct styles of furniture and requires varied building techniques, whilst the art gallery features several tributes to Cubist art. The set also features a unique angled shape, which requires some unusual LEGO geometry, providing a new modular building experience for collectors.
Anderson Grubb, LEGO Set Designer commented, “It was really exciting to be working on the LEGO Boutique Hotel and to have the opportunity to design this in celebration of 15 years of the collection. When we approach the design for a modular building we are conscious of the previous sets and therefore want to create something that is new, that really compliments the collection. I am really happy with the final design, the variety of intriguing building techniques and all the nods to the previous Modular buildings.”
The LEGO Boutique Hotel set is available from LEGO Stores and www.LEGO.com/Boutique-Hotel from 1st January, 2022 at the recommended retail price of €199.99 / $199.99 / £179.99.
What is your reaction?
YES!
I like it
It's OK
Not Sure
No!
Perhaps it will grow on me, but the angled building is really only appropriate for a matching street that is also angled. Built on a square corner it does not make sense, and the art gallery is like the answer to a question no-one asked; its more an art ‘kiosk’ than a ‘gallery’, too small to be realistic.
The rooftop area of the art gallery; what is the connection between that and the hotel? I may be wrong but I cannot see any linking door off that area. If so, then another aspect that does not make sense.
I have a feeling this will be bought by some who will use it as a basis for their MOC; fixing what Lego should have got right in the first place… The brick colors are nicely done. I would like to see this building sitting next to the Parisian Restaurant.