La Résidence de Monsieur Fogg [Mr. Fogg’s Residence]

This is a good, very classic lock-and-key escape room, but not void of surprises. Theme-wise, there's nothing about it that really shouts "Around the World in 80 Days" apart from some small references, but rather generic old-timey gentleman's home. Minor spoiler alert: My favorite part was having to find a code by classifying 9 different scents. The most "unusual" three are the ones needed so you may have to work it out by exclusion. Sure, it requires some outside knowledge but when you've played so many rooms, outside knowledge puzzles feel kind of like a breath of fresh air (or fresh aniseed in this case. I'm never going to forget that smell after this one 😵‍💫) Also, make sure you know the name of Fogg's wife. It might come in handy.

This is a very classic first generation escaperoom. So dont expect mind blowing technology or an intricate story. It is a very good room for beginners. The puzzles are logical, fun and not linear. There isnt a lot of story so you can focus on the puzzles and on escaping. If you are already very good at escaperooms I reccomend you to play it with a small group!