by Breakout Manchester (website)
87 Newton St, Manchester M1 1EX
2-5 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
After winning a social media competition you are invited for a luxury weekend away, courtesy of The Crimson Lake Motel. Tired after your journey in, you arrive and see everything isn't quite what it seems...
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Lise expert rated this:
Played: 30 Nov 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁
cleverimmersivepoor hosting😨creepy
Our host didn't even know the room so gave us vague and incorrect clues for the 8 minutes we spent on the last puzzle. 😵💫
But the room itself was very good, well themed and logical with interesting puzzles. Despite the issues with the hosting, we really enjoyed it!
samsham expert rated this:
Played: 6 Apr 2024 Team size: 56:54 Time taken: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverstory-drivengreat hosting
Wesley Mead expert rated this:
Played: 24 Mar 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 51m Outcome: Successful escape!
immersive😨creepy
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roberts0502 expert rated this:
Played: 26 Jul 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 57:30 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneycleversatisfying😨creepy
It's been around 8 months since we last played a game from the Breakout franchise, and we were eager to try out Manchester's Crimson Lake Motel. The setting was immediately atmospheric, with a dark and dingy motel room that felt like something out of a Stephen King novel. The usual padlocks and coded solutions were plentiful, as expected from Breakout. Puzzles were also well-designed, thematic, and interconnected with a satisfying flow. Two puzzles deceived us in an entertaining way. I would recommend the Crimson Lake Motel if you're looking for a solid, quintessential escape room in the city centre.
TheEscapeBoomers expert rated this:
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalclevergreat hosting
A great game from BO - A step up from their usual games. Some clever puzzles, space was great and we escaped with no clues! (whoop!)
MartinStrong76 experienced rated this:
Team size: 2 Time taken: 50.35 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyimmersivegreat hosting
What a wonderful take on their original game Vacancy! This game is a massive improvement and feels like it's come from a different team! Everything just clicked and made perfect sense! No clues needed and we had a wonderful time!
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The problem with doing 24 escape rooms in the space of a long weekend is that it tends to blur many of the details of the games in memory, such as individual puzzles. But if my recollection of Crimson Lake Motel is hazier than normal, that’s not because the game was forgettable; in fact it was probably the best of the half dozen games I’ve played at Breakout, across their various branches.
The story is straightforward; you’ve checked into what should be a luxury getaway but is actually a dubiou...