World’s First Minecraft Hotel Is Coming to the UK
Minecraft fans will be able to stay inside the game when the world’s first Minecraft hotel opens at Chessington World of Adventures in 2027. The 69-room hotel will be part of the wider £50 million Minecraft World development in south-west London. Created by Merlin Entertainments and Mojang Studios, it will extend the themed experience beyond the park with Minecraft-inspired rooms, dining areas and immersive details across four floors.
The hotel will have 20 premium and 49 standard rooms inspired by Minecraft’s biomes, mobs, colours and textures. Guests will enter through an Overworld-style check-in area, use Nether Portal-inspired lifts and walk along mine-tunnel corridors. An underwater-themed restaurant and a Woodland Mansion-inspired potions bar are also planned. An exact opening date, room rates and booking launch have not yet been announced.
What We Know About the Minecraft Hotel
- Location: Chessington World of Adventures, south-west London.
- Opening: In 2027. Chessington hasn’t announced the exact date yet.
- Rooms: 69 across four floors.
- Prices: Not yet announced.
- Best for: Families, Minecraft fans and theme-park breaks.
- At the resort: Minecraft World, Escape the Nether coaster and Chessington’s existing attractions.
- Transport: About 35 minutes by train from Waterloo, then a 10-minute walk.
- Official site: Chessington Minecraft World
The hotel will sit beside Minecraft World, where visitors will be able to ride Escape the Nether, billed as the world’s first Minecraft rollercoaster, explore interactive adventures and use themed dining and retail areas. Chessington’s wider resort also includes rides and animal attractions, making the hotel easier to combine with a multi-day family break rather than a single visit built around one new attraction.
"Bringing Minecraft into an entirely new medium has been a fascinating creative challenge. We have thought about everything from the scale of the blocks to how mobs and biomes come to life in the real world. Our goal is to create an experience that feels authentically Minecraft and gives guests the chance to experience the game in an entirely new way."
Getting there should be straightforward from London. South Western Railway services run from Waterloo to Chessington South in about 35 minutes, and the resort is roughly a 10-minute walk from the station. The hotel’s key difference is that it is designed as an extension of Minecraft World, although travellers will need to wait for prices and a firm opening date before deciding whether the stay offers good value.
