by Houdini's Escape Room Experience Thurrock (website)
Ship Ln, Aveley, Purfleet RM19 1YN
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
As you drive through the night your car suddenly breaks down. With no other options, you and your friends decide to stay at a nearby hotel. The hotel is big and clean, there's just one thing. It has only one room available... that burned down 100 years ago!
Will the spirits within be friendly or are they looking for a few more permanent residents?
Escape before room 13 has you!
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We visited Houdiniās in Thurrock to play a fairly new escape room today: Haunted Hotel. The room had the extra novelty of being situated within an actual hotel! We got out in 36 minutes 43 seconds. Thatās not a brag - it just seemed to be missing an extra challenge / puzzle / room and so we felt a little disappointed when we completed it in quite a quick time (unusual for us!) There could have been more in the way of context / storyline.
It was spooky but not particularly terrifying - there was a lack of jump scares which to be fair is not everyoneās cup of tea. However, the theming and decor is brilliant and there was a general sense of unease throughout. Jake our Game Master played his role brilliantly and was suitably creepy.
Overall, this new escape room may need a bit more added to it to really hit Houdiniās high standards, but was still a good adrenaline rush.
It was fun, but one part of the game needed a tech upgrade. This made the end feel less rewarding and definitive.
The decor and atmosphere was great. Puzzles were fun. Not too taxing but gave us pause for thought.
The GM was attentive especially when we struggled with a lock, which they heard us saying the correct number for.
The room could do with a bit of TLC though. Some props were a bit tatty through use - not the theme.
Am looking forward to doing more in future.
The place seemed a bit
Great host, however lack of countdown clock in the room or method of sharing clues remotely is somewhat immersion breaking.
See also
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Walsall: Room 13 (Walsall)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Greenwich: Room 13 (East London)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience York: Room 13 (York)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Southampton: Room 13 (Southampton)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Doncaster: Room 13 (Doncaster)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Swindon: Room 13 (Swindon)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Milton Keynes: Room 13 (Milton Keynes)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Dundee: Room 13 (Dundee)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Worcester: Room 13 (Worcester)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Stafford: Room 13 (Stafford)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Sheffield: Room 13 (Sheffield)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Chester: Room 13 (Chester)
- Houdini's Escape Room Experience Chichester: Room 13 (Chichester)