An unforgettable LEGO® adventure awaits families next summer in Florida, when the amazing five storey, 152 room, fully themed LEGOLAND® Hotel opens at the LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, and booking is NOW OPEN. Families can choose from a swashbuckling Pirate Room, a regal Kingdom Room, or a rip-roaring Adventure Room with an exciting new room theme still to be announced. Every room has a treasure chest ready to be unlocked by younger guests once they follow clues hidden throughout their room and crack the code!

The Hotel includes a pool overlooking Lake Eloise where families can relax in the Florida sunshine, as well as thousands of LEGO models, interactive play areas where children's imaginations can run wild and restaurants featuring a special kid-size buffet. Guests will have exclusive early access to the Park and will be treated to nightly entertainment at the Hotel – perfect for winding down after a long day exploring all that LEGOLAND Florida has to offer. The Hotel allows guests to extend their stay and make the most of the LEGOLAND Florida Resort and the adjoining LEGOLAND Florida Water Park for more than one day - giving them the ultimate family experience.

There is so much for families to explore in the 150-acre resort with over 50 rides, shows and attractions. Guests can cool off from the Florida heat in the LEGOLAND Water Park – building their own rafts and relaxing in the shade. There is plenty to excite children from age two to 12. From NEW FOR 2014 DUPLO Valley where tots aged two to five can board a train to ride through the countryside, past farms with larger-than-life animals, hop on a scaled-down tractor helping the farmers plow the cornfield. To the immersive family experience of the interactive Quest for CHI water ride in LEGO® World of Chima presented by Cartoon Network.

There is fun for all the family at the LEGOLAND Florida Resort, so book the brand new hotel now ready for Summer 2015! To book your stay at the LEGOLAND Florida Hotel, visit: www.LEGOLANDHotel.com. For more information visitwww.florida.LEGOLAND.com

• Hotel prices
  • Room rates start as low as  £149 for a family room (2 adults and up to 3 children) variable by season and include entry to LEGOLAND Florida and LEGOLAND Florida Water Park for two days
  • To book your reservation to LEGOLAND Hotel, visit: www.LEGOLANDHotel.com
• Park ticket prices
  • One day combo tickets for LEGOLAND Florida and LEGOLAND Water Park available from £52 for adults, £47 for children (3-12) and just £2 for under 3s when booking online at www.florida.legoland.com

Notes to editors

LEGOLAND® Florida Resort is a multi-day attraction featuring a 150-acre interactive theme park with more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, plus a standalone Water Park, all geared to families with children ages 2 to 12. Recently announced, The LEGOLAND Hotel will open in 2015. There are currently five other LEGOLAND Parks in the world – LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad, LEGOLAND Billund in Denmark, LEGOLAND Deutschland near Günzburg, Germany and LEGOLAND Windsor outside of London and just opened LEGOLAND Malaysia —the sixth LEGOLAND Park and first in Asia. The LEGOLAND theme parks are a part of Merlin Entertainments Group, the second largest attractions operator in the world. For the most current information, log on to www.LEGOLAND.com.

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS plc is the leading name in location-based, family entertainment. Europe's number one and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates 104 attractions, 10 hotels/3 holiday villages in 22 countries and across 4 continents. The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its almost 60 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and more than 20,000 employees. 

Merlin has twenty three attractions and one hotel in North America  - including two stunning LEGOLAND Resorts – LEGOLAND Florida with its theme park, water park, and LEGOLAND California theme park with water park, SEA LIFE Aquarium and themed hotel; Madame Tussauds celebrity wax attractions in New York City, Washington D.C., Las Vegas; Hollywood; and San Francisco; LEGOLAND Discovery Centers in Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Kansas City Missouri, Atlanta, Boston; Westchester and Toronto, Canada; a Dungeon in San Francisco; and SEA LIFE Aquariums in Phoenix, Arizona; Kansas City, Missouri; Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, the Mall of America in Minneapolis and Charlotte underlining the company's position as the world's biggest global aquarium operator.  Visit www.merlinentertainments.biz for more information.