What People Say About Sherlocked Escape Rooms in Amsterdam

Go here and do it!!! After a one off escape room experience in london this place blew my mind! Myself and my bf did this as a couple and it was tough BUT we completed it and it was thrilling to use your mind in such a way. Really good for team building or friendship groups, hen or stags! The guy who was our narrator was so good, gripping and very in to his character! Thanks so much

My husband and I are driving through Europe and we did our first escape room in Hamburg two days ago and we were hooked! So with roughly 20 hours to spend in Amsterdam, we thought we’d try another escape room. It was worth every penny! We picked Sherlocked based on TripAdvisor reviews. Despite being number 3 overall (at the moment!), it had over 1,000 reviews and over 900 were excellent. Also, the reviews indicated that the experience involved more puzzles rather than an endless series of lock combinations, which really appealed to us. Our game master, Armando, greeted us at the door and did a great job telling the story and getting us into character with his clever tale of secret societies and hidden rooms. His English was phenomenal and his story telling skills were excellent. There was no role playing, per se. The background story served to explain the purpose of the room, but it wasn’t silly or stupid at all. The puzzles were fun and varied. There were some classic pattern recognition games, but there were also a variety of really creative games that involved using all five of our senses! I won’t say more for fear of spoiling it, but we highly recommend this room. It was challenging and we didn’t finish (got stuck on one clue for the last 10 minutes or so), but we really enjoyed the ones we did solve. It is hard to manage your time well with only 2 people, and we were told the success rate for groups of 2 is 15 to 20 percent and we were apparently 80 percent finished, so we felt good about our efforts!! I’d imagine this would be even more fun with 3 or 4 people. p.s. I went back and read the “terrible” and “poor” reviews and the majority appear to be old so my assumption is that they don’t apply because ours was neither confusing nor a role playing game and our game master could not be more pleasant or polite.

Wow! I've done a few escape rooms but none have ever been as incredibly immersive as The Vault was. Absolutely fantastic from start to finish and so exciting! Can't wait to try your newest one (when it's completed).

The Vault is by far the best escape room I've been to in The Netherlands. A thrilling and sometimes extremely challenging expedition into the oldest underground historic vaults of Amsterdam. Lot's of 'real feel', history, time pressure, and great acting. Only 15% of teams makes it out in time, guess our team was one of the lucky few!!! Can't wait to try the other room, The Architect, too.

The Architect is the first escape room ever tried. We went by 2 despite the reviews saying that you need to be a bigger group. In fact we completed 95% of it but before last clue the 60 min timer was up. There are pros/cons in any size as if you're a bigger no. might be harder to coordinate and get ppl to work together. Anyway..the clues and how it works is really great as it makes you pick up your common sense and knowledge under time pressure. There's a good balance of using all riddles, scents, music, sequences, etc.

It was an nerve wrecking hour - in a positive sense . The rooms were atmospheric decorated and the puzzles diverse.

Went with a group of 4 adults and my 14 month old son. Very well put together and makes you work on your communication. Wish we were staying to see their new room in June. Will come back for sure.

We’ve done a lot of escape rooms in our time but never one that you have to break into. It’s brilliant! A real experience from start to finish (and it starts way before you get to the escape room - and I mean days). I won’t say any more because it might spoil the fun, but if you are in Amsterdam you really have to check The Vault out. Oh, and the building Sherlocked are based in is stunning and a superb location for the room. 10/10

Initially, they recorded the wrong number. We sent the correct one three days ahead, but received no response. Our experience felt rushed as a result. They even mentioned removing a puzzle because we started later than expected. Additionally, some puzzles in the escape room malfunctioned, causing delays. Communication via the radio was also poor. Due to the time they deducted and the broken puzzles, we couldn't complete the escape. Overall, it was a frustrating experience that left us with a bad impression. I wouldn't recommend it.

We loved the room with all the nice details, it is a very fun way to spend the hour. You will have to crack the nut, but it is doable. Location is great if you would like to have a drink, enough bars in the area. A lot of fun but a bit pricy, although they are cheaper during weekdays. Cindy B.