Modular Buildings

Boutique Hotel

The wonky little corner hotel that celebrates 15 years of modulars in style.

4.3/5

Set 10297 · 2022

Pieces3,068

Minifigs7

Year2022

Set number10297

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The verdict

If your mate loves the modular line and wants a build that keeps changing shape in their hands, this one's an easy yes.

The triangular footprint, the light nougat and sand green colour combo, and the pile of little Easter eggs make it a joy to put together. Just know the interiors are a bit tight and seven minifigs is on the light side for the money. For a modular collector, though, it belongs on the shelf.

Best for: modular building collectors who love clever, section-by-section builds

The full review

What it is

Say hello to the Boutique Hotel, the 17th entry in LEGO's beloved Modular Buildings line and the one they picked to celebrate 15 years of the whole subtheme. Right away this LEGO® set does something the others mostly don't: it leans into a corner plot with a triangular, wedge-shaped footprint, so the hotel narrows to a sharp point at the front like a tiny brick version of the Flatiron Building. That single design choice makes the thing feel fresh even if you already own half the modular shelf. The colour story is lovely too, with a light nougat ground floor giving way to sand green up top, all set off by crisp white windows and pillars. Tucked alongside is a little art gallery called El Cubo Fine Art and a coffee cart out front, so there's more going on here than just a hotel.

The catch

Now the honest bits. At launch this went for 199.99 US dollars before creeping up to 229.99, and while the price-per-piece works out to a friendly six and a half cents, a lot of those parts are small decorative elements rather than big chunky bricks. That's part of why the build lands around six hours, which is genuinely a bit short for a modular at this price. The clever angled geometry also comes with a trade-off: those acute corners look brilliant from the outside but squeeze the rooms inside, so the interiors feel cosier than some earlier modulars. And a few builders quietly wished for one or two more minifigs to fill the place out, since seven characters spread across a hotel, a gallery, and a coffee cart doesn't leave much of a crowd.

Who it's for

So who should grab it? If your friend collects modulars, this is a no-brainer, because it sits beautifully next to the others while doing its own thing with that wedge shape and all the anniversary nods baked in. It's also a great pick for anyone who likes a build with lots of small changes of pace rather than one repetitive slog. Who should skip it? If they mostly want packed, roomy interiors or a marathon build to sink a whole weekend into, they might find this one a little compact and a little quick. But as a warm, characterful, detail-stuffed love letter to the modular line, it's tough to be grumpy about. It retired at the end of 2025, so if it's on the wishlist, now's the time to pounce.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this is a proper tour through five separate sections, and that structure is exactly why it never drags. You start on the ground floor with the lobby, laying down a detailed mosaic floor, a front desk complete with a tiny telephone and guest ledger, and an oversized black vase of flowers. From there you climb through the guest rooms, and every floor throws a new trick at you, from staircases to furniture to the sharp angled walls that make the front point come together. The penthouse suite up top is the payoff at the end, with a retro black and white TV playing a piano recital and a deep bathtub finished with a golden faucet. Alongside it all you build the neighbouring art gallery and a rooftop terrace with a palm tree and a little bar, so you're constantly bouncing between architecture and fiddly interior bits. Builders keep saying it feels like you're doing something different in every bag, and that's spot on.

On the parts front, there are no brand new moulds here, but the recolour and printing haul is where fans get excited. The headline is 253 light nougat elements across 1x1, 1x2, 1x4 and 2x2 sizes, a colour that's gold dust for anyone building custom facades. Add dozens of printed tiles, the cubist paintings in the gallery (one of which is a cheeky Galidor reference), and the two hotel porters in a new sand green printed torso, and you've got a parts pack that pulls its weight. Seven minifigs round it out, including guests like a businessman, a tourist with a sun umbrella, and a young backpacker. At roughly six and a half cents per piece it's solid value, just remember plenty of those parts are the small decorative kind.

Fun facts

01It's the 17th LEGO Modular Building and was designed specifically to mark the 15th anniversary of the line, which kicked off with Cafe Corner back in 2007.
02The rooftop noticeboard is stuffed with nods to past modulars, including a 10% off deal at Cafe Corner and a shiny new star for the Parisian Restaurant.
03The wrought-iron entrance gate is built from minifigure handcuffs and a hose, a callback to the iron gate in 2007's Market Street.
04Its triangular corner-plot footprint is a first for the modular line, echoing real-world flatiron buildings that squeeze onto sharp street corners.