LEGO Heartlake Grand Hotel - 41101-1

LEGO® Heartlake Grand Hotel 41101, part of the Friends theme and Heartlake City subtheme, was released in June 2015. This three-story hotel set features a lobby, reception area, café, jazz bar, master bedroom, single bedroom, rooftop pool area, functioning elevator, outside dining area, and a black cab. The hotel lobby includes a revolving door, chandelier, reception desk with computer element, café, and a jazz lounge with stage, grand piano, saxophone, and microphone elements. The master bedroom features a double bed, vanity desk, and a sliding door to the balcony, while the single bedroom includes a single bed, en-suite shower room, flat screen TV element, and a sliding door to the balcony. The rooftop pool area features a swimming pool, juice bar, sun lounger, umbrella, and a DJ booth. The set also includes a black cab with turning wheels and an opening trunk, as well as an outside dining area with a table, chairs, and a food trolley. Accessory elements include a bellboy trolley, suitcases, drinks, glasses, bottles, cakes, ice cream, hairbrush, lipstick, perfume bottles, tables, chairs, flowers, room keys, speakers, 2 fences, and a flag. The modular structure allows for rearranging the hotel to create your own vacation stories. The hotel measures over 11” (30cm) high, 12” (32cm) wide, and 6” (17cm) deep, while the black cab measures over 2” (7cm) high, 4” (11cm) long, and 1” (5cm) wide. LEGO 41101 includes 1552 pieces and 10 minifigures: Andrea (White Top, Tan Shorts), Nate (Dark Red Piccolo), Olivia (Dark Pink Top, Dark Purple Skirt), Stephanie (Lime Bikini, Magenta Skirt, Bright Pink Flower), and Susan (Red Vest, Red Dress), as well as a dog and a cat. The set allows you to build this gigantic hotel with all its amazing features and accessories to create your own vacation stories. The hotel features a variety of activities, including a jazz concert in the lobby, a refreshing juice by the rooftop pool, and enjoying a cake from the hotel café outside by the fountain. With its detailed design and numerous accessories, LEGO 41101 offers endless opportunities for imaginative play and storytelling.

After retiring in January 2017, the LEGO Set 41101, which was available for 30 months, is currently valued at $224 for a new, sealed piece. This reflects a 73% growth from its original retail price $130, translating to 6.6% growth per year. The set comprises 1552 pieces. It belongs to the Friends theme, consisting of 675 sets, with 474 retired, and has seen an average annual growth of 8%. It is also part of the Heartlake City sub-theme, with 78 sets, 66 retired, averaging a growth of 12%.