The Escapement - Margate's Premier Escape Room Reviews Summary

Experience Quality

Pros:

• "Great experience at escapement this evening!"
• "Fantastic puzzles with some impressive mechanics, and fun hands-on challenges."
• "The whole experience was really well run and our host Bethany was superb."
• "Really immersive, fab rooms with great props and clues."
• "Very immersive experience, the puzzles and flow of the room was really great."
• "Really putting you into the mood of the puzzle."
• "The staff was great and escape room itself definitely exceeded my expectations."
• "Really well put together escape rooms. Very detailed sets, and a wide variety of problem types to solve."

Cons:

• "The experience was good, we did the Pit room which I struggled with because my helmet light was low on battery so couldn't really do a lot to help."
• "Found that once we completed the room our host Adam went into a lot of detail as to our tactics, more detail than any other rooms we have done previously."
• "I got quite cold in the pit which made me a little miserable."
• "It seems you are not allowed to take photos FYI they should mention that before you go in."
• "One last note, I got quite cold in the pit which made me a little miserable."

Staff and Hosts

Pros:

• "Our host Ashley was super enthusiastic and made the experience really fun."
• "Both the hosts were fantastic and really set the scene for each room."
• "Our guide Lewis was funny, helpful and all round entertaining."
• "Big thanks to Tom who hosted the game!"
• "Our pirate guide provided us with a behind the scenes tour and chat of how the escape room was designed and built."
• "Fantastic experience! We played the pirate game which was challenging yet very much doable. The 'production' quality here blew us all away."
• "Very friendly and enthusiast staff, Stefan made us feel at home straight away."
• "What a fantastic time we all had. Never been to one for these before and it was a real hoot, made even better by the compare's dry humour and help."

Cons:

• "Whilst I was there someone stormed out because of an argument."
• "We also got tea and coffee which is always a plus."

Puzzle Design and Challenge

Pros:

• "We went as two adults, a teenager and two boys aged 6 and 8 and everyone loved it."
• "The puzzles were challenging but not too difficult."
• "Part of a team of 7 for a work event (maximum number and it was a bit of a squeeze in places I would recommend 4-5)."
• "The puzzles themselves were just the right level of challenging."
• "Great immersion! If you haven't done an escape room before and worry that it'll be absolute brie and/or locked in a room with random 'clues' hidden around a single room."
• "We had a lovely time in this thrilling and exciting escaperoom (The Pit)."
• "Fantastic experience. Took the wife, mum, and 2 of the kids (13 and 10) to find our way out of a pirate brig and head home."
• "Pirate-themed escape room was excellent - plenty of interesting challenges, authentic props and easy for everyone to get involved."

Cons:

• "The puzzles were challenging but not too difficult."
• "Puzzles all fit into the theme and make sense."
• "Did the mine one hence the photo. Great immersion!"