Escape Hunt Sydney
4.4
Escape Hunt Sydney
By Escape Hunt Sydney
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Ages 7-97, max of 6 per group
Duration: 1h
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Live guide: English
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- 60-minute escape game
- Morning or afternoon tea
- Dress up photo shoot
What's not included- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Alcoholic beverages (available to purchase)
- Premium range of snacks (available to purchase)
- Range of puzzles and merchandise (available to purchase)
- Start:
- 393 George St, Sydney NSW 2000, AustraliaLocated between King and Market Street and opposite The Strand Arcade.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 9771P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- You can contact Escape Hunt to request your preferred room once booked
- Recommended for ages 7 and up; children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Please contact your local service provider within 24 hours of confirmation to verify your exact booking time
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 9771P1
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- Gemmaa_jb0 contributionsIt was okay….My partner and I love a good escape room. We have completed all of the ones in our local area so decided to venture into the city to give this place a go. Positives first! The staff were great. Our host was fantastic and very confident in front of the whole waiting room of people. I enjoyed that the room (bank heist) referenced actual figures from Australia’s 1920 underworld history. Negatives… the room itself was a bit tired. At least two of the mechanisms in our room required excessive jostling to make them work. It was only because we were confident with our answers that we were able to discover that we needed to put additional force/jiggle the different mechanisms in the room. We were also booked in for 11:30, told to arrive at 11:15 but did not get started until 11:45. Perhaps we have been spoilt with other places we’ve visited, but it was odd to be briefed with at least 20 other people who were doing other rooms. It seemed very chaotic and unorganised.Written 21 January 2024
- lisagF535TD0 contributionsA giftWell my husband did not know what to expect we are 63 and 55 years old , but I love it he seem to like it but doesn't like to be confused. First I must start with the negative we booked the bank hoist for 2pm then received a message we couldn't have it to 2.15pm which was fine when we arrive lifted stuck on level 5 no-one fault these things happen. So we finally got up to level 5 only to find out we where booked but not booked in go figure., so no bank hoist for us lucky us two customers want to reschedule so we got the Secret mission room. Now it was fun and hard for us but would definitely try again with a group and double check our booking. Yes the team there was having what seem a hard day but where also very niceWritten 20 June 2021
- ivym20210 contributionsAmazing Experience!!!My brother and I had the best time in the Wizard room in December!! The room was beautifully decorated with great attention to detail. The puzzles were super fun, creative and the perfect amount of challenging. Rowan was an amazing game master and made our time so fun! His customer service was awesome!Written 1 January 2021
- ireneeeeyyyy0 contributionsAbsolutely recommended!We did the Pub and it was one of the best room we've done! Challenging but so good. The Wizard Room is a lot of fun too! We also love our game master for the night, he was so friendly and fun.Written 15 September 2020
- Trin680 contributionsGreat fun uncovering the assassin at the pub - we’ll be backSpur of the moment decision last night to book us in for some escaping fun. There were not many spaces so ended up booking ourselves in for the “assassin at the pub” room, level 4. Took a good friend (her first escape room) and my 12yo daughter. We did much better than we thought. We could not finish in the allocated time, but Rowan kindly let us continue ..... because we were sooo close, and we managed to finish after another 15 minutes. Great venue, great puzzles and a nice team. Well be back :)Written 8 February 2020
- Sarox2100 contributionsOur first escapeWe completed the Secret Service mission as it was our first time trying an escape room. We needed some clues to escape in time but found the puzzles fun and interesting. Some of our clues were more telling us directly what to do which made it feel like a little less successful escape (maybe we appeared lost!). There was noise from the other groups through the walls but we still enjoyed our experience. Hopefully we can go back to try a harder room next time.Written 12 January 2020
- Ythai0 contributionsFun but very busyWent here with my teenage kids recently as a group of 3, the escape room was fun, but would rate it slightly lower than some others. Support was OK by Walkie Talkie, but game master did not really monitor our progress unless we called for help. Each game master seemed to support multiple escape rooms at the same time. Other places monitored us more closely and would provide comments if warranted with 1:1 support and monitoring. No limit on clues given and each session limited to 60 minutes. We did have lots of fun, and we completed the challenge (Secret Service Mission).Written 2 January 2020
- C2718GI_0 contributionsAvoid if English is not your first languageThe puzzles are not difficult but the vocabularies are complex. If you don't have the cultural background and are not familiar with the mythical stories, you will the experience dispointing. The rooms are too small and you can hear the loud noise from next door. The floor was sometimes shaking. Generally too dark inside to localise the victory items after solving the puzzles. We have been to many escape rooms in Sydney, this one is really English demanding (not logically demanding, only the language). The staff advised this room was with high difficulty level. We reckon the difficulty is you paid to learn English in a terrible experience.Written 7 December 2019
- RegJ_130 contributionsWork Team EventWe had an awesome time at Escape Hunt on George St. Escape rooms with clues fantastic to solve the puzzles and clues to get to the end. Fun night all round.Written 22 June 2019
- keppry0 contributionsGreat lunch time getaway from the work lifeI found the entire experience a whole lot of fun as well as the adequate amount of assistance that was provided by the game master! If you're after an hour of fun whilst also having a challenge, this is the place for it! Great for work team bonding opportunities too!Written 29 April 2019
- macattack10000000 contributionsGreat experienceWent to the wizard room - hard a great time :) Thanks to all the staff. It was challenging and took the full hour to complete.Written 29 April 2019
- Shannon P0 contributionsTotally awesomeMy partner and I went to The Escape Hunt over the weekend, having never done an escape room before. The staff were super friendly, helpful and very thorough (especially when explaining safety). We had a gentleman by the name of Rowan helping us out in our room, although his name badge stated he was a trainee- I'd beg to differ! He was awesome! He helped us out in the best way, gave us small clues so we worked out the puzzle ourselves without feeling like complete idiots (must admit, used my brain waaay more than I thought I would've). Afterwards, Rowan showed us to some props and took a couple of photos of us for us to take away. We had an absolute blast not only doing the puzzles in the room, but the whole experience. Your staff are a credit to you as a company and we'll definitely be back to do the other rooms!Written 11 March 2019
- WPRebecca0 contributionsGreat for Corporate Team BuildingThis venue is very well set up for Corporate Team Bonding. Very professional and organised. The team really loved the experience.Written 3 March 2019
- 449leahp0 contributionsGood funAlways wanted to have a go and so glad I finally did! We did the bank heist experience and can’t wait to try the others, will definitely be back. The staff are welcoming, up beat and genuinely want you and your friends to have an awesome time... So, if your in Sydney and feel like a fun challenge with your partner or a group of friends, the escape hunt is for you!Written 3 March 2019
- t10zed0 contributionsAmazing And Fun Birthday ExperienceFor my 21st, I wanted a fun group activity for a large group of friends, where we did the hardest one there, 'Assassin in the Pub'. The staff was very kind, welcoming and helpful which made my birthday all the more better. Despite not finding a horror escape room big enough for my group in Sydney, we all really enjoyed it, with each person specializing in doing their thing while escaping; eg. good at finding things, good with theory, good at noticing small details, etc A lot of content was available in the room, unlike others I've done before and provided a lot of puzzles to keep on top of. There was a wonderful backdrop to take our group photos after which the staff member Lisa took many for us, so thank you for everything and making it a great 21st birthday! <3 If there's a horror theme, HMU! Thanks <3Written 3 February 2019
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Dean O
4 contributions
July 2024 • Family
I attended with my 10 year old son and we did have fun. We have completed a room here before. The Alice game was fun and was a good change from just getting combination codes to locks however some of the puzzles just don't make sense to the point. In some cases, ypu don't where where the puzzle is leading to and we accidentally skipped puzzles and solved the next. Eg, the recipe puzzle. There is absolutely no clues on what to do once you have the recipe cprrect.
There there was the fact that one of the puzzles did not work. We asked for a hint but the hint was what we had already done bit did not work. We tried multiple times and it still did not work. We asked again and did not get a reply. We wasted around 20mins trying to figure out if we had missed something or needed to do setting else for that puzzle to work. After about 15 attempts and moving things around, it finally worked and it was exactly how we had first placed the pieces. By this time, we had only a couple of minutes left. In the end we ran out of time.
When the staff member came in to show us the rest, we told them and all that was said was, "oh well". No offer of partial refund or off of another chance to complete the room at a later date/time.
Quite disappointed by that but at the end of the day, we still had fun amd will return again.
There there was the fact that one of the puzzles did not work. We asked for a hint but the hint was what we had already done bit did not work. We tried multiple times and it still did not work. We asked again and did not get a reply. We wasted around 20mins trying to figure out if we had missed something or needed to do setting else for that puzzle to work. After about 15 attempts and moving things around, it finally worked and it was exactly how we had first placed the pieces. By this time, we had only a couple of minutes left. In the end we ran out of time.
When the staff member came in to show us the rest, we told them and all that was said was, "oh well". No offer of partial refund or off of another chance to complete the room at a later date/time.
Quite disappointed by that but at the end of the day, we still had fun amd will return again.
Written 14 July 2024
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Tinra
Central Coast, Australia17 contributions
I did not expect this to be so fun. I booked an escape room based on the requests of my children age 9 and 12 years. My adult friend and I accompanied them expecting it to be kind of boring, we booked the “easiest” room. Well I was blown away ! All 4 of us were fully engaged in the game and had so much fun ! The puzzles were challenging and we definitely couldn’t have competed the room without all 4 of us contributing plus a few hints from the staff at “mission control” too. Our 6yo also came along and whilst she was not really able to help she still had fun just looking around the rooms and watching us try to do the locks etc. No one was bored. The staff were super nice and I really appreciated they allowed me to bring the 6yo as I was travelling on my own with the kids so the older ones wouldn’t have been able to go otherwise. As they did not have another booking straight after us we got a little extra time too (definitely not expected and I would understand if that was not an option) We were all really happy to complete the room and on a high afterwards. My friend and I are definitely converts to the escape room concept it is a great challenge to do with family or friends. I would definitely be keen to go again next time we go to the city.
Written 9 April 2021
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Dear tinrasc
Thanks for your review and glad you had a great time with us!
Hope to see you back again to try our other rooms. We offer the Escape Hunt Challenge where you can get 10-20% off your next game with us. We also offer a large range of play at home and outdoor escape games for you to check out.
Cheers
Rebecca
Written 12 April 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Ingrid_
Sydney, Australia14 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
We did the young wizards quest. It was great fun. First I thought it was one room and that would have been underwhelming. But I was so wrong! I took my 10 and 12 year olds and their 2 best friends. I did the bulk reading of long texts, but everyone contributed and solved different challenges and puzzles. It was great to be 4-5 when you have younger kids in the group. Level 2 but fine for this age with an active adult. And we did ask for a few hints. Highly recommend. Can’t wait to do it again. Kids eager to return too.
Written 26 April 2024
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llance29
Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
Apr 2023
Confirmed booked but not taken. Big waste of time, would not recommend to anyone. Called during the day, spoke to a unhelpful, monotone and rude male staff member who was unable to correctly describe escape room theme details which sounded like he did not want to be there, talking to customers.
He failed to correctly take our booking of 6, in which we shaped our night around, booking dinner and catching Ubers. Male staff member was resistant to take name and number for the booking until I repeated it several times. End the call with him confirming booking time and address but when we arrived our booked was unlisted. Very disappointed which myself or anyone in our party of 6 will never visit again
He failed to correctly take our booking of 6, in which we shaped our night around, booking dinner and catching Ubers. Male staff member was resistant to take name and number for the booking until I repeated it several times. End the call with him confirming booking time and address but when we arrived our booked was unlisted. Very disappointed which myself or anyone in our party of 6 will never visit again
Written 12 April 2023
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Dear Luke
We are very sorry to hear of your attempted booking experience with us. We are not sure why the staff member would be unable to take your booking but will follow up to find out what happened here.
We do encourage all customers to book directly online via our website as this ensures all your information is captured correctly and you can see exactly which games we have available at what time.
Once successfully booked, all customers will receive a booking confirmation from our system.
Thank you for your feedback and we will address this directly with the staff.
Regards
Rebecca
Written 4 May 2023
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Emma L
Sydney, Australia29 contributions
Dec 2022
The guy hosting us was quite rude. First off he told us we were in the Alice Puzzle room even though I questioned it, then when I showed him the booking, he said it was a glitch. Not sure how this was our problem, but he did give us some options to choose from which was not what I requested but still better. He then made a few other negative comments as we weren't responding the way he liked. At the end he praised us for our efforts but it was a bit lost on us given the first interactions we had. Would recommend doing the Escape Hunt, just be prepared for a slightly grumpy host!
Written 2 January 2023
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Dear D3463OQemmal , thanks so much for your review and glad you had a great time! Sorry to hear about your interaction with our host. We will follow up with the staff to ensure this does not happen again.
We offer the Escape Hunt challenge where you can get 10%-20% off your next game with us. We have also just launched our newest and most popular room - Alice in Puzzleland!
Hope to see you back soon to try our other rooms - we have 4 indoor room themes, 2 outdoor adventures, remote team events for teams of any size and many downloadable games to play at home!
We also offer two other exciting concepts in the same building as Escape Hunt - Quiz Room (https://quiz-room.com/sydney), a first of it's kind immersive trivia game and Virtual Room, a mind-blowing VR escape room adventure (https://sydney.virtual-room.com)
Written 26 January 2023
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Irma N
3 contributions
We started off very well with our ipad and basket of goodies on the Alice in wonderland outside adventure but halfway through the ipad crashed. Wecalled the number provided but there was no answer. We had to head back to the office. My daughter organised this for the two of us but as we are leaving Sydney tomorrow we could not accept a gift card.
Written 19 May 2024
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Jett H
1 contribution
Oct 2022
Can't recommend this enough for team events. The organisation was so easy to do and the escape hunt team were very accomodating. On the night we were greeted kindly and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The rooms on offer were great too with a lot of little details that were appreciated. The whole experience was also such a breeze with a lot of flexibility on the rooms we did and teams etc. Thanks so much to the Escape hunt team for a great event will definitely be coming back
Written 13 October 2022
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Dear Jetthen
Thanks for your review and glad you and the team had a great time with us!
Hope to see you back again to try our other rooms. We offer the Escape Hunt Challenge where you can get 10-20% off your next game with us.
We also offer a large range of play at home and outdoor escape games for you to check out.
Cheers
Rebecca
Written 16 November 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
ZiggySawdust
Sydney, Australia90 contributions
Jan 2021
My wife, myself and our 12 year old daughter did the “Secret Service Mission” today and loved it. None of us had ever done an escape room before and had very little idea of what would be required. Thankfully, our ‘monitor’ patiently provided clues when requested along the way, and even gave us extra time, allowing three escape room newbies to still get the thrill of solving it and walking out the final door. Great fun, and highly recommended!
Written 19 January 2021
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Dear ZiggySawdust
Thanks for your review and glad you had a great time with us!
Hope to see you back again to try our other rooms. We offer the Escape Hunt Challenge where you can get 10-20% off your next game with us. We also offer a large range of play at home and outdoor escape games for you to check out.
Cheers
Rebecca
Written 22 January 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Patricia Enci
5 contributions
Feb 2025 • Family
5-Star Review: An Unforgettable Proposal and Engagement Party Experience!
"I am still on cloud nine after our incredible experience at Escape Hunt Sydney!
My partner had planned a surprise proposal and engagement party with our closest friends and family, and the team at Escape Hunt Sydney were instrumental in making it happen. They worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure every detail was perfect, from the customized escape room theme to the engagement decorations.
The escape room experience itself was exhilarating and challenging, but the real magic happened when my partner got down on one knee and proposed in the final puzzle!
What really stood out, however, was the exceptional service and dedication of the staff. They were friendly and hardworking. We are forever grateful for their efforts.
If you're looking for a unique and memorable experience for any special occasion, look no further than Escape Hunt Sydney. We can't wait to come back and try another room!
Thank you again to the entire team for making our engagement party and proposal experience truly unforgettable. Special thanks to Wendy, Ilesha, Luke, Oscar, and Jack for being accommodating and awesome. You guys rock! 💪 W experience!
"I am still on cloud nine after our incredible experience at Escape Hunt Sydney!
My partner had planned a surprise proposal and engagement party with our closest friends and family, and the team at Escape Hunt Sydney were instrumental in making it happen. They worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure every detail was perfect, from the customized escape room theme to the engagement decorations.
The escape room experience itself was exhilarating and challenging, but the real magic happened when my partner got down on one knee and proposed in the final puzzle!
What really stood out, however, was the exceptional service and dedication of the staff. They were friendly and hardworking. We are forever grateful for their efforts.
If you're looking for a unique and memorable experience for any special occasion, look no further than Escape Hunt Sydney. We can't wait to come back and try another room!
Thank you again to the entire team for making our engagement party and proposal experience truly unforgettable. Special thanks to Wendy, Ilesha, Luke, Oscar, and Jack for being accommodating and awesome. You guys rock! 💪 W experience!
Written 23 February 2025
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explorerbelle
Sydney, Australia107 contributions
We are experienced escapees (30+ rooms) and came to do Assassin in the Pub and Young Wizard's Quest back to back. The service was great and the gamemasters were friendly and enthusiastic. Unfortunately we were underwhelmed with the rooms. The atmosphere was good but many of the puzzles were tired and clunky or didn't make sense in the storyline. Some of the mechanisms required fiddling and perfect placement to work properly. We missed a couple of 'next steps' because it wasn't obvious when we'd solved the previous puzzle correctly. The lighting (or lack thereof) in the rooms didn't help.
I imagine these rooms are good for first timers and corporate groups but if you have done a few escape rooms elsewhere, consider giving these a miss. There are better rooms in Sydney from which to choose.
I imagine these rooms are good for first timers and corporate groups but if you have done a few escape rooms elsewhere, consider giving these a miss. There are better rooms in Sydney from which to choose.
Written 7 November 2020
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Dear explorerbelle,
Thanks for your feedback we will take all of that onboard and we will be upgrading some of our rooms soon with new and interesting puzzles.
We offer a great range of play at home and outdoor escape games to try as well.
Cheers
Rebecca
Written 11 December 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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