HOUNDS - Escape Games - Immersive Experiences - Mini Bar Reviews Summary

Escape Room Experience

Pros:

• "Monty (Ross) was absolutely brilliant and played his part with enthusiasm and great humour."
• "The Explorer’s Diary escape room was challenging enough without being frustratingly difficult."
• "The atmosphere matched the storyline really well."
• "The time went really fast and even with 7 of us it still required teamwork."
• "The equipment, props, and set were all great."
• "The part when the facility was being searched really added to the experience."
• "The actors were incredibly helpful during the experience and very supportive."
• "The room itself was very creative and wonderfully designed."
• "The staff were super friendly."
• "The bar area and cocktails just made the evening complete."
• "Fantastic theming and staff."
• "Arnold was an excellent host and we completed The Explorer's Diary with only 55 seconds remaining."
• "Myself and my partner went and did the 'Questionable Ethics' escape room and we were not disappointed!"
• "We did Southern Discomfort and it was great fun with a good level of challenging but not overly difficult puzzles."
• "Our southern belle host stayed in character perfectly the whole time and really added to the overall enjoyment."
• "We were looked after by the brilliant Robert the Snobert (Arnold), the whole thing was amazing and brilliant fun."
• "We've done all 3 escape rooms now and just waiting for the 4th one later this year which we’ll be booking right away."
• "Special shout out to Johnny who made our latest experience at the Southern Dis-comfort game amazing."
• "Our challenge guide Monty handled our bonkers group very well."
• "Both hosts kept in character wonderfully and made the experience more immersive."
• "The hosts are all very friendly, and talented."
• "Fantastic. Escape room was brilliant, our host was excellent."
• "The Explorer's Diary, which was incredibly immersive."
• "Our Host Arnold AKA 'Robert the Snobert' was excellent and really set the scene and made us feel like explorers."
• "The puzzles were very well thought out and linear."
• "The live actors make for such a brilliant immersive experience."
• "The hosts were very friendly, welcoming and easy to talk to."
• "Loved this experience. It was the best birthday present I ever had!"
• "We had a much better time than anticipated! Actor Dora was brilliant and made us laugh so much!"
• "We've done all three available so far and each one has been brilliant."
• "The puzzles are challenging with a good spread between logic, physical and team coordination."
• "The effort put into the details - the rooms are all brilliantly constructed."
• "The bar/waiting area is also really cool for an after-game debrief/drink."
• "The puzzles and rooms were well thought out and the right level of challenging to be fun but not impossible to figure out at the same time."
• "The secret of Crawley. Decor is fantastic with a speakeasy style bar."
• "The game design and puzzles were just right to our ability and the set design was other-worldly."
• "The rooms were well laid out and the puzzles very cleverly thought out."
• "Immersive from the get-go. Serious kudos to David who didn't drop character for a second!"
• "The game itself was just marvellous. It took design and inspiration from one of the greatest computer games ever made."
• "The theming was excellent, both in the room, the hints were were given."
• "The staff were incredibly friendly."

Cons:

• "The bar experience was chaotic and stressful with inconsistent cocktail sizes and delayed service."
• "Some puzzles felt too challenging for certain team members."
• "Hints were given too freely, sometimes we would have preferred more time to work things out on our own."