My twins turned sixteen this year, and for the first time in a few years, they wanted something a little more than pizza and cake at our house. My whole family is a big fan of escape rooms, and since we’d had a great time at Room Escape in the past, we headed back!

How does it work?

Room Escape is in a shared building with Archery Games, so you can try either adventure while you’re there.

They have seven physical escape rooms (of varying levels of difficulty), and what we like about these specific ones is that they are more permanent and well-built than many of the other ones.

You have an hour to escape and figure out all the different puzzles in the room

When you arrive, you are first asked to wait in a holding area until your room is ready (it’s also a great photo op!). You are then brought into a small room where the rules of the escape room are explained to you. Then you’re introduced to the story you are going to be solving.

Once you are in, you have one hour to solve the room - there is a TV screen in the room that keeps time for you. You have a walkie-talkie to ask for unlimited clues, and you are also given the option of a clue hint sheet

My kids chose Outbreak, which had a 4/5 difficulty level. I was a bit nervous that without any adults in the room they would struggle, but they got out with time to spare (something I often haven’t been able to do!)

I’m also told this is one of the scarier rooms, but the teens said it wasn’t really that scary at all :) ( They also really appreciated the technology components to this room.)

The cost is $31/player and you don’t share the room with anyone other than the group you came with. If your kids are under 10 they will require an adult in the room with them, but there is no charge for that person.

You can easily book your session online through their website.

The staff

I even got to see them escaping the room through the front desk’s monitoring system! :)

The staff were amazing. They were friendly and engaging with the teens, and I particularly enjoyed that they gave me little updates on how they were doing while I was waiting in the front lounge area (they have lots of picnic tables to sit at and there is also a bar to go to - as long as there isn’t a private event happening).

From the mouth of the teens

« I had the wonderful chance to do this escape room with my friends for my birthday party. I love a challenge, and this escape room was excellent! The details were intricate, and the puzzles were original but not too hard. I loved the various details and types of puzzles, including many interactive puzzles. The instructions on how to complete the puzzles were clear, and the many moving elements made it feel like you were truly immersed in the story. Whether it was someone talking to you or something moving, it was extremely fun! »

« The escape room was a very fun group experience that I would love to do again. It was interactive and immersive. The sound effects of Bryan, our computer companion, were super cool, and we always had something to do. The puzzles were challenging but not impossible, and I really liked that the room had two levels because it made the experience more realistic. »

« I thought it was very immersive and had very cool set design. »

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Disclaimer: We were gifted passes to Room Escape, but all viewpoints are our own.