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- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min read

303 Escape - "Chapter 2 - Dark Heart of the Hotel"

Updated: Apr 12

LOCATION:  Thornton, Colorado, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Chapter 2 - Dark Heart of the Hotel
📅 DATE PLAYED: August 29, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Horror, Serial Killer
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6 ppl (Ages 16+)
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $40.00/ pp (Min. of 2 ppl), $35.00/ pp (3-4 ppl), $30.00/ pp (5-6 ppl)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You learned from surviving "Room 303" that Robert had escaped from the Sunny Pines mental facility by staging his own death. Currently, he is back at "The Homicide Hotel" and taking the lives of innocent people again! How can you convince the police that he's still alive? Hopefully you'll find the evidence you need before Robert finds you...

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

Right from the start, we were immersed into the set design of this old hotel lobby. The intro was given over an audio speaker which made it feel even creepier since we don't know who's speaking to us and from where. Right after we've completed our paperwork for the check-in, we followed our "bellhop" to our hotel room down the spooky hallway.
Just as described in the storyline, there were a lot of hidden chambers and passageways in this game. After playing so many room, we've gotten great at detecting where the door is to the next room. This game still managed to surprise us with a few hidden spots.
We loved the hint system used in this room. It was so unique yet fit perfectly with the storyline.
The set design was as if we walked into a 1940s Hollywood horror movie set. We started off in a normal looking hallway with a stairwell and the deeper we went, the more we thought "Did we just become those people that we would joke about when watching a horror movie on why they would go down this path and wrap themselves like a gift for the killer?"
One of the puzzles had a multi-step solve where we had to assemble something in order to use it for another puzzle. This was really clever.
The lighting and sound effect was also top notch. Everything was programmed to happen when it should. This made us feel like we were pushed through different scenes in a movie.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

This is a minor thing but a timer on a device confused us as we normally would think it's an item that we shouldn't touch since it's counting down clock. This did waste some of our time. But other than that, everything hit the spot.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

If you enjoy horror and eerie but to an extent (no live actor or jump scares), this is the perfect game for you. It also has a detective and murder mystery vibe. The script is really want lures the players to come back. We learned things in this game that we couldn't wait to find out more in the next chapter (and there will be one!). When we entered the Homicide Hotel, the outside world disappeared. All we could think of was how not to be caught by this killer and make it out alive. This is what true immersion feels like!

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Free parking lot right in front.
Lobby area with seating.
Guests may be in a confined space.
Guests may experience low light situations for immersion but will have adequate light to solve puzzles.
Flashing/flickering (not strobe) lights may be present.

*DISCLAIMER: This is not an actual hotel. It is an Escape Room interactive gaming experience. The characters and stories are fictional and no actual murders took place at this location.

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Disclosure: We thank 303 Escape for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.