What People Say About Sherlocked Escape Rooms in Amsterdam

This was our first excape room ever and we did not make it (we got to about 80%). But the experience was very cool. We were 2 adults, 4 teenagers (14-16). The room has enough to do for everyone and it is a very cool historic setting, that makes it seem absolutely real.

OMG - if you have teenage kids ( mine are 12/14) this is brilliant, I cant tell you too much as we are sworn to secrecy ! but all I will say is that this was by far one of the best things we did in Amsterdam , it involved thinking and working out clues using all of your senses and yes mum & dad will have a brilliant time too - its just as much fun for adults as for kids , great team effort -we all left feeling ecstatic. Cannot recommend this place highly enough -WHOLE FAMILY LOVED IT !!

The alchemist was amazing !!

We played "The Alchemist" today and it was absolutely amazing!!! The best escape the room we have ever played, and we played many around the globe. Before we booked, we read on their website that the room took 3 years to design and build and while ar first I wasn't sure why it would take that long, once you're playing it, you get it. It is absolutely incredible. The game design is perfect, the mechanics (and I do mean hard-core, engineered mechanics involved in turning the random physical space into a story-telling instrument with lights and gear) are perfect and the narrative is perfect. We are leaving Amsterdam soon otherwise we would definitely try their other games. Five stars!! Best ever.

"The vault" feels much more real than other escape rooms, I'm interested to hear if there is a better experience anywhere.

We are still talking about The Vault a month after our trip to Amsterdam. Of all the things we did on our family holiday there, this was by far the highlight. The experience is so immersive and you really feel a part of the story. Only wish we could do more escape rooms like this. Our group was our family of four, kids 13 and 10, and it was totally appropriate - it’s even more fun if you really get into the storytelling. Don’t want to say more for fear of spoiling it, but highly recommend!!

Played through The Vault with my brother and his wife (the minimum does say 3, but we needed another person only once throughout), and it was an amazing experience from start to finish. Puzzles were complex enough to stump you, but only temporarily, which worked well with the overall pacing. There were physical challenges as well, which are often missing from other escape rooms. The set is very well made and authentic as well. The amount of effort from our host Gunnar (hope I'm spelling that right) was astounding; everything he said and did was immersive from start to finish. The stakes felt perpetually high, keeping you on your toes. I seriously recommend this experience to anyone with a remote interest in escape rooms.

This is one of the best things I have ever done. Being locked up with a group of friends (5 in our case) for an hour that seemed to be over in mere seconds. Writing anything about what we did would ruin the experience, so lets just say that an hour of puzzling, thinking, trying and being blown away by how clever this is done was simply awesome. Afterwards, we spent over 4 hours hopping up and down in excitement, discussing what we did (and did not) see, and suddenly seeing secret messages, codes and doors just about everywhere :) Not just highly recommended, but something you just really must do.

Oh my goodness. That was awesome. We did the vault with the maximum of 6 people. The puzzles were original and pretty challenging but we never felt really stuck and it moved along nicely. The overall experience is HARD, and the success rate is low, but the experience is fantastic. Special shout out to the hosts. They were great.

A must have done activity! We did the Architect with a group of 4 and it was an awesome experience, very well balanced assignments both for beginners as experts :), beautiful room..! we are looking forward to the Vault!