Cinema Escape Rooms at ArtHatch - Escondido, CA

Lauren P (Lerra)

My co-workers and I did "Head Trip" last night, and we had a blast!

Ruby was our Game Master/Hostess, and she was very friendly and accommodating! She complimented us on our job well done - we didn't ask for any hints and finished at 36 minutes!

The clues were really fun, and we loved a few of the really cool elements that the escape room at to offer! We can't wait to try more of the themes! Thanks again, Ruby!

Love the art in the gallery, too!

Sierra Peralta

I have done Head Trip and Annie's Steps. These rooms are so innovative and clever! The puzzles are unique and a good challenge. The tech is very discreet, and unassuming, yet reliable. I think Annie's Steps was a little simpler, while Head Trip is more advanced (in my opinion).

My game masters Jada and Dylan were also wonderful. Jada did well at staying in character and keeping us suspended in the room's story. She was also good at giving us gentle nudges when we asked for help, without giving away too much information. I can't wait to do the other rooms!

Alex A

We played Head Trip and it was one of the most interesting games I have ever done.

The puzzles and clues were incredibly unique, and like the name implies, it was quite the trip!

We’ve done two of the rooms with this group and will absolutely come back to try the others.

I’d like to give a shout to Jeana too, who was in costume and character for our entire game. We even had some folks walk through our group before we entered our room and she incorporated them into her intro. So impressive.

Larry Hoehn

Go through to the back of the art studio by the base of the stairs to meet your escape room guide. We have two rooms down, two to go. Annie's Footsteps was fun and really easy. The end exceeded our expectation. Head Trip has many more perspectives that may (or may not) be relevant to the story. Regardless of the room you do, the staff are really fun and interactive to make the visit a memorable experience.

Robert Schlein

Just did the Annie’s Footsteps room with game master Ruby as a Christmas present with my wife and in-laws. We were super happy with the experience! The room itself was a lot of fun, not super challenging, but not easy. The game master did a good job at helping us when she saw we were getting stuck, but not giving it away. The space it’s in was also really cool. The art gallery it’s in looks awesome and I am excited to come bak to check it out once the construction is done.

Overall great experience and would recommend it to anyone looking to do an escape room.

Sarah VonSydow

This was such a lovely surprise! The rooms were extremely well decorated and immersive, and the room we did, Annie's Footsteps, had an excellent story with really creative puzzles. The game master was friendly and supportive, and she put a lot of love into creating the room. Best of all, the escape room proceeds go to support the art museum, so you're helping a good cause and having a great time!

Bob Hotchkiss

We did this escape room yesterday on the recommendation of another really great room in the area and we can't say enough about our experience. Our family of five (kids 12, 16 and 18) all contributed critical solutions that solved various puzzles.

We were greeted by our hostess (sorry, we forgot your name!) who was fun, enthusiastic and exuded a wonderful welcoming energy. She set up the game very well and sent us in. The puzzles were challenging but fair. The music was great and there was a variety of puzzles that required different skill sets to work through.

We escaped in the nick of time! At the end our hostess took some time explaining some things that we were unclear on. Our minds were spinning and she was great in how she answered all our "what about this" and "what about that" questions we had. It was so nice to hear she was rooting for us in the observation room!

We highly recommend this room and would love to come back again if and when they set up another one.

MardyBum91

While my group and I were inside the escape room we heard Connor (A worker from the Escape Room) say a lot of mean/rude things about us through the microphone in the escape room. Connor didn't know that we heard everything that was said since he was talking with another person. It completely ruined the experience for me after hearing everything, it made want to leave the room immediately but we stayed since we only had a few minutes left. After we were done Conner and Kailey came into the room and proceeded still act friendly which made me feel very uncomfortable after everything. They definitely judge you if you're not doing well in the escape room. So you better come with people that have already done a couple of escape rooms. I will not be coming back now that I know how they speak about the customers.