Escape game Mystery of the Black Dahlia

Reviews of escape game "Mystery of the Black Dahlia"

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• Went to complete the Dahlia room last night.
  
  1- At $30+ tax per person for a 1 hour experience I was very disappointed that my group of 4 was paired with another group who we did not know about until we arrived. This was not clear on the website or we would not have done this. The group we were paired with were teenagers and 1 girl complained for the entire hour. It was too many people in a small room to comfortably move around. As mid 30 adults in our party we had a night away from our kids for once and wanted fun and mystery solving and the pairing should not have been done for the price we paid per person. Again this was not clear on the website and probably not the safest thing right now with COVID being stuck in 2 tiny rooms like this with strangers.
  
  2- This is about the experience and the mystery solving. However when you have multiple parts of the mystery broken and/or not working it defeats the purpose of the story you are laying out. There was a broken lock to a hutch which had a key as part of the steps to find (hutch already was open due to being broken so that caused confusion and was pointless) and 2 broken buttons in the desk that were meant to be a spring trap no longer worked. I understand that things will get broken as part of this experience as people can be tough on things but as a business you need to factor that in and resolve to ensure a complete experience is being set for your guests.
  
  Again at $30 per person for an hour experience I expect better.
  
  I was personally very disappointed in this and felt it was a waste of money. Unless these issues are resolved I personally would not recommend this business at this price point.

  Jennifer

• I had a long drive in Florida and was looking for a game to do along the way, I stopped my search at Escape Cocoa Beach. The owners were awesome. I could tell before I started the room it would be a good one (I can usually tell based on the attitude of the person that greets me).
  
  At this point I've done around 40 rooms and I always think I'm going to crush it.... and I am always wrong. The owner Ryan put some real thought into his puzzles and when a puzzle is solved you feel rewarded instead of frustrated. I love when I ask for a hint and it isn't something ridiculous, instead it was a cleverly place clue that I overlooked.
  
  What was really amazing was the actually scenario. All four of his rooms follow an actual historic event. I did the Black Dahlia and I was impressed that the story, puzzles, props and atmosphere all blended together. Nothing was off.
  
  I would definitely love to go back to Cocoa beach to do their other rooms. Once I reached the 20 room mark I stopped trying to rush through them for the best time and started to enjoy the immersion and scenario. This is why Escape Coca Beach is getting 5 - stars from me. The moment you enter the room you can see the passion and hard work that went into creating an amazing event.

  Jason R.

• The building is so unique and clean! I love the decorations as well. We played Black Dahlia and it was definitely a mind twister. I would 100% go back again!!! Also I love how they have unlimited clues!! Would recommend(:

  Nicole N.

• Such a great experience, loved the room (Black Dahlia) and our host was very welcoming and informative. He helped us when we needed it and was super friendly. Would recommend this to anyone looking for a fun/challenging activity.

  Caylin