Escape game Houdini's Hidden Workshop^[Closed]

Reviews of escape game "Houdini's Hidden Workshop"

• It's challenging, scary, and very creative! Work with your friends and strangers under pressure to get out in time. If you like those escape room games, play it for REAL!

  Andrew SteelyDandrew Denton

• So awesome! Can't wait to try again, so close the first time.

  Josh Krause

• So fun! Losing the challenge only makes me want to go back and try again. And then go back again to try the other room...

  Angela Keenan

• We did the Houdini workshop and had a blast. Don't come with a small group, or you will fail! We had eight smart adults and we solved it with only two minutes to spare. Really creative and fun puzzles. It got a little chaotic towards the end, but was always fun. Highly recommended. There's a living social coupon out there so use that if you can find it.

  Geoffrey Walker

• Awesome very fun, different. Work as a team, with that being said, the large group I was in was annoying, we still finished it, but I felt we could have done better in a smaller group. I will definitely go back.

  Bob B.

• I've done both rooms here, here's my 2¢
  
  Houdini's Hidden Workshop:
  
  This room was well decorated and had some cool puzzles that involved finding clues then working them out from there. A cool plus in this room were the hidden passages and hidden compartments; it made it possible for players to search for new clues while others worked out what had already been found. This room had enough space for everyone to move around and concentrate on what they were doing. The majority of the puzzles were word related and/or riddles.
  
  The Lab:
  
  This room is much more intense with the addition of a frickin' zombie on a chain that chases you around the room. This room had more math than word puzzles and there were far less clues to find, so there was a good amount of people standing around while others worked on math problems. Granted, you could kill time by trying to lure the zombie away from the people solving but it made me feel sort like an idiot for spending 20 minutes playing tag with this chick in makeup and realizing that I paid to do it.
  
  The room got hot real quick because of everyone running from the zombie and as the game wears on, the zombie's chain grows longer making there less space for players to work on their tasks which becomes tough to work around. At one point, I just went and stood by the A/C unit and let the other 10 people mess with some math problems because there was nowhere for me to stand.
  
  Long story short: This place is fun but I'd skip The Lab and opt for Houdini's Hidden Workshop.

  Jason L.

• Five stars all around for this place. The actors, puzzles, and set up was just great. I've been to one other escape room in LA where the set up had more of a logical flow whereas this one was a "FIND ALL THE CLUES" and then we'll figure out it out.
  
  Our group of 9 did "The Lab" for a birthday and lucky for us, we escaped with a few minutes to spare. "The Lab" has a chained zombie in the set-up so it adds a bit of a scare factor to it so if you can't handle pressure, this probably isn't the escape game for you. I found myself running around trying to avoid the zombie while also trying to piece clues together. It was definitely a rush. There's also a "scientist" who's in there with you trying to help you with clues. Our scientist was pretty helpful and she never broke out of character, which definitely added to the illusion.
  
  A few things to note:
  
  It's in the heart of downtown. Be prepared for parking issues. There's a $1/hr parking lot a block from the place.
  
  Their sign says "Haunted Hotel" and not the Great Escape Room.
  
  Arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled time to sign waivers and such.
  
  Find a groupon or living social deal to minimize costs. We bought one and it slashed the cost almost in half.
  
  If you do not want to be grouped with a bunch of strangers, go to another escape room that allows for smaller groups. Our room allowed a maximum of 12 and luckily with a group of 9, we were able to have the room to ourselves because no one else signed up for the same time slot.
  
  Have fun!

  Mai K.