DarkPark (Zoetermeer) - "Honeymoon Hotel"

Updated: Mar 16

LOCATION:  Zoetermeer, Netherlands

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Honeymoon Hotel
📅 DATE PLAYED: May 20, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Thriller, Horror
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 3 ppl): 5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6 ppl (Ages 14+)
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: Є1162.00 (2 ppl) - Є145.00 (3-6 ppl)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes [31:57]

📖 THE STORY

You begin your adventure in the dimply light lobby of the Honeymoon Hotel. Rumors

surround the owner, who has married many times, and many times his bride disappears, never to be heard of again. You find it’s easier to check-in than it will be to check-out.

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The game has a solid story which seemingly continues to unfold as your progress. We enjoy immersive games that provide depth and development to the story, which is what we found here.
The hotel is beautifully built and much larger than we had anticipated. Each room is thematically decorated using high quality props and materials to provide the most immersive experience possible.
There was also a good use of special effects such as lights and sound to provide that dark, tense atmosphere. Even though there are no actors we found ourselves on edge throughout.
The puzzles were also thematic, aligning themselves both with the hotel setting and the murder mystery plot.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

There is one particular puzzle which had us really stumped because as we were attempting to complete it we realized it was impossible to do so. After some tries the puzzle appeared to let us progress although we weren’t sure how. During the debrief we asked the GM about the puzzle, they confirmed that it is in fact impossible and they let teams progress when they think they have got as close to completing it as possible. I’m not sure why you would install an impossible puzzle. To us, it was obvious fairly quickly that it couldn’t be completed.
Aside from that there were no other big misses, but the impact of this failed puzzle definitely affected the team’s mood from that point on.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

This is a highly thematic room which is ideal for players wanting a more edgy or spooky experience.

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Parking: There is free public parking very close to the escape room, less than five minutes’ walk.
There is a waiting area with seating, drinks, snacks and games for purchase, and a bathroom.
This game can be played in English & Dutch

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Disclosure: We thank DarkPark for comping our tickets for this game. Although discounted admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion of the review whatsoever.