Probably not the final version, but you'd think a Kids park would have more characters involved into the exterior? Doesn't feel very inviting.
That is one ugly hotel.
Yeah, on the other hand they probably expect to change out the lands every 8-10 years. If you need to update the hotel experience too it's becoming more expensive. But it could look nicer for the parents (I'm sure the kids will love it).
I understand that I am not a kid, but adults are the ones who will be booking these rooms. I feel that the exterior gives off a fun youthful vibe. It kind of also screams Nickelodeon, without the huge gawdiness of the former Nick Hotel. And that’s what we all need to understand. This CANNOT be the Nick Hotel. The paint scheme was terrible because corporate Nick was stuck with those colors. They tried to incorporate their characters which were not timeless. Sure SpongeBob may be, but he’s still a bit polarizing even today. Jimmy Neutron was just as huge back in the day, and then flatlined. I mean, he had his own ride at Universal once!
The inside rooms could very easily be decorated with IPs, and changed out with the times. They could even not be. I stayed at the Legoland Hotel in California, and they weren’t themed to IP. I mean, it was still Lego, but not something I could go to a toy store and buy. Not a movie or tv show I could watch.
Another thing to consider is exactly why the city needs to approve this. It will be visible to everyone driving up and down the toll way. It absolutely cannot be clashy and gawdy from the street. And depending on how well the greenery is, not visible to the Cobb Hills residents. At the same time, it can’t be sterile contemporary architecture like the hotel resorts have been built recently. This isn’t just a hotel. This is the MAIN park entrance. It needs to express a fun enticing visual aspect of childhood to anyone of any age that may see it.
Also, slightly on topic, everyone here knows that the hotel went vertical last month, right?