Friends

Heartlake City Bunny Hotel

A tiny hotel with a carrot shaped rug and a pooper scooper, and somehow that combination works.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 42679 · 2026

Pieces161

Minifigs2

Year2026

Set number42679

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The verdict

I built this expecting a quick, forgettable little pet set and ended up genuinely charmed by how much personality LEGO packed into 161 pieces.

The carrot shaped rug and the checklist for signing bunnies in and out are the kind of details that tell you someone on the design team actually thought about how a kid plays out a story, not just how a model photographs. It is small, it is simple, and an experienced builder will be done in twenty minutes, but that was never who this was built for. Hand it to a five or six year old who loves animals and this is exactly the right size and price of LEGO to hold their attention.

Best for: young kids just starting out with LEGO who are obsessed with pets and roleplay

The full review

What it is

This is Heartlake City Bunny Hotel, a 161 piece Friends set from the new 2026 Pets wave, and it made me smile more than a set this small has any right to. You get a compact hotel building with a pet door, a sleeping area with tiny bunny beds, and an outdoor seating spot where the bunnies can share a carrot cupcake. Paisley and Leo, the two minidolls included, run the place, and two toy bunny figures check in and out using an actual printed checklist piece. It is a small idea, executed with a lot of care, and that care is what got me. The carrot shaped rug alone made me laugh out loud when I placed it.

The catch

I will be honest about the build itself: there is not much to it. At 161 pieces this goes together in well under half an hour, and there is no clever engineering or interesting technique to chew on. If you are buying this for yourself as a display piece or a building challenge, you will be disappointed by how fast it is over. The structure is also quite small and open, so once the story play winds down, it can look a little sparse sitting on a shelf compared to bigger Friends sets. This is squarely a starter set, not a showcase set, and it prices and sizes itself that way.

Who it's for

Get this for a young kid, five or six years old, who loves animals and wants a toy that supports pretend play rather than a complicated build. The pet care details, the checklist, the little accessories like the brush and yarn ball, are exactly the kind of props that extend play time long after the last brick clicks in. Skip it if you are an adult collector looking for build complexity or a dense, detailed diorama, because at this scale and piece count you will finish it and set it down without much lingering satisfaction.

The parts story

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

Building this one takes maybe twenty to thirty minutes and every step feels aimed at a first time or young builder: big simple sections, clear stacking, no fiddly connections to fight with. There is a real satisfaction in watching the little hotel come together fast, which matters a lot when your builder is five and wants to get to the playing part quickly.

The standout here is what LEGO left out rather than what they put in. There are zero stickers on this set, which is notable at this price and size, since low piece count sets are usually where stickers sneak in to cut costs. Instead you get printed pieces for the bunny sign and the checklist, plus a genuinely fun molded carrot shaped rug piece. The two toy bunny figures are a nice addition to the Friends pet library, and at roughly twelve cents per piece, this is a reasonable value entry point if you are just trying to add character figures to a young collector's shelf rather than chase part count.

Fun facts

01This is the second LEGO Friends set in a row released with zero stickers, a small but welcome trend for sets aimed at very young builders.
02The set includes an actual pooper scooper accessory piece, in keeping with its pet care roleplay theme.
03The two minidoll characters included are named Paisley and Leo.
04At $19.99 / £19.99 / €24.99, the set works out to roughly 12 to 15 cents per piece depending on currency.