Exhausted after a long journey, you place your bag down on the freshly made bed, ready to relax. Suddenly, an ominous sixty minute countdown begins. No matter what you try, the door will not open. Welcome to the Crimson Lake Motel. You check in, but you NEVER check out...
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Played: 1 Dec 2018Team size: 3Time taken: 54:55Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersive
Another fun room from Breakout. Thought it was going to be very dark and creepy based on the website description but it was actually quite well lit (has a window looking outside). Nice mix of puzzle styles so it gave everyone something to be able to excel at and a couple of tricker parts to slow down the group.
Played: 20 Aug 2017Team size: 2Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingfun
#2
Fun enough, but the set is a bit tired and low budget. Typical of a Breakout room, I would suggest Forsaken or Forgotten Tomb instead if you’re heading to Breakout.
Played: 25 Jun 2019Team size: 2Time taken: 58:29Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivenquite difficult
Following our stressful Forsaken adventure we underestimated the level of difficulty for Vacancy. Not as well thought out as rooms like Excalibur and Forsaken but still enjoyable with plenty to do and plenty to make your brain work.
Having beaten a 3-star room, I was ready to up the antè with a group of coursemates by tackling Vacancy.
Story
Checked in and suddenly locked in, who knows what will happen at this gloomy motel if the sixty-minute timer reaches zero? 'You check in, but you never check out' is a perfectly succinct phrase that sets the tone of this room!
Puzzles
A good number and mixture to match the 4-Star difficulty rating. They seemed to remain at the same level of trickiness throughout. Busy hands and busy eyes were needed the whole time!
Mise-en-scène
I was a big fan of the ominous, dated hotel experience and the progression through it. From the tatty wallpaper to shabby furniture, a lot of thought and effort has been put into this one. I was ready to write a one-star TripAdvisor for the Crimson Lake Motel
Final Comments
Four is the best number for this one, as you can split up in groups of two when/if necessary.
At least you know what you're getting with breakout once again it was a very generic detective themed room which we managed to accidentally skip a few puzzles, what still a escaped with a good time
Solid theming set in a hotel/motel room. Has a creepy feel throughout that is well delivered. A mixture of puzzles and searching push this linear room along.
We played this room as an unexperienced 2, and got out just in time. We literally swiped the exit key card at 59.59!
A very traditional style escape room with a couple of small rooms but good theming.
