I LOVE a good escape room. I recently came to this one for a friend's birthday and I was not…read moredisappointed. Right from the start, our group was scared. The challenges were complicated but fun to figure out. We, of course, had to use our hints but that's all part of the fun. The scares would good and the whole experience was thrilling. We wound up getting out with 20 seconds to spare (talk about cutting it close!) The owner was super cool and came out to talk to us and let us know that the rooms are somewhat rotating as he gets new ideas so I'm excited to go back again when there's a new theme. I can't wait!

This was a thrill seeking escape room. The set ups, props and details of this place is insane! It…read morewas 8 of us and we had a great time. This place is affordable and a very fun group activity. If your up for the challenge this is the one for you. We did escape with 20 seconds remaining!! Talk about perfect timing. Will- the owner was amazing! He gave us so much information about the place and was kind to us. Rob- and selena were also there and checked us in, and went over all the rules with everyone. They even made the rules entertaining. I highly recommend this escape room, but remember stay on your toes you never know whats around the corner :)

This was a super fun experience but sadly there's no pics because they make you lock up your phone…read morebefore you go in. That aside, I would definitely do this again and try some of the other room. We did Mayan Temple which is recommended for 3 or more because of some tricky things I can't explain or it would spoil the surprise. Clean venue with good sound and lighting, escape rooms are tricky but manageable in the time allowed. Staff is friendly and helpful. 2 thumbs up!

Amazing, absolutely awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIVE STARS ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The escape rooms…read moreare really fun and interesting. I highly recommend the Prison Break Escape room. All of the different escapes are multi-room and have long entertainment. Other than that the employees are nice and the owner is too. Very friendly. I'd want to go there at least 1,000 times. They do birthday parties and you can rent rooms and make reservations without having to work together with strangers, very convenient. I had 2 birthday parties there. Great for children and if you want to eat cake there they have plenty of chairs and tables available for the children or adults, pretty sure they are free. Thank you.

This was my first time taking part in an escape room. There were four of us in our party and they…read moregrouped us with four others. They told us to be there at 7:45pm for our 8pm reservation. They were running behind and we didn't start until 8:50pm! That was annoying considering how adamant they were in their emails saying to come early so they could prepare us for our 8pm start time. You wait in a separate room. They had fresh popped popcorn which was nice. When they are ready for you they have you move to another room. Both waiting areas are nicely decorated. This is when the owner explains the process. He then escorts you to the room and your time begins. Throughout the adventure he talks to you over a walkie talkie and offers advice. He said he develops all the clues himself. The owner and his sister were nice. You need to book in advance because he does get booked. There is parking in the attached lot, however, some spaces are reserved for the church next door. Overall, it was a fun time. Make sure you get a groupon to save money. The others in our group had done 8 other escape rooms and said this one was just "Okay". Since I haven't done it before, I have no comparison.

My friends surprised me with a trip to this place for my birthday and it was such an amazing…read moreexperience. I was greeted by a personalized sign at the front and white glove service. The people there are fantastic and the quest was fun and really challenging. I can't wait to go back and try another room. Highly recommend it!

What went well? We didn't kill each other trying to escape.. in fact we learned that we get along…read morebest in crisis and learn to work together.. who knew? Did we make it out? Nope... could we have? Probably not without a sleepover . Went for my son's 17th bday as a way to try something new... a time was had and the staff was friendly and helpful. Cant compare it to others since this was our first.. but it was fun and definitely not easy!

This was super fun! We did the crime scene room and we really enjoyed it. It was pretty difficult…read morebut we were able to figure out a good amount of things on our own. They give you a walkie talkie and you can ask for as many hints as you need. They were able to give us some complimentary extra time which was awesome because we at least got into the final room even if we weren't able to complete it.

We had so much fun at this escape room! We did the CIA task force room and it was just my fiancé…read moreand I. It was definitely challenging but so much fun!! Very interactive gadgets and props to use. Without giving too much away, there were puzzles that we needed to solve which we've never tried before! Our game host, Gabe, was wonderful!! Very friendly and helpful when we needed it. The pricing was very reasonable and on par with others we've tried! We will most certainly be back to try out the other rooms!

Came here on a Sunday and was able to get a room just for ourselves. Price is around $35 per person…read morewhich feels a little high but normal for escape rooms. We did the time travel one timeline one and it was pretty fun! Lots of interesting twists and turns and a few cool puzzles. The game master was nice and friendly. They let you ask as many hints as you want but you probably don't need a lot. It is a pretty solid escape room spot!

Had the absolute time of my life! The room my partner and I "escaped" was "Bad Girl." It was…read morechallenging, but not overwhelming. Lance and LT were such great hosts. Definitely a must try!

Staff made this an enjoyable experience. Room was just difficult enough. We were able to win after…read moregetting a few hints. Building was hard to find. It's behind the pre-school.

EDIT: after sharing this review I was personally contacted by the GM of Escapology. They apologized…read morefor the treatment and offered the walk-in discount, in addition to a discount should we ever return. The e-mails continued even beyond normal business hours to ensure we walked away as satisfied customers. The refund was returned the very next day. Even with the way things went on the premises in person, we are more than satisfied with their effort to make it right. Thank you, Escapology. We called on a Monday afternoon to inquire about availability, we were told they had openings and she would take our info over the phone and charge us for one person to hold a spot for us as we were twenty minutes away. When we asked about parking, the person on the phone instructed us that there was a parking garage on Cortez St, but she failed to mention that we could get parking validated by them for $15 and not have to pay the $21 parking fee. We only learned about the parking validation from the sign on the entry desk after we had already paid for parking in the garage around the block and we weren't going back down there to haggle for the $6 savings. There is also a sign as you enter the building that says to ask about the walk in discount. We asked about the discount four separate times, as we had two people paying for families, and each time Myesa ignored the question. It wasn't until she was asking for my payment that I stated she was ignoring our question and she told us we couldn't get the walk in discount because we called first. We asked how much the discount would have been and she said 20%, so with our group total of $280 that would have saved us $56 dollars. Note: it doesn't have any terms or conditions for the discount listed on the sign. After we stated it would have been nice to know that on the phone as well, Myesa was a bit smug, but showed us to our room. There are no bathrooms for paying customers, you must go downstairs one level to use the public restroom. For the price you pay at this location, which is the most expensive escape room we've ever done, for not any better quality or courteous staff, we won't be returning. The only bonus about this escape room is that it is right on the beach and close to many other restaurants and things to see and do. Find another escape room where they actually care about the customer.

Well run. Nice waiting area. A lot of fun. You will get a full 90 minutes of play…read more The two downsides: Very pricey (however, I understand the business model requires this due to length of time, space requirements, etc) A lot of paperwork to fill out. Felt like work.

So very well planned out. Never knew all the behind the scene work. But the owner is great I'm…read moreamazed how he comes up with these

Apologies for the novel, but feel the need to post this review to warn others about the experience…read morethey may encounter...My family and I were in town for the holidays and on a rainy day thought an escape room would be a nice idea. After a bit of research, we noticed most top rooms in the area were completely booked (not the only ones with this idea on a rainy holiday afternoon). We eventually found Alchemy Escape Rooms and noticed that they had every time available. While this probably should have been a red flag, we went for it anyways. After booking a 3:30pm reservation (for 6 people out of the 8 available spots), our PayPal was charged and we were told we'd receive a confirmation email. No email came. We continuously called the business but got no answer. We were especially concerned when we went back to the website and noticed someone could still book all spots for the 3:30pm reservation. Nonetheless, we drove on over and arrived around 3:20pm. When we got to the door, it was locked. Upon knocking we heard a dog bark and a few second later, Joshua, the owner, opened the door. He was surprised to see us, and when we said we had reserved the room for 3:30pm, he said he didn't see it in his system. However, he was friendly and invited us in, mentioning he just needed a couple minutes to set the room back up. We stood in the lobby for 25 minutes while Joshua was supposedly setting up the room. There were power tools on the front desk, and it did seem like he was building the room, more than setting it up. After the wait, he invited us in and we were excited to get going, despite the late start. Despite the sloppy start, we were willing to look past the reservation system failures, delay in getting started, and overall "unfinish" look to the business. However, within minutes of starting the game, we noticed several major issues with the story the game was presenting. I'll be vague out of respect for some of the puzzles, but to name a few issue: -The door from the first room to the second room was left unlocked, throwing off the chain of events -There was a prop oven at a bakery in one of the rooms that was supposed to open, but did not. The owner came in after the game had finished and confirmed it was jammed, again throwing off multiple steps in the game. -There was a black "goo" that was on a lot of the books and props throughout the game, which grossly dripped off onto our hands. The owner explained this was resin from the props that were poorly made by the manufacturer. -At one point, the Smart TVs which are essential to the flow of the game froze. This required the owner to interrupt the game, walk into the room, and fiddle with the remote for a minute as he attempted to fix it. He was not tall enough to reach the TV, and had to ask a member of our group to point the remote from a higher angle to properly refigure the screen. A minute after he left, an ad for a local Honda dealership popped up on the screen, further interrupting and ruining the flow of the game. -At one point during the game, you are meant to recreate an image with props in the room. One prop did not fit in the space it was meant to, leading the owner to tell us to just lay it on its side. -The final prop that was necessary to win the game was nowhere to be found. When the owner entered the room after our time had ran out, he had no real explanation for the whereabouts of this prop. As we left the building, on our way back to the car, our entire group discussed how disappointing this was, and eventually landed on heading back in to ask for some sort of compensation for the experience. However, within 60 seconds of us leaving, the door was locked. When we knocked, there was no dog barking and no one answered. We followed up with an email explaining how upsetting the experience was and asking if he'd consider some sort of compensation as we were clearly "guinea pigs" who paid full price for an experience that was not ready to be played. We did mentioned that if he was willing to offer some sort of compensation, we would be willing to forgo leaving reviews as the business clearly was not ready for paying customers. The owner replied to our email saying he was shocked we didn't enjoy the experience, and was confused why we didn't bring it up in person (which we attempted to but he had left). He then got very defensive and accused us of attempting to blackmail him for a refund, which he stated was immoral and potentially illegal. After a few very aggressive email responses, we left it be. The owner did offer passes to come back again; however, as out-of-towners, that does nothing for us. Very disappointing experience overall, and while maybe one day the business will be fully operational and ready for customers, today it most definitely was not.