I have now done two rooms here, and I can say, it's an escape room. There is no fluff, the hints…read moreare on an iPad which can make it very frustrating, but it does what it needs to do and by no means is the worst I have done. The first room we did was Motel 66 with my son, the second After Dark with my wife. We escaped both with time remaining, however I will add the note that my wife and I have completed over 300 rooms and this is definitely not a "for beginners" type of place. I wouldn't do either with more than three, they're small.

The room is way to DARK!!!! We lost 10 minutes in the beginning because we couldn't see an obvious…read morebutton that was in the room that we were supposed to press because it was so dark. Totally has potential, but they need to add more lighting. Everything was difficult to see and read, which made it extremely hard to move onto the next clue.

YOU HAVE TO DO THIS!!! It is a great time. Took my two teens to try to figure out Stkaaye's…read moreSecret - trapped in a museum. Ok, so the museum is a bit minimal, but that actually helps as you are going to be distracted. We had a party of three - one of the smaller groups - and this was rated difficult. As we were waiting to start, a party of seven came out of another room and they had not solved their puzzle. So, we were a bit anxious. BUT, we went in and they really got into it. Yes, a bit of sibling rivalry did rear its head...but they worked through it as time was running out. You get three hints. USE THEM IF YOU ARE STUCK - they are not obvious hints, but they can redirect you away from random squirrel chases. We solved ours with 5.5 minutes to spare and we were smiling pretty widely when we took the "winner's photo" for their bragging wall. Our host, very nice by the way, he let us know that the success rate for our puzzle was about 20-25% and we had a "smaller than usual group." It was a great way to spend an hour and for the same price as a movie and popcorn, you won't regret the experience. We are already trying to figure when to come back!

I came to Victoria for a weekend getaway and searched endlessly for things to do. I have been to…read moreVictoria many times and done most of the local attractions, but wanted to check out something I haven't done before. I have been dying to do an escape room where I live but am always discouraged by the costs and the need to have a large group. I researched all the escape room companies in this area (I think there are 5 of them) and choose this one as it was reasonably priced at 20$ per person, allowed you to do a 2 person group and was not too hard or too scary. Since this is my first escape room I really have no idea how it compares to others. I will say though that it was an interesting way to spend an hour and that this was really hard. I think if I was truly locked inside this room I would still be there even though my session ended days ago. We did the prison break room and are still confused by many of the clues. The person who assisted us was great. She explained the things we should and should not do while in the room. We got a flashlight, a walkie talkie to speak to her and a timer to let us know how much time we had left. We certainly needed the 3 clues we were offered, but were happy to make some progress before having to request them. She was nice enough to explain how we could have eventually escaped and gave us a few minutes past our time to keep trying, but it was futile. My only complaints are that the room is a bit dusty and crawling around on the floor might not be great for people with allergies. It also would have been nice to have a handout with all the things she told us verbally at the beginning since it is easy to forget. I definitely plan to check out more escape rooms in the future and am excited to see how this one compares.

My boyfriend and I stopped in on a Tuesday night without reservations to play 18 holes. There was…read moreonly 1 group 2-3 holes in front of us. For mini golf/putt we play with our clubs but sometimes we had to use our hands. Overall it was a unique course with a lot of surprises. They don't allow drinks on course which was a bummer. They do offer complimentary lockers for your things while you play. You can choose to have a drink or two before or after.

We live in Los Angeles and have friends who work in the movie industry and others who built…read moreattractions for Disneyland and Universal Studios. We're also members of an amateur haunted house building group in Southern California. All this to say we have seen a lot of great work through the years, and the craftsmanship at Haunted Manor is top tier. We loved the details and engineering. The lighting is smart to give you that creepy feeling without making you walk around in the dark. They offer a mix of traditional mini golf holes and others that are throwbacks to classic boardwalk games. The service was great and the manager was a horror film enthusiast who we enjoyed chatting with. We were wrapping up a cruise wich had a short 3 hour stop in Victoria, and stumbled on Haunted Manor as a fluke through Google maps. Glad we took the chance to spend an hour of our time here! The individual holes are a fairly small, but they're so well done, it doesn't really matter. Would love to see what they could do with a bigger location someday down the road.

I've been to Victoria so many times and was running out of things to do, so I was super excited to…read morefind that this was a new addition. I'd been hearing about axe throwing being the cool new thing and my partner was ecstatic as this reminds him of his childhood growing up in the woods. I was even happier to find that prices are reasonable, but slightly concerned I might chop off a toe. I really wanted to try this so I made my partner make reservations ahead of time (I did see quite a few people who tried to walk in turned away). The place is a teeny bit hidden inside a non descript building, but when you first walk in you can see it thru the glass window. We came by a little early and were able to get started early. It's kind of like bowling where you get your own lane and choose your own axe. I was happy to find that they had both bathrooms and wifi available. We received some instruction and coaching throughout our visit. Throwing an axe the exact right way to get it to stick into the wall is tricky. It is certainly something I still need to master, but I was over joyed when I finally got some picture worthy throws near the bulls eye. My partner thinks he is pretty good and is considering joining a league in the future. Even though we don't live in the area the employees were helpful and provided us info about the different kind of leagues and what we could expect if we joined one. I'd definitely check this out again and would even consider it somewhat of a work out.

Loved this place!! It has only been running for a month, but totally worth our $20. We have never…read moredone anything like axe throwing in our life. It seemed simple enough, but there is totally a learning curve!!! Luckily for us, Axe and Grind has people there to coach us through the learning part so we could actually enjoy ourselves by sibling an axe into the target. This made a difference because they don't just send you off to throw axes randomly at wood boards. They explain how to do it, show you how to do it, watch you do it, then help you make adjustments until it starts clicking for you. Once it starts to click, then they teach you how to play the axe throwing game (I.e. what the red lead and blue dots mean and how to score). Once we got the hang out it, the games was super fun!! We even practiced doing the one handed throw. It was appprox. $22 per a person after tax for one hour. But you only need an hour. Lol. Any longer and your arms might hurt!! Usually, you share one lane for 2-4 people. Just like bowling, except with axes. It's like bowling and archery mixed into one game!!! It is hidden so you have to search a bit for the sign to find the location downtown. You also have to find street parking, which is a bummer. But you can always walk around to get your money of parking worth. I heard they get busier at night so we went in the late afternoon before dinner and the night crowd. We got a lane for each of us individually after having to share 2 lanes for 3 people. So was fun and not crowded for us. Def recommend. Something unique and fun to do with your friends and family!! Just remember to wear opened toe shoes. If you don't, they have crocs that you can borrow, but it requires you to wear shoes that strangers have worn before. I suppose nothing diff that bowling shoes, but if you can remember, wear closed toed shoes!

Friendly and professional teen staff. Needs more challenging…read moreplay for the youth, great for young children, in the regular course.

They strapped me in and I was very excited to go. (I was on the extreme corse) I listened to the…read moredirections and I started climbing. Not only did they give me a harness to small, but when I was zip lining my thing got turned around and I bashed in the wood, they had to do a emergency exit from 60ft. I got my money back and they were nice but I do NOT recommend going on that corse.

Most Marvellous!! The facility is outstanding, the staff are so friendly and helpful. The…read morelifeguards assisted / treated me for an eye issue and several times checked in with me during our swim to offer further support. This is your family 'go to' water adventure park!! I took my grandboys here and after our swim, we enjoyed the cafe and library. The entire experience was wholesome, affordable and great fun!!

This place was so awesome for the family. Has various pools, hot tub, warm pool for toddlers, wave…read morepool, sauna, steam room, diving pool with varying heights, lap swim pool. Very reasonable prices. Worth checking out! Staff are friendly and watchful.

a fantastic afternoon on a Sunday, a variety of options for different ages. we played the active…read moregrid pixel arena . very fun and we got and hour for 50$ for our small group. the owner was nice and flexible/ reasonable about giving us extra time based on how many people were waiting. a few games are not quite as fun as others but I hope this one succeeds . great owners .

put in 10 dollars for the claw machine, the claw didnt even pretend to close and the prizes…read moreconsisted of things like a 2023 graduation bear

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE What awaits you nicely tucked out of…read moretown (far away enough from the city, yet not as far as Central Saanich/Sidney) just off the highway is this little mini golf oasis that offers three rental accommodation units too (complete with unlimited mini golf). Five stars go towards this well-maintained gem! === THE GOLF Adults are $12.85 and kids are $8.55. That gets each of you 18 holes of golf and there's something for everyone: young, old, beginner, and advanced. At least two of the holes have a couple of options for you to hit into, which result in closer or further placement for the hole situated down below. $5 allows you to play again. === 3. SERVICE We were helped by a couple of ladies and both seemed friendly. They tend to what looked like plants they sell in the clubhouse as well as a small ice cream freezer (which starts at $4 a bar I believe). === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's a picturesque location with two big fountains and ups, downs, bridges over water and plenty of artificial turf and garden features. Wheelchairs and baby strollers will make it over most but not all of the holes (some had stairs only to get up or down). Parking is available in a decent-sized lot in front.

Fun, beautiful, and a bit challenging in the water park like setting!…read moreThe garden was meticulous and ever changing as you played through. Each hole was set up differently and it was fun to see who did the best! You should come to play a game yourself or bring the family!