I visited The Great Xcape for the first time this past Saturday with my family. It was my third time doing an escape room so I kind of had an idea of what to expect. We were in the Shipwrecked room and I was thoroughly underwhelmed by my experience. The room itself was pretty lackluster and it didn't really seem like a lot of effort was put into the décor or materials we had to use around the room. When the clock actually started, I thought the game went on okay and some of the hints/clues around the room were clever, but others didn't seem to make a ton of logical sense (even when explained). We were given the option to ask for hints, but when we did there was a one minute penalty and they would take FOREVER to respond so it felt like over two minutes when you asked for a hint. Another issue we experienced was that some of the hints provided were for things that we had already solved in the room, which was frustrating because it would waste even more time. If The Great Xcape were to improve on their overall presentation and attentiveness I'd consider returning, but for now I probably won't visit again. read more

This place is fun and great for nights out or birthdays. Can be very confusing but fun. I recommend this place to all ages. The map I reccomend is shipwreck. Keep in mind you will have to know some morse code! It is very tricky but with a few tips you should be able to get past it.reccommended for dates, familys, friends or with really any decent friend. read more

We recently celebrated my son's 17th birthday with a group of friends. They LOVED it! Julie and her husband were outstanding and made the celebration memorable. I was thrilled how it turned out. Thank you Julie! read more

My friends and I had an awesome time in the Mad Scientist room! The owner was friendly and fun and we can't wait to come back!

What a wonderful adventure! Mom, Dad, 2 adult children. There were challenges appropriate for all of our talents and abilities. Brandon (our Game Master)was warm and welcoming. He answered all of our questions and gave us a gentle push when we were stuck . We will definitely return read more

This was such a cozy and enjoyable spot. I went for a murder mystery Birthday brunch. We really got into character and had a great time.

Went here today with my family and had an amazing time. Staff was very friendly, the room we chose was challenging and fun. Its a bit hard to find due to signage regulations, but they're on the top floor of the building in the address. Would recommend for anyone! read more

So there are two different aspects to my review. 1. I was trying to set up a birthday party for my son. On the website it states "for group events such as birthday parties, ..... please visit the Contact page" as well as "We currently do not have the space to hold birthday parties during normal business hours". Confusing right? So I went to the Great Xcape location to discuss in person (see number 2 for room review). I was told by the front desk that I had to call the owner to set up group reservations. By this time I'm getting a bit frustrated and the business seems a little disorganized. But I was not to be deterred so I sent an e-mail via the contact page because that's what it said to do....no response. I sent a text to the number on the website because that's what it said to do....no response. Sent 2 more e-mails and 2 more texts and FINALLY got a text saying, "I'm sorry, I've been busy and have a full time day job." Should have known from the lack of response that I should have walked away. Bottom line....DON'T TAKE A GROUP. 2. During the fiasco birthday party planning, I took my children ages 6 - 15 to the location to discuss the party. While discussing the party, we decided to try out the Great Xcape rooms. They said they could put us in the next session which happened to be their newest room. I asked if it was kid appropriate (since I had a 6 year old with me) and they said absolutely! My kids were very excited! There were two other young women who were also in our group and had done other escape rooms before. When we entered the room, it was very well decorated and intriguing. The woman that gave the briefing was very ill-prepared and forgot to tell us several details before starting the clock. The clues were RIDICULOUSLY HARD and there was ZERO chance my children and I, much less a group of adults, could have solved the mystery. When we failed, I asked the woman who briefed us if anyone had ever completed the mission. She responded that she thought so but thought that most people booking the room did so for the decorations.....ummm, ok. She then stated that we should probably try the Shipwrecked room next time since it's easier to solve. Yeah, you can be sure there won't be a next time. So my children and I (and the other two young women) left frustrated and a little irritated that I just wasted $127 on something that was completely unachievable. read more

This is a difficult review for me to write because there were some things that were great& made me really happy, but also things that were upsetting. First I had trouble booking. I texted a phone number and the person who helped me was extremely nice. So nice, so helpful. She booked our group our own room and gave us a great discount code. The price was excellent, which helped because I was paying for 6 people. I got an email reminder the day before. That was nice. One member of our group was late. I wanted to call to give notice/see if they could still play. No luck, they dont answer phone calls. This was infuriating and I called 3 different phone numbers. I nearly crashed I was looking so hard for a number. Really stressful. It ended up being in a somewhat confusing location, it doesn't look like a store front. The inside was decorated wonderfully. The halloween decor was awesome. Even though we were late, they were super nice. They took us to the room and the tv was broken so we initially had no intro video or timer. She said "ok I can leave my phone with timer if you want." Okkkkkkkayyyy. So eventually it started working and but somehow we still didnt get the video. We were assured it was not needed. From my perspective, having some context/theater would have made this much better/more fun. I think one of the locks was broken because I put it in 100 times but it didnt work. It would have been nice if someone was monitoring and could speak to us while we were in the room. I had to go down the hall to find them to help during the game. At breakout, our game master was right there the whole way- not giving answers but making sure everything was going how it should be. At the end of the day, everyone is super nice here and I hope they get phones/ put a speaker system in the room/ get working video (or figure out a way to fix that)/ eventually put a sign out front. A fun night none the less :-) read more

We tried this last night for a date night and it was amazing. The service was excellent and the room setup and decor was on point. Definitely recommend this place to anyone of all ages. We will definitely be returning for another room. read more

Fantastic staff, entertaining challenges, and overall good times. If I could give a 6 star review I would. Also, can't wait for Peter!

Love this escape room location!!! Amazing,helpful, and friendly staff! The rooms are very thought out and super fun!!!! We've been 4 times already!!!!! Can't wait for the new room! read more

The rooms are great we did the " the following" and it definitely was hard. Their website states that it's a nine out of 10 and it's 100% true. The staff is knowledgeable and really sweet their clues are great definitely look into here. This escape room will not disappoint. Great family environment clean establishment ample parking and bathrooms are clean read more

My boyfriend and I were in the area for an event and decided to do a couple of rooms beforehand. I'm so glad we found it! We will definitely will tell our other "escape artist" friends about this place. We didn't get out of either room with just the two of us, but we came close! We learned a lot when the staff took the time to explain the remaining clues. Everyone was so friendly! read more

We went to this place twice. It seemed like a good place to go and in fact the rooms itself were great. However we found that the clues that were given were especially difficult. Some of the clues we got were fine and solvable, but many if not most, had no connection to objects that we needed to use in order to solve them. The staff was very kind, but in the end we felt that there was no connection between clues and solving them. read more

I have played at many escape rooms within the NOVA area and this one wasn't impressive. The room that myself, my husband and my cousin played was Shipwrecked. First all the title and the story that is shown on the television do not match for you aren't shipwrecked at all simple the captain is AFK just like the staff wanting to get rations and supplies. Secondly I understand that we are "on a pirate ship" but they did not need to go all out with the smell of ammonia (cat pee) to enhance the experience and to simulate the smell of sweaty men. Thirdly the overall room decor was minimalist there was a ton of keys and repeating lock types oddly the only malfunction wasn't lock based. Lastly the location was easy to find, the girls were nice but even though the place was clean in the lobby sadly the staff was the only trashy thing that needed to be cleaned up. The game Master was wearing crocks with dirty pants and seemed to be more worried about her blanket then sharing any information let alone rules. In fact, my cousin had never played and it was apparent to the game master but she did not go over any rules or give him any helpful insight which was as sour as the smell of the room. After we played the girl came in and started talking us through the room but did not show us or walk us through. Which is when it was unveiled that she wasn't paying attention because she asked how we got a lock open and if she was playing attention to the correct screen and not her phone screen she would have been able to see. read more

Honestly everything was better than expected. As I've been to way more expensive escape rooms in Alexandria (which were great btw) so I've adjusted my expectations according to the price difference and was pleasantly surprised by the "quality" of the rooms here. Me and my daughter enjoyed the fun and will definitely come back for other rooms, because they are really good! Posting no pictures though as those are prohibited, but you can bring your cellphone into the room no problem. read more

I found this place on Yelp and I totally love it! My friends and I had a great time here. They have different themes. We chose the pirate room. OMGN!!!! I don't know what to say. Its just mind blowing!!!! It was our first time and we are definitely coming back again! read more

We went here for my daughter's 13th birthday. What a wonderful experience! The building is a little hard to pick out because there are no outside signs (outside signs are not allowed which is a total bummer for the businesses there) but we just found the address and the suite number and had no trouble finding it from there. You can go online and see a picture of the building. That will help keep you headed in the right direction. The room we chose was "Mad Scientist". It was the perfect level of difficultly for our smart group of girls!! We found the cure with only 5 minutes to spare. It takes team work and determination and thinking outside of the box. The staff was warm and friendly. There was COFFEE in the waiting area!!! We can't WAIT to go back and try the other rooms! If you are on the fence about going here, hop on off and buy your passes! It is fabulous!!! read more

This was my third different escape room so I have something to compare it to. We did Aunt Edna's Condo. The room was large and nicely decorated. We loved the story that went with it. The puzzles were challenging and the owners were very friendly. It's great having such a nice place to go have fun as a family so close to home. I highly recommend this place. Looking forward to trying their other rooms. read more