Have a merry Brickmas at Holiday Inn

IT IS MORE like the 12 days of Brickmas than Christmas at Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong this December, with the hotel unveiling a giant 4.5m-tall Lego Christmas tree in the lobby.

The tree was engineered by the Southern Hemisphere’s only Lego Certified Professional Ryan McNaught – better known as “Brickman” – and his team of eight experts.

Consisting of more than 85,000 pieces, the Christmas tree weighs 500kg and took the team more than 19 days to put together.

 

Adorned with a variety of festive Lego decorations, the tree is a huge upscaled version of a small Lego build, using many smaller bricks put together to give the illusion of larger ones.

As well as the Lego Christmas tree, Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong is offering families a free Lego kit upon check in from now until the end of the year.

Those checking in to any of the Holiday Inns across Australia will also have the chance to win a money-can’t-buy Lego-themed prize, including the opportunity to build a personalised Lego creation with Lego Masters talent.

 

Local fans of Mr McNaught’s Lego work may remember his exhibition Brickman Experience, which was on show at The Geelong Arena in January 2017 and included some of his largest builds.

Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong, part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts chain, opened in September and is the anchor tenant of Franzé Developments’ $200 million Geelong Quarter mixed-use development.

It features 180 rooms (including 23 suites), all-day dining, meeting and event spaces, plus a heated indoor pool and gym.