Room With A Clue

So fun!!! Our escape room theme was Sushi, and we had to collect as many Shoyu packets as we could within 50 minutes. You can earn Shoyu packets by cracking codes, solving riddles, and answering triva correctly. To be honest, I did not think it was going to be super challenging, but compared to the mainland chain escape rooms, I would say it's about a 6 considering you want to "breakout" AND beat the other teams that have set records for collecting the most Shoyu packets. Plus, since they only offer one breakout room, they probably can't make it too difficult. I LOVED that our administrator was just as excited and happy to be there as we were. I wish I took more photos of the inside, but pls check it out because they change the theme every quarter or so. Can't wait to try the Christmas themed one that she (the manager/owner?) was telling us about!

Checked out the new room: Sadie's Sweet Shop for Valentine's Day! Great puzzles and trivia. The theme was super cute!

Super fun and perfect for the kiddos since it's not as difficult as traditional escape rooms. It was still challenging enough for us adults. Loved the sushi bar theme.

Let me help you out.... This is located where your GPS is taking you but as soon as you turn at the lights just head to the back of the building to the SECOND FLOOR!!! It is confusing because our GPS didn't know exactly where so we thought it was in the front building where all the businesses are and we quickly figured out to head to the back. This was our first time coming here. We were celebrating my daughter's birthday and she loves escape rooms. She chose Dales barbershop and omg it was harder than we expected. I did appreciate them trying to sneak more time so we could figure it out but my girls did catch the timer was off. Lol. I thought that was very thoughtful of them since they saw my kids struggling. I told my kids to just keep working we eventually figured it out. They enjoyed it very much and want to come back to do another room. Thanks to the staff for being so helpful and friendly!! Awesome customer service!! Try them out and you will not be disappointed.

I've done about 40 escape rooms thus far so this review is in relation to alllll that I've experienced. My partner and I did one room and it was decently enjoyable - especially for a locally owned, created, and supported small business!Room: - A Strange Case: It's rated 9/10 and in reality it's closer to 7.5 I say this with utmost humility mainly because our group of TWO (my partner and I) got out with about 10 minutes to spare. Remember, we've done over 30 rooms so we have a general good idea how these rooms are run. Granted, we did ask for a few hints and did get a few pointers that were helpful.. Quality of the room is pretty good, some unique puzzles, satisfactory quality of the puzzles - and although there is SOME wear and tear, it's not grimey or gross (some rooms are just...sticky). What makes this game challenging is there's some "multiple layer" puzzles which DO make you scratch your head a bit. ***Take note, prior knowledge of the 80's and of Stranger Things will help a bit!***. You'll appreciate the game a bit more if you have these references too.***Getting started solving the first couple puzzles took the longest time******There is no horror in this game***Pros: - Mom and pop shop. Yes, it's in a businessy area and the rooms are converted, but doesn't take away too much from the experience. - Our one room was enjoyable! If we had more time in Oahu we would have tried one more room. - Open late. Check their website. Also, if you call them they can play around with game times and accomodate you as long as they're not full. Their website can be a little tricky to maneuver. Cons: - A little tricky with finding their location. Follow the instructions of how to park on the second story of the parking structure. - Their bathroom is alllllllllllll the way across to the other buildings. Does require a tiny bit of walking. If you have a shy blatter or need to pee during your game, good luck dashing out of your room, across the complex, to the locked bathrooms! - They dont pick up their phones all the time...so leave a message or text them. In the end I'm grateful to have tried A Strange Case. Thanks for fitting us in!

I visited Room With A Clue over the weekend. My friend recommended this escape room so I was excited to try it with her. When I got there, the lobby was full so I waited outside. Once the lobby cleared out, I could check in with my party. The lobby area is tight and at most can fit two small parties of 4 people. In the lobby is where you will watch the introduction video to your escape room. Each escape room is a different theme. Themes are regularly updated to keep the game refreshed. So my group of 4 watched the video and we were on our way to the Barber Shop escape room. To give you some background, the barber shop room is where an apprentice accidentally locked the barber's tools in the safe by accident. A big VIP is coming to get a haircut but you need to help get the tools out in an hour. I hadn't done an escape room in awhile so once the countdown began I was frazzled. I was impressed by the decor on the room. It gave an authentic barber shop vibe. I didn't know where to start but my friends were already looking for clues. My friends moved quickly in finding combinations and opening locks. We got stuck at a few points, but the game master was very helpful. To ask for clues, you have to use a walkie talkie to communicate with the game master. You're allowed 3 clues. My friends and I did our best without the clues but with 14 minutes left we were stuck and asked for 1 final clue. I could feel the adrenaline rush but we made it out with 4 minutes to spare. It felt like a great accomplishment. I enjoyed teaming up with my friends to finish tasks and work together to "escape". After we completed our game, we got to decorate a "keyhole" to post onto the wall. It's fun because what better way to immortalize your win or loss by posting your team keyhole on the wall.

If you've been to the old Room with Clue, you'll definitely want to try out their new space. And if you haven't been to the old one, what are you waiting for? You are in for a treat. The room has been revamped to collect shoyu packets instead of trying to escape. It's a great bonding experience to work together with your team to solve the puzzles and find the shoyu. We laughed, we cried (out shouts of joy), we prevailed! They'll sho-yu how an escape room is done!

This place is awful.I really wanted to like this place. It's apparently locally-owned, seems to be a mom and pop operation, so I really wanted to support it as a local business run by a local family. But it was just terrible. I don't understand why it's so highly-rated here.The venue appears to have been built as an office with closets, and they turned those into the escape rooms. It was amateurishly done. The owner's father came up with the games, and they owners made the props themselves, with supplies you could just get from Party City and Home Depot.We did the Krampus game. Some of the locks and devices did not function, so the game master had to frequently come in and make stuff work. The last part of the game entailed a contraption with a golf ball and some sticks (hard to describe) but it was literally impossible to do because it was so poorly thought out and poorly made. The game master himself said that he's never actually seen anyone win it.There are companies on the mainland that devise escape rooms and make the props and sell them to smaller local escape room operators. I do think Room with a Clue should utilize those, so the setups would be more professional, the game play would be better, and it wouldn't end with a task that is literally physically impossible to accomplish.I love escape rooms and I've been to many of them with different companies in different cities. I won't be going back to Room with a Clue.

Went yesterday with my family of various ages and we all had a wonderful, incredible time. For many of us it was our first experience with an escape room and we agreed we had waited too long. So much fun! Great bonding! I recommend this place highly!

Visited their newly re-opened location on Pensacola. Loved the new format where it's not Win or Lose, but solving as many of the puzzles as possible within the time limit. There were a ton of puzzles and mini-games which I really liked. I'd definitely love to see more of their other rooms re-imagined as well.