Sherlock Holmes & Beautiful Mind

Writing this review with the caveat that the staff treated us with the utmost kindness and was juggling multiple groups at the same time. My group completed this room after Area 51, where we already encountered some issues with sensors not working, so we were a little jaded with how this experience would turn out. The room started off promising, with most of the puzzles going above and beyond your typical lock and key. However, about halfway through, the story got lost on me. There were a couple of times where the puzzles required outside knowledge and we experienced the same situation of sensors not working. Not sure if our group just had bad luck. We got out with plenty of time to spare but had to communicate with our game master most of the time due to the glitches.

First off - the staff here are AMAZING and super helpful. The rooms are also beautifully designed and theoretically very fun to play. I love rooms that don’t heavily rely on padlocks and this room was fully triggered by tech. And that was the issue. Multiple solves didn’t fire correctly, causing us to double-think what were otherwise very straightforward solves and waste a ton of time. Our game master was deeply apologetic and blamed the heavy rain we’re experiencing today in LA on the issues, so I imagine this would’ve been really fun on a clear and sunny day… we just had bad luck.

Sherlock Holmes had our brains WORKING! But in the best way. We escaped with 5 minutes left and felt so accomplished. The clues were genius.

If you love classic logic puzzles, this room is for you. Everything made sense, and the progression was smooth. Hands down one of the best thought-out rooms I’ve done.

This room had such a rich atmosphere—books, clues, hidden secrets everywhere. It wasn’t about jump scares, just pure detective-style fun. Loved every second!

The moment we stepped inside, it felt like we were actually in Sherlock’s study. The puzzles were smart, logical, and super satisfying to solve.

The mystery aspect was so fun. The ending reveal was awesome!

Lots of little details that made it feel super authentic.

If you love crime shows, this is your room.

We really had to think like detectives. Such a satisfying room.