Heartlake City Grand Hotel is about typical value for its size

$99.99 MSRP 1,308 pieces 4 minifigures 4.2 / 5 from builders #15 of 30 Friends sets with 1,000+ pieces
Heartlake City Grand Hotel box art
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53 of 100

Average

#15 of 30 Friends sets with 1,000+ pieces

This Grand Hotel is about as typical as a large Friends set gets: pieces per $10 (105 against 99), plastic per dollar and the 4.2 rating are all right at the norm, while four figures for $99.99 is a little under the usual rate. With the price in line with similar contents, it scores average.

#15

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 30 Friends sets with 1,000+ pieces

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53

Chart 2 · The score

How the 53 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
141 vs 138 +20 of 35
Pieces per $10
105 vs 97 +20 of 30
Minifigures per $100
3.2 vs 3.8 +5 of 20
Builder rating
4.2 vs 4.2 +8 of 15

$6 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $106. Each brick is $25.

$99.99
you pay

$106
sets like it usually cost

See 41684-1 on Brickset How scores work