What People Say About Sherlocked Escape Rooms in Amsterdam

The Vault is a tough though thouroughly enjoyable escape room-like experience. Roleplay is required.

With high ratings on social media and tripadvisor we had high expectations of Sherlocked. On the plus side. The story of the building and its connection to the room was very nice. The venue was beautiful. The puzzles were great, a good mix in variety and always connected to the story. With that this room would have been a 5/5. However, we got stuck on a red herring for a long time in the room. We thought we could get back on track with the help of the game master. Sadly our communication didn’t work well. We felt like we didn’t get support when we needed it, and got very unnecessary calls about how much time that was left and to hurry. This only causing stress for no point at all. For us escape rooms isn’t necessary about just rushing through every puzzle, but to enjoy the room. A great experience and not escaping is much more worth for us than escaping with a feeling of disappointment. I feel so sad about this experience, as the room was very good.

Having done a few escape rooms in the U.K., we wanted to do one while we were in Amsterdam for the weekend and were not disappointed. Thankfully the young man who set the scene for the experience spoke perfect English and therefore we were not at a disadvantage at any stage in the game. He was also a very good actor in setting the atmosphere for the room ahead. It was excellent from start to finish and the puzzles were challenging but not too frustrating. Enough hints along the way when needed without spoiling the flow! The venue was very atmospheric and imaginative. Loved it and would thoroughly recommend. Suitable for groups of friends or families with older children but would recommend at least 4 people do it to stand a chance of getting out! We missed out by about 2 mins (as a group of 3) and would have benefited from an extra person’s help. Or maybe we’re just making excuses!

Wow! Excitement and a continuous state of amazement. The Alchemist escape room is created with so much love and passion that authenticity radiates from it. From the very first moment, you find yourself in a movie. The puzzles and games are very original and definitely not the standard code with a lock experience. You enter a completely different world and a captivating story. Without giving away too many spoilers, you are truly taken on an adventure and go through the steps in your own order. Truly a unique experience that you, as an escape room enthusiast, really MUST experience. After this, many other escape rooms may disappoint you. Well done Sherlocked!

Definitely would not recommend this place. I've heard that customer service for this room sucks, but I could not imagine how bad it really is. When we've just arrived we noticed that we should call or text some guy who opens the door. After having a few calls and messages unanswered, the guy appeared in hurry to let us in. It was 20 minutes wasted in the cold. During the game my teammate got in emergency situation with his health, we tried to signal the operator but it was useless. He was unreachable. Horrible! Once the time passed we were told - that's all and we should quit. Nevertheless that we asked for final solution (having passed 95% of the quest) - they declined to give us neither time nor solution and asked for payment for the next session (start over). Me and my team are doing quests and escape rooms over the world and it's the first time that we are having such a terrible service. Demanded payment for 2nd hour of the quest, declined to help in emergency situation, made us wait in the cold outside for 20 minutes... The worst experience ever.

We did this last night and it was really good fun. We were a team of 5 and made great progress.....at first. Then we got stuck and faffed bout for ages but in the end we solved the puzzle with seconds to spare. Good value, good fun, fab staff and an amazing location

This has been my 2nd escape room, and it looks like it's the best expi have ever had! I loved how the team had to get into characters and play along. My favourite part about the whole experience was that it was a combination of being outside to do something and then going into the vault. I have never had that experience before! So I would recommend people to go and soak in all the experience. Smashing!!

Echt een super toffe ervaring gehad. Uit comfort zone met sommigen opdrachten, maar ook helemaal de drive te pakken met andere. Het laat je af en toe twijfelen aan jezelf, maar samen met een groep kom je er wel (of nou ja bijna). Maar je wordt goed meegenomen in de hele ervaring. Op een gegeven moment verlies je ook een beetje de tijd en de realiteit. Geweldig

Amazing experience, great puzzles to solve. Nice ambience.

Second time we try an escape room and it's getting addictive! Our expectations were high after reading the great reviews, however, this experience top them up. We booked The Architect as it is recommended for two, we found it fun, intriguing, puzzling and we didn't quite expected what we went through! Thanks to the hostess that was kind and set the atmosphere perfectly for the game. We received some nudges (fabulous way to call for attention without actually giving away any clue) and very subtle hints. Despite thinking that we wouldn't manage to get out in time, we did! and proudly with 10 min spare time :) This room is great, very well thought and designed. The hostess was friendly and welcoming. I recommend trying this if you, like us, love puzzles.