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You arrive at a nondescript black door with a green light... You knock. The door slowly swings open and you're invited in... Welcome to Stash House Your group has been invited to a seemingly-normal Koreatown apartment owned by a local entrepreneur to discuss a business opportunity. Shortly after arriving, you discover the apartment belongs to Ray Jones, notorious Los Angeles drug kingpin, and that Ray has a test in store for you: find all the drugs hidden in the space and flush them before the cops arrive or face the consequences. Stash House is a ninety-minute escape experience that explores the dark underbelly of crime in Los Angeles. Does your crew have what it takes to pass the test?
- 4-11
- 90 mins
- Hard
Awards
- Best of Morty (2022) - Morty's Finest
- Finalist (2022) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2021) - TERPECA
- #5 - Best Escape Rooms in Los Angeles (2020) - Best Escape Rooms
- #41 - Top Rooms (2020) - TERPECA
- #30 - Top Rooms (2019) - TERPECA
- #15 - Top Rooms (2018) - TERPECA
- Golden Lock Winners (2018) - Golden Lock Awards
- Best Storytelling (2018) - Achievement Unlocked
All Ratings (536)
Overwhelmingly Positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly Positive
Story
Overwhelmingly Positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzles
Overwhelmingly Positive
Reviews
thefightingliger
86 games played
This was very fun. Our group had 4 people and that was definitely not enough for the amount of things to do in this room. Some of the puzzles take a long time to solve. Would have loved to have at least 6 people for this.
Puzzles
Atmosphere
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Minimum age
13
Reviewed Oct 12, 2022 | Played Oct 7, 2022
aiyyer
11 games played
I highly recommend this escape room to anyone who might be hesitating about the fact that it’s an apartment. Wow Moment Count: 4 or more, I lost track at some point. This escape room contains so many wow moments that really are worth the time. There are a few elements that are really quite COOL.
Puzzles
This room has some of the more challenging puzzles I’ve encountered, and multiple times throughout you are in awe of what surprises the puzzles have in store.
Atmosphere
When I suggested this escape room to my friends, they were hesitant about the idea of an apartment as an escape room. After all, there are so many mystical or wondrous other rooms to do instead. Despite this, this room manages to be the most immersive room I have done. You quickly realize that this kingpin’s place is more than it seems and it leaves you content with how everything links together.
Customer service
Our GM was spectacular and was integral to making our experience whole.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
I love the idea of clues being received through texting, because not only are you able to easily see and communicate, but it keeps you immersed and lets you review past clues without needing to ask again.
Story
This escape room was just so satisfying from start to finish, leaving us worn out but pleased with the conclusion.
Difficulty
Medium
There are some challenging puzzles that may or may not connect for you, but the room tries to help everyone get through it, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There is a section where locks are maybe a little overused, but that can be done by one member while the rest work on other things.
Ideal number of players
4
This room has quite a few puzzles that you have access to fairly early on that, at some times feel overwhelming, so having 4-6 people who can pair up and work together is a good idea.
How scary?
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
No
Although I love the immersive idea of a random door on the street with no signage at all, this made my group question if we were in the right place and feel a little lost. I know the concept is that it’s nondescript, but some form of signal(other than the green light since it’s hard to see in the day) would have been nice.
Parking
Easy
Reviewed Oct 9, 2022 | Played Oct 9, 2022
ReubzEscaped
52 games played
Very different type of room. Throw out what you are use to. Best of played with 6 or more. There are plenty of things for people to do.
Reviewed Oct 8, 2022 | Played Oct 7, 2022
PicklesMcGee13
10 games played
This was such a blast! I was hesitant about this house only because I didn’t know what to expect and a room about trying to become a gang member and proving yourself by going to a house to flush drugs didn’t seem like a super great topic for a group of white people to be “playing” at in 2022 given the history. Now having gone, I will say that the story is more like “what if you wanted to work for Tony Montana” and you’re breaking into his penthouse rather than a staged house for a gang. You are told that you’re there to try to become a part of a gang but there’s nothing that you have to do beyond solving normal escape room puzzles. We had such a great time. We did it with a group of 4, but I will say that we are a very solid team who works super well together. We were able to split up the puzzles between teams of 2 and switch off when needed which I think helped us get out quickly. I would not recommend doing this with a group who has trouble communicating or has several people who try to lead, nor would I recommend this for beginners at all. You have to work well as a team and have an idea of how escape rooms work. There’s not a ton of story but it’s not needed and I think what was there was pretty cool. I really enjoyed the puzzles and found myself able to bounce around - if I got stuck on one I could hop over and see what the other people were doing and help with that. They were also pretty linear puzzles which I really loved bc you didn’t have to keep going back and tracing your steps or figuring out what you missed out. It also helps out with the story when you can solve stuff like that. I can see why this one is hard - I don’t THINK it’s “expert level” but it is not a beginner room and experience with other rooms definitely helped us (although who am I to judge this is the first “hard” room I’ve ever done). I think this room is perfect for people that want a more “grown up” or “realistic” room or just enjoy crime genre. I wasn’t super excited to go bc I’m not into that genre and I had a blast! Also for an hour and a half I thought the price was very fair (just wish we didn’t beat it so quickly only bc we were having such a great time!).
Puzzles
The gameplay was linear and flowed well and had some cool puzzles. Kudos to the whole team behind it.
Atmosphere
Good atmosphere for an apartment that’s supposed to look normal… Weird compliment to give but that’s the story lol. Wish they had a waiting room but that’s just me.
Customer service
Our GM was so cool. I think his name was Justin. He loved our enthusiasm and was super chill and answered all our questions about the game beforehand (we didn’t know what to expect). Afterwards we exchanged different room recommendations for other places for our group and he had great input. Thanks dude!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Never played a game that relied on the time period - super cool to see how they worked puzzles into that theme! And without confusing the younger people in our group. And again some very cool puzzles in here.
Story
I would put this kind of in a true crime category? It’s not based off of a real story but imagine you wanted to work for Scarface. Nothing too crazy but made sense and wasn’t what I thought it was going to be luckily.
Difficulty
Hard
Our group didn’t think it was super hard but I apparently know a bunch of geniuses and I think it is pretty involved and does require good teamwork. It’s between medium and hard - tough would be a good middle.
Game tech
Mechanical
Mechanical but not padlocks or machinery - more like using practical things to help show you the next step. And there were def some high tech puzzles but no spoilers.
Ideal number of players
6
We did it with 4. 3 would be the absolute minimum, trust me, and even then I think 4 was a better call. Could easily go up to six or maybe even further… would be a super fun way to do an intimate birthday party.
How scary?
Not scary
Minimum age
16
This game deals with drugs and drug themes.
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Crawling, tight stairs, elevated platforms - you could maybe skip the platforms and the crawling if your team communicated well enough but the stairs are unavoidable.
Easy to find location
No
The front of the building is blacked out and looks super closed. Give yourself a few minutes to find it. Took us a second.
Parking
Medium
Ktown parking but in a more neighborhood area… we went during daylight and were fine but I always advise to give yourself a lot of extra time to park in Ktown.
Reviewed Oct 3, 2022 | Played Oct 3, 2022
BuzzBuzz
39 games played
Lots of different types of puzzles, and great for letting the team split up and work on different puzzles before coming back together to move forward. We went with 6, and didn’t feel like we were stepping on each others’ toes. Just a fun room.
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Atmosphere
Customer service
Reviewed Oct 1, 2022 | Played Aug 11, 2019
Starresky
195 games played
The story starts from the moment you arrive in this shady part of LA at this strange building and it’s a rollercoaster ride from there on out. Such great themed puzzles testing a variety of skills and requiring lots of team work. Great for big groups, and I’d recommend at least 4 for this one.
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Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Reviewed Sep 22, 2022
kaykay
31 games played
We went as a group of 6 with lots of prior escape room experience and we felt it was the right amount of people for the room. Smaller groups may find it challenging. Puzzles are great and well thought out! Highly recommend!
Puzzles
Well crafted puzzles, lots of varieties, stays on theme throughout. Has a great finale!
Atmosphere
Very impressive and realistic to the theme.
Customer service
Our GM was incredible! Lively, friendly, excited and got us in the escape room solving mood right at the start. He spent some time with us after the game walking us through a few areas, ideas for the future and did an entire photo shoot for our group!
How scary?
Not scary
Reviewed Sep 20, 2022 | Played Sep 20, 2022
mrtvwatcher
12 games played
It is probably the best escape room I have done. Highly recommend.
Puzzles
Reviewed Sep 1, 2022
scoob
30 games played
No complaints whats so ever. So far best escape room I’ve done in LA. The story was very interesting and all the puzzles were so unique. This is a MUST DO. We did it in a group of 4 and it was pretty hard we finished with less then 20 seconds left. I’d say 5-6 would be optimal, 6-8 if your new to escape rooms. 2 puzzles were pretty hard but manageable. The hint system was amazing.
Puzzles
AMAZING! It was non-linear but all the puzzles made sense.
Atmosphere
The set was 10/10. It really felt like we were in a stash house!
Customer service
DON IS THE BEST
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
Mechanical
How scary?
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
Reviewed Aug 27, 2022 | Played Aug 27, 2022
kfinchharpist
100 games played
LOVED this room! From the very start of getting into the building things are super immersive and exciting. This is a huge space and a game unlike any I had done before. Absolutely worth the time and money for the experience!!
Puzzles
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
How scary?
Not scary
Minimum age
18
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Reviewed Aug 15, 2022
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