Breakout Manchester: Vacancy

By | May 28, 2019

by Breakout Manchester (website)

51 Church Street, M4 1PD

Manchester

2-5 players

60 minutes

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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Overall rating

Rated between 2 and 4 out of 5

based on ratings from 31 users
combined with 5 pro reviews

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Player reviews

Hailstone experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivenoverpriced😨creepy
Jess Phillips rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2 Time taken: 53 mins Outcome: Successful escape!
immersive😨creepy
fraggle42 experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 15 Apr 2016 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47.12 Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
🀘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Charly expert rated this:Rated between 1.5 and 1.5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!

Really didn't enjoy this room 

Scotus0 expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 08/10/2017 Team size: 4 Time taken: 55:11 Outcome: Successful escape!

Hotel Haunts

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.

samsham experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 6 May 2023 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-driven
knoh39 experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Not a bad room and there are definitely better in Cardiff, but if you need a room to do then this is a decent contender
Not a bad room, but not brilliant. Click the link to read our review! 

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