Head-to-head
LEGO Icons Boutique Hotel vs LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade
Both built. Both reviewed. Here's how they actually compare on the things that matter.
Set #10297
LEGO Icons Boutique Hotel
Five floors of Art Deco interior detail, a working art gallery, and the most photogenic modular building of the modern Modular era.
Set #10323
LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade
Crank the side of the cabinet and Pac-Man runs the maze while the ghosts chase. The most playable LEGO Icons set ever shipped.
By the numbers
The spec sheet.
| Metric | LEGO Icons Boutique Hotel | LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Pieces | 3,066WINS | 2,651 |
| MSRP | $199.99WINS | $269.99 |
| Price per piece | $0.07WINS | $0.10 |
| Verdict | Must buy | Must buy |
| Best for | Modular building collectors, Art Deco enthusiasts, and city-builders expanding their LEGO street. | Retro arcade fans, kinetic-sculpture appreciators, and anyone who wants a LEGO set that does something. |
Pros & cons
What I actually noticed.
LEGO Icons Boutique Hotel
Pros
- Five fully-furnished floors — lobby, gallery, hotel rooms, rooftop lounge
- Art Deco facade with green-and-cream colour palette
- Built-in art gallery with three displayed paintings (rotates with mood)
- Modular base — connects to other Modular Buildings Collection sets
- Seven characters — guests, bellhop, gallery attendant
Cons
- Modular Building Collection footprint (32cm × 32cm base)
- Once you start the Modular collection, you'll want them all
- Some sticker work on the gallery painting tiles
LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade
Pros
- Hand-crank mechanism actually animates Pac-Man and the four ghosts through the maze
- Mini-Pac-Man micro figure on top of the cabinet (the meta moment)
- Iconic 1980 cabinet styling — yellow, black, marquee art, coin slot
- Best kinetic LEGO mechanism since the Typewriter
Cons
- Hand-crank is delicate — over-rotation can pop the chain mechanism
- Won't work as a static display piece for non-arcade fans
- Marquee printing is small and easy to misalign during the build
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Comparison generated from our individual reviews. Pros, cons, and ratings come from full hands-on builds — see each review for the complete take.