by Escape Rooms Island Phobia (website)
Playa de Las Americas, Calle San Eugenio Domínguez, 23 Hotel IBEROSTAR BOUGANVILLE
2-6 players
Languages: EN, ES, RU
60 minutes
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After our less-than-stellar experience in Bank Robbery, I went into Jumanji with cautious optimism. Thankfully it turned out to be a completely different world; honestly, chalk and cheese.
The room itself is gorgeous. It’s easily one of the most visually impressive rooms we’ve done at Island Phobia, and a total contrast to the sparse, slightly baffling Bank Robbery setup. I’ve played a brilliant Jumanji-themed room in the UK before, and this one holds its own really well.
The story is strong, the structure is clear, and you always know which direction you’re meant to be moving in. That alone makes a huge difference to pacing and overall enjoyment. Most of the puzzles were fun, varied and satisfying. One puzzle completely stumped us (I’m still mildly annoyed about it) and another took a while to crack, but I genuinely appreciated the ingenuity behind it. The rest flowed nicely and splitting up in the third stage turned out to be a smart move that helped us finish within the hour.
In my personal Island Phobia rankings, Magic School still reigns supreme, but Jumanji nudges just ahead of Dragon’s Ring. The hosting was excellent too; warm, helpful, and clearly proud of the room. We were very glad we’d saved this one for after our Bank Robbery misadventure.
There aren’t many escape room options in Tenerife, but if the escape bug bites, Island Phobia is absolutely worth your time. We’ll be back in a few years to tackle Sherlock and Nightmare.
Accessibility notes:
Expect some outdoor steps and hilly walkways to get to the rooms, all far sweatier in 30°C heat than they sound on paper. Inside the room, there are no major accessibility issues, though you’ll likely need at least one person who can kneel or get low to the floor for certain tasks.
This room immediately jumped in to 2nd spot of the 130 rooms done. The story of Jumanji was completely captured with interesting non linear puzzle routes. There were a couple of really difficult puzzles to solve which really frustrated me asking for a clue as it was so obvious when you know but it was such an enjoyable room to play! I really think this could be turned in to a longer experience and would work
50th room for me and hubby. Some really nice tech and original puzzles which our 8 and 5 year olds were able to get stuck into. We accidentally did a couple of puzzles by trial and improvement but the GM explained what we had missed!