We stayed in a new Paw Patrol themed hotel room at Chessington – and it blew our minds

But when it comes to immersive experiences, there is no competition.

These days, the ante has been well and truly upped, and very few places do all-encompassing fun as well as Chessington.

The UK theme park and zoo has just opened up its latest batch of themed hotel rooms – based on kids TV show Paw Patrol – and my mind was blown at how good they are.

My family was invited to spend a night at Chessington to try out one of the five new rooms, as well as enjoy the theme park at Hallowe’en.

Even the corridor leading to the new rooms has been given a Paw Patrol spruce up, so when you open the door to your room you’re already fully immersed in the land of Ryder, Chase and all the rescue pups.

It really does feel like you’ve walked into Adventure Bay, with a huge mural of the pups, paw patrol bedspread, periscope with panoramic views and bright bean bags for the kids to relax on. But the pièce de résistance has to be the paw patroller that’s been made into bunks beds for the children (it can sleep up to three children thanks to a pull-out bed underneath). It’s just so cool. My seven-year-old son could not contain his excitement, and even my 11-year-old daughter, who thought her Paw Patrol days were behind her, got right in on the action and was straight into her bed!

I just kept thinking how I would have absolutely love, love, loved to have an experience like this when I was a kid. The attention to detail is so good that you can’t help but be impressed.

On top of that, our room had a savannah view, meaning we could see giraffes, ostriches and zebras.

Little ones can also top off their stay with a ‘High PAW’ with their favourite characters. PAW Patrol room guests receive a special ‘Pup Pass’ giving fast track entry to the daily Meet and Greets with Chase, Skye and Rubble in the park. And as a hotel exclusive they can also see their favourite pups in the hotel.

The rooms come ahead of Chessington’s PAW Patrol Land opening in Spring 2026.

Although it was tough to leave, we didn’t spend all our time in our hotel room. We went into Chessington to enjoy the theme park in its Hallowe’en finery, as it celebrated Howloween throughout half term.

Not only was the park bedecked in Hallowe’en décor, there was also walk-through scare experiences and an option to pay for a trick or treating experience.

And that was on top of all the rides and attractions!

Chessington has just the right mix of thrilling and tamer rights for children of middling ages.

Dragon’s Fury has become a family favourite, and we also loved the Ostrich Stamped and Mamba Strike. And you can’t go to Chessington and not do The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure (what was the old Bubbleworks ride). Because who doesn’t love fountains shooting over their head?

We were sad that the iconic Vampire rollercoaster, Rattlesnake cart ride, Zufari safari and a couple of the smaller rides were closed, but we still had plenty to do.

We enjoyed seeing the penguins and sealions, and braved the shark tunnel in the Sealife Centre.

Hotel guests can book a slot in the Savannah Splash Pool, which we did before breakfast the next day. The pool was lovely and warm, and there was a separate splash area that even my 11 and 7 year old loved.

Breakfast is included in your stay, and it’s served buffet-style and includes a full English, pancakes, pastries, fruit, cereal, toast and yoghurt. We were all very well fed.

It was so nice to be able to visit the park and walk back to the hotel in a few minutes. We’ll definitely be doing an overnight stay again for convenience.

And maybe next time we’ll try out one of the other themed rooms. There’s rooms based on Jumanji, Room on the Broom, the Gruffalo, Capri Sun, Oreo, and even a Christmas room.

That being said, it’s an easy drive to Chessington. We were there from Sussex in just over an hour.

For more information about the rooms or to book a short stay, visit the Chessington website.