Wow I had the best time ever goofing off and escaping with my Yelp friend Susan S. After lunch in the Town Center we agreed to do an escape room since she was not able to attend a Yelp event at one. This one was well off the beaten path and well hidden if you weren't looking for it. The place was dead as it was a Sunday so we figured we'd liven it up, as Susan would say, "Life is for shenanigans." The staff were entertained by us bantering and dressing up in the different detective clothing while we waited for our scheduled time to escape from The Library. What was a little different from my past experience, a staff member is in the room with you monitoring since there are no cameras around. Also, there's creepy/suspenseful music playing with a dayglow timer going to keep you focused and panicked at the same time while you're looking around for clues. And while we didn't finish in the hour that we were supposed to, we thought that we did pretty good and got out maybe 5 minutes later. I really enjoyed this escape room and I think now I might be addicted :p read more

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I returned to check out the Great Escape Room after enjoying a fun challenge at a yelp event. On my first visit there, we were in the Infirmary. This time, we set out to conquer the game room. Each time, staff oriented us, walked us through the rules of the game, and offered to give us a set number of clues as we tried to escape. Unlike some other escape games, the staff member here stays in the room with you the entire time. My group has escaped both times and I actually like the way that they run the this escape room. My only issue is that in order to solve many of these puzzles, you need prior information and knowledge in order to be successful. Other game rooms that I've done provide all of the clues you need in the actual room. But here, if you do not have a lot of common knowledge, knowledge about games, basic science, cars, etc, you may find it difficult to escape. read more

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We love escape rooms. Something we learned about in Europe. This location is in high traffic shopping center. It is a fun place we been to before. We recommend this place as a go to place to do escape rooms. It has nice variety and a great staff.. read more

Really a fun experience, if a little harder to find. But when you find it, expect to have a lot of fun. My daughter went here with a group of friends and did the Infirmary room and she really enjoyed it, especially the ending. So I decided to book a holiday escape here for my family as I had been working so much that I had missed a lot of holiday parties or attended them buried on my phone. They understand things like this happen, but I felt like I missed out. We were running a few minutes late because we could not locate it. It is in a building closer to the road, so don't get fooled by your GPS. The manager was very nice and waived me in and completely understood why we started late. A few tips, watch the screen flashing in the lobby, it will over questions to answer to possibly get more clues. Also, read through the items in the lobby while you wait, they are entertaining. This trip we did the Sherlock Holmes Library and it was a blast. It looks like a normal library, but there are hidden clues everywhere and I do mean, everywhere. It was a challenge, but the three clues they give you are perfect to help you complete it. Yes, it can be frustrating, but don't get discouraged, you are closer to finishing than you think. Our "monitor" was fantastic, helpful and good at hints. He kind of kept us on track time wise too. You get pictures and fun options after, overall a great experience. read more

Successfully escaped The Infirmary last night! Another room at this location down. Erica was awesome and fun - the perfect person to be in the room with our group. read more

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First escape room experience and I loved it! Thank you for a great time. It was just the three of us and one of the staff Angus joined in with us and I honestly don't think we could've done it without him! read more

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Such a fun event tonight at The Great Escape Room! If you are looking for a fun way to spend an evening with friends, working together to solve clues to escape a locked room, this is the place to be. The team members are very energetic and fun. They do not tell you how to solve the puzzles but keep everyone engaged and all working together. I would highly recommend this from everything to date night to birthday parties to corporate team building. And it's fun for all ages. Get out there and challenge your mind! read more

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5 stars for a really fun mystery-solving experience. I had always wanted to go to one of these Escape Room places, but the price and timing never seemed to work out. While up in Jacksonville this past weekend, my wife's friend wanted to go to this location, which is located near UNF in a somewhat "middle of nowhere" feeling area. After reading some reviews, we agreed that this was going to be a good place to go. Once we arrived, we went inside and saw the fun little waiting and check-in area. As you can see from the pictures, The Great Escape Room has some fun wall artwork and a cool little bar area (that doesn't serve alcohol, but allows you to BYOB). We each paid about $30 a person and waited in the lobby for a few minutes before starting our game. The room hostess had us sign waivers, went over the rules, and pointed us towards the "Smarties/Dum Dums" table (yum!). We then all used the restroom and proceeded into The Library. While I won't spoil the game for you, the way this works is you have several "puzzles" in the room you solve by getting clues. You have to solve all the puzzles to get codes to be able to escape the room (OR DIE!...jk). Some of them are harder than others, but the whole room requires teamwork to be successful. The room hostess, who couldn't provide us clues except for a few exceptions, gave our team little nudges here and there to make sure we didn't go too far off the path. The lady seemed rather excited and interested in the entire affair, and she was really excited once we figured out some of the final puzzles to escape the room with only 30 seconds remaining! After escaping the room, the hostess congratulated us, took some pictures of us with signs indicating we had escaped, and tried to give us a preview of the other escape room (unfortunately it was in use). Overall, Jacksonville's Great Escape Room is a fun venue that provides a cool environment, challenging and fun rooms, and an engaged staff. If you are looking to try out an Escape Room experience, this is a good place to try. read more

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Four stars for an awesome concept with a friendly host. To start, $30 bucks per person for an hour of entertainment means that I have pretty high expectations. We had a great time, didn't have to share our room with rando's, and ESCAPED with 30 seconds to spare. So, we had a great time! However, if we'd had to share our room and wouldn't have figured out the puzzles, we might have been a bit less enthused. We were in The Library! It had a 36% escape rate and we made it out on our first try! It was surprisingly fun and I definitely see why companies use this as a team building activity. Our group felt much closer after ;-D The lady who assisted us in the room was funny and helpful and kept it challenging. She gave some opaque hints on occasion and kept us organized. She was engaged the whole time and seemed excited to be working. Overall, we can't wait to try another escape room and conquer them all! read more

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This is a great team building experience. We all came intoxicated and became sober pretty quickly once that timer started clicking. I was a little skeptical at first because I thought this would be a lame activity for someone's birthday since it did not include alcohol :) Turned out good though. Make sure you come a little early to sign some paperwork and get your name tag. Also you get to take some pictures at the end and they do post it on their Facebook. Hopefully they get some new rooms up soon and we will be back for that! Also, the staff was awesome! read more

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What a fun evening! Not at all what I was expecting! We escaped with 12 mins left on the clock! Our group of homeschool moms rocked it out! Our host was great! We laughed so much! Cannot wait to come back again & try different rooms! We will be bringing our husbands! read more

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This was my first Escape room experience. I had heard about escape rooms and how they're the latest craze just a few weeks prior, but when it was described to me, I wasn't interested in the concept at all. Perhaps something was lost in translation and I thought fear was a factor, but it wasn't. We came here for a team building outing, there were 9 of us. Max per room is ten. We were arrived, we signed a waiver which basically states you won't do anything to hurt yourself or others. Come up with a nickname for yourself and write it on a name tag so you can refer to eachother by that name. Suppose to add to the fun but none of us really referred to eachother by those names. Then we followed the game room monitor into the escape room and they'll explain the directions, which were really clear and easy to follow. The room monitor was in there the entire time and is allowed to give hints for each magnifying glasses that was found. Our group had to work together to find clues to solve puzzles in order to escape from the room. We escaped in 55:40!! Apparently the success rate is only 35%. The room monitor was awesome. The concept is unique and challenging. If you're looking to think outside the box, then grab your coworkers or friends an get them locked in a room for 60 mins. Our entire team had a blast! read more

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We had a great time at the Great Escape Room! The staff was very friendly and our guide Scooby went out of his way to make sure we enjoyed the experience. While we did not solve the puzzle and the world as we know it ended, overall it was a great evening. I would definitely do this again and recommend it to everyone read more

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What a fun way to spend my Sunday afternoon! This was my first escape room and I absolutely loved it! I had no idea what I was getting into when I signed up. When you first arrive you sign in and pick out a name, not your name, but a fun one for your mates to call you. I chose Bob Ross. Who doesn't love Bob Ross and his happy trees? Then you're escorted to the room and given some instructions then game on. Our escort was Craig and he was awesome. I hope he's around for our next visit. My friends and I had a group of seven and we were lucky enough that three strangers booked the remaining three spots. The Library Room holds up to ten peeps. I'm not sure we would've solved it if it wasn't for them, so I thank you smarty pants strangers. I was on the fence when I saw our room got booked up with some unknown, but we needed every bit of their help and vice versa. I see now how great it can be for team building exercises. We had a great sense of camaraderie. Good luck! Try it out and don't be afraid to book with other people because you need every bit of the ten people to ESCAPE! We made it out with 6:42 to spare! It's $28 Friday-Sunday and $23 on Thursdays per person. read more

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I've seen this on TV and when a group from work said they wanted to try it, I thought this might be fun. The price for the 2 of us was pretty reasonable. We did the Library. I'm not going to give out specific clues about the room because that would be cheating for anyone that reads this. But..... look everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE. Clues will turn up in the in the smallest of places. if it isn't nailed down, turn it over, etc. The group consisted of a great bunch of analytical thinking people. Everyone contributed to the search. WE GOT OUT IN 56 MINUTES. That's not bad when they say that only 35% of the groups can escape the rooms. it's a good way to work together and see how the group can overcome to get the final goal. That's to escape.... I suggest going with a group of people you are friends with, work with (they do corporate outings). You'll have a ball. read more

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If you're looking for a fun, yet challenging, date night or get together, this is the place! They currently have 2 room styles to choose from, but are adding a third later this year. Our group loved the experience and started making plans to take on the second room challenge before we even left the parking lot. Took our group of 14, 43:34 with 5 puzzles instead of the customary 4 nonetheless! Shout out to our host Craig, who was awesome dealing with our rowdy group of 14 :-) We'll be back! read more

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I went with a work group and we all had a blast! It was so challenging and each puzzle we solved felt like a huge victory! I'm telling every group I can think of to go do it. I think at least 8-10 people is a minimum because there are so many components to work out in an hour that you'll want as much help as you can get. It's not easy but that's why it's worth doing. read more

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Came here with the Corps the other day and we picked the hardest two rooms. The game room and the bunker. I was in the game room and now I see why only 18% of the people have escaped that room, it was really hard haha. The other group got out of the bunker though which is awesome! Glad I got to experience my first escape room here. read more

On a recent field trip with my teenager, the adults were paired against the kids in two rooms. And YEA for us! Adults won - we found our way out with a few minutes to spare. We could hear the teens doing a really good job working together to try and get out, and they had the final ready, but just ran out of time. This is a great experience to do together with a group of friends or family. It was a lot of fun working together to figure it out - and it makes you think outside the box (no pun intended). Staff is friendly, and I can't wait to try the new room. read more

I went with a group of coworkers tonight and we all had a blast! We chose The Library as it was majority of our first experiences with an escape room. Kris (Blue!) was an awesome guide and made our experience even more fun! Aaaand we escaped with a few minutes to spare, YAY! I definitely want to go back and do The Infirmary with some friends. Oh and funny story, in the beginning we were all naturally trying to put things back being the organized bunch we are. Kris reminded us that he had given us permission to pretty much mess up the room and that we didn't have to put things back together which: 1) Made us roar with laughter 2) Essentially become wild animals 3) Save valuable time to be able to solve! Afterwards I did have an itch to clean up, but I refrained lol. read more

We had a party of 7 and did the Sherlock Holmes room. What a great time. This was the first time many of us had done this type of activity and it won't be the last. Our guide Cesar/ Scooby-Doo/ Chris was great and loved having him part of the fun. We will be coming back soon to do the bunker room. read more

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Had an amazing time escaping. Wyatt was an excellent game tech. Highly recommended. Can't wait to do the other two rooms. read more

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We had my son's 15th birthday party at at the Escape Room! The kids all had a great time and the staff was great! We will definitely go back. If you are looking for ideas for a teenagers birthday look into the Escape Room. We also had access to their party area where we were able to serve pizza and cake before going into the room. read more

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Well-organized with challenging puzzles, this is an excellent team building activity for friends or coworkers. We went with a group of eight and booked a whole room to ourselves. We chose the easiest puzzle room, The Library, which turned out to be very challenging. This was my third ever Escape Room and I thought it was plenty challenging. We did not escape, but our excellent host, Ceaser, walked us through the final steps of the puzzles so we could see what we missed. It was a very wholesome experience. Nothing was anxiety-inducing, stressful, or rushed. We really had time to breathe, communicate, and solve the puzzles at our own pace. I really liked the setup here. Nice job all around! read more

The most fun I had as an adult. The host was amazing and the actual room was really challenging. A definite must do! read more

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We've heard about escape rooms and were ecstatic one was coming to Jax. The Great Escape, Jax, was a complete BLAST!!! My whole family enjoyed it, and even the couple that aren't good with clues were assets because they are good "searchers". Everyone played an important part and it was a great teamwork activity. We escaped and it was awesome! Be prepared to think, and as long as you keep a good attitude you'll REALLY enjoy this. Our game hostess was Ryder, and she was fantastic!!! She explained the game well without giving anything away. Can't wait to go back!!! read more

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We had a great time solving the Sherlock Holme Library mystery! Erica and Ryan were great Host!

The staff is super nice. Plenty of reservations available. Would totally go back and try the other rooms.

Grand time with the family! 1st time I've ever done one of these, and it was much more fun than I ever expected! Highly recommend and would love to do it again! read more

This was a lot of fun! We did not escape, but came pretty close. I was thinking this would be a great team building event for businesses. If you haven't gone, you should try it. read more

Great time and great room monitor!! We escaped :) highly recommend for a group outing! read more

The Great Escape Room - We escaped!! Had so much fun! Definitely a good activity for groups and smarties - Escape Games Near Me - Orange Park, Florida

A great time was had by all!!! A friend of mine won a Gift Certificate during the United Way Campaign at our office. She decided to put together a "Girls Night" that included dinner and The Great Escape. There were 10 of us for our night of sleuthing. Our group chose to do the Library. We had so much fun tearing the room apart looking for clues. When they say look everywhere, they mean it. The staff was wonderful and energetic. Our group managed to escape even though we spent a lot of time laughing. We are already talking about our next visit. If you are looking for a fun way to spend an evening I highly recommend The Great Escape Room. read more

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Sara was our "officiator" for our The Library experience last night! We had four puzzles to figure out and 9 people in our group! Looking for the puzzle pieces was so fun and we finished 1st with 7 minutes to spare! I believe they have 2 other types of rooms to experience and I would love to do something like this again! I believe the more people to help the better! Our team worked well together and we would get super excited every time we found more pieces to each puzzle!!! I'm not sure how much I contributed to the team but I did find some puzzle pieces myself which made me feel good. Lol! I've never done anything like this but I would do it again. Thanks to Sara for monitoring our team! read more

I booked this as a work group team building event and it was perfect. Easy to book online and they quickly responded via email to any questions I had regarding the process. Location is convenient and there is plenty of parking. You get there about 15 minutes early for them to explain the game and what will happen. We did the president's bunker and it was both challenging and fun. Don't want to spoil anything so won't give details on what we did, but I will say that you have to work together to get it done (proud to say we finished in about 56 minutes). The guide (his name was Blue) was awesome, supportive but added some more twists to the game. Pictures at the end with fun props. All around great experience and highly recommend. Tip: we did an early afternoon and did not have to book the whole room, but I'm not sure if that is the way the night time ones are. We had the joint to ourselves so that was cool too. Thanks! read more

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This is my 3rd time coming here, I've done the library, the infirmary, and game room. At one point we had a group of 20 people or that we had to spilt into 2 groups. All experience has been so good, the staff are so friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend and come back again! read more

This was so much fun! It is a great teambuilding opportunity for a group of people or you can go and try to crack the case with total strangers like we did. You won't be strangers by the end. The whole experience is very well done and our hostess was fantastic. I can't wait to do the next room! read more

We have been to many escape rooms. This one was a blast. We had 6 of us in the "Gameroom" and managed to escape with only a few minutes to spare! We will be back to try some of the other rooms! read more

There were us and another couple that needed to solve a series of clues to be able to escape the room in one hour. It required thinking outside the box and working as a team to solve the riddles. We were within 30 seconds of escaping! Arrruuggh! It was exciting and great fun. read more

This place was great I recommend this place to any more parties that's looking for activity event

This was SO fun!! My friend Maya C and I had just come from a lunch celebrating her Birthday, and had decided that we were going to do an escape room afterwards. We arrive at around 20 mins after three and were told that the next room available was at four o clock and it was the library room. With no one else in the establishment, I'm not sure what the rules are and what the wait was about, but whatever. We checked in and paid, I got a discount as they offer one for first responders, military, and students. I happen to be all three so yay for discounts! The entire staff was super nice, and it seemed that they enjoyed the silly nature that Maya and myself tend to bring to everything we do. I made a trip to the bathroom, which was super nice and clean, then we settled in to wait. Well you don't mind waiting when the area is this fun. There's all kinds of costumes and props, we had a great time! Soon it was time to start the escape adventure. We were in the library room, and while it was a challenge to only have two people we were able to finish it, just not in the one hour. I know had there been more people with us, it would have been much easier. The clues are hidden well, and it was fun figuring out all the riddles and puzzles, I also liked the suspenseful music that is played during the hour you are locked in. The staff member that stayed on the room with us (i'm kicking myself for not remembering her name) was super nice and helped us here and there. This is something that i could totally see myself wanting to do like once a month or so to try the different rooms! read more