Escape Leicester Reviews Summary

Room Design & Themes

Pros:

• "The rooms themselves were brilliantly designed and the puzzles were enough of a challenge without being too difficult."
• "We loved that it was a real mixture of physical puzzles, rather than finding number codes/keys for padlocks."
• "Rooms are well put together and the puzzles are suitable for all ages and capabilities."
• "The room was really detailed and the puzzles were tough but intuitive."

Cons:

• "Really low budget setting compared to other escape rooms."
• "Area 51 is by far the worst we have ever done. It has a poor concept and puzzles that do not make logical sense."
• "Initially we first entered I was somewhat deflated. But as we made our way through, things only got better."
• "There wasn’t much signposting meaning we had to ask for clues because we had no idea where to go after unlocking things."

Staff & Game Masters

Pros:

• "The hosts were enthusiastic and explained everything clearly."
• "Girts, stuck to character and made it a really fun experience for us!"
• "Girts was an amazing game master and offered plenty of support to us as first-timers."
• "Our game master Zoe was very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The staff are not the best and not helpful at present."
• "Why you ask a question you get a lot of just looking at each other before an answer."
• "Everything seems to be reliant on staff seeing you do things via cctv, which is frustrating when they’re not watching."
• "Similarly, when we gave up and asked for a clue, they directed us to do something we’d done 15 minutes prior."

Challenge Level & Puzzles

Pros:

• "The puzzles were unique a good mix of difficulty and the staff were very friendly."
• "It was the right balance between not overly difficult and not too easy."
• "The puzzles were smart and well thought out. They made really good use of teamwork."
• "The room had a mix of hard challenges and easier ones which made it enjoyable."

Cons:

• "The end was very anticlimactic. we opened a lock and saw a strange picture and that was it."
• "Some puzzles could not be completed because parts of it were not working."
• "We were particularly disappointed by the guy who told us outside 'don’t stand on anything that isn’t the floor'."
• "It was actually really difficult it was still so enjoyable and fun, we didn't want it too scary."