Hatch Escapes
Hatch Escapes offers unique, immersive escape rooms and experiences in Los Angeles. They craft engaging adventures like "Lab Rat," "The Ladder," and "The Nest," focusing on storytelling and collaboration over scares. It's a fantastic spot for friends, families, and team-building, providing a fun, challenging, and thought-provoking outing where you'll always have a private room.
My heart will never be the same after leaving Hatch Express. I did The Nest Experience — $130 solo, and worth every penny. Shoutout to Gil, who’s only on his third week as a game moderator but absolutely showed up and showed out. The story will break your heart, but you’ll have fun getting to the finish line. Kids will enjoy it, families will be amazed, and the puzzles are top-notch. The creatives behind this are former Disney Imagineers — and trust me, that totally checks out. Important tip: Watch your surroundings when you arrive. The building looks abandoned and sketchy enough to make you want to drive off. It’s legit. Just look for the large blue door. If it’s locked, they’re resetting the story from the last group — and with all the moving parts inside, it can easily take twenty minutes. Have fun! This is a must for puzzle fans and anyone looking for a good time with friends or riding solo. Oh, and no photos or videos allowed. Yeah, I was bummed, but you’ll be glad — zero spoilers make it even better. Seriously, don’t take photos — I’m 80% sure a former Disney Imagineer will rappel from the ceiling and snatch your phone
This review is for the Ladder only. This is a decent escape room, but it suffers from some fatal flaws. The first issues is that the room was designed to be replayable. By doing that, it becomes a room that is almost impossible to do on the first try. The reason it is impossible is that there are multiple rooms and each room has a time limit. So you can get 80% of the puzzle done, but then you fail each room because of the time limit. So this is frustrating. The second issue is that it is a really expensive room. Even with the 20% off for replaying the room, you probably would rather spend the money on a brand new escape room than replaying a room you have already seen. If you do this, plan on coming back if you want to finish it.
Los Angeles, USA
1919 3rd Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90018, USA
You can reschedule or cancel your reservation more than 48 hours in advance. Within 48 hours, bookings cannot be changed or canceled, but a refund will be provided for any amount exceeding the minimum booking cost (for 4 players in Lab Rat/The Ladder, or 2 in The Nest). All cancellations are subject to a 2.9% plus $0.50 fee. Bookings are transferable. For refund requests, contact bookings@hatchescapes.com.
My heart will never be the same after leaving Hatch Express. I did The Nest Experience — $130 solo, and worth every penny. Shoutout to Gil, who’s only on his third week as a game moderator but absolutely showed up and showed out. The story will break your heart, but you’ll have fun getting to the finish line. Kids will enjoy it, families will be amazed, and the puzzles are top-notch. The creatives behind this are former Disney Imagineers — and trust me, that totally checks out. Important tip: Watch your surroundings when you arrive. The building looks abandoned and sketchy enough to make you want to drive off. It’s legit. Just look for the large blue door. If it’s locked, they’re resetting the story from the last group — and with all the moving parts inside, it can easily take twenty minutes. Have fun! This is a must for puzzle fans and anyone looking for a good time with friends or riding solo. Oh, and no photos or videos allowed. Yeah, I was bummed, but you’ll be glad — zero spoilers make it even better. Seriously, don’t take photos — I’m 80% sure a former Disney Imagineer will rappel from the ceiling and snatch your phone
This review is for the Ladder only. This is a decent escape room, but it suffers from some fatal flaws. The first issues is that the room was designed to be replayable. By doing that, it becomes a room that is almost impossible to do on the first try. The reason it is impossible is that there are multiple rooms and each room has a time limit. So you can get 80% of the puzzle done, but then you fail each room because of the time limit. So this is frustrating. The second issue is that it is a really expensive room. Even with the 20% off for replaying the room, you probably would rather spend the money on a brand new escape room than replaying a room you have already seen. If you do this, plan on coming back if you want to finish it.
I did Lab Rat with four friends after reading the positive reviews - it did not disappoint! The puzzles were inventive and fun. I was worried that we weren't going to get out in time, but after the first 20 minutes, it all started clicking together. Bex was a great puzzle master and was nice about hints and moving us along. It was the first escape room for a few of my friends and they loved it. I've done a fair amount at this point and this and Stash House would be the ones I'd recommend.
My husband and I are on a road trip through California for our honeymoon, tearing through many of the top rated escape rooms in the state. We played Lab Rat and were floored! Such a great, creative room. Our game master, Michael, was delightful. He made sure to ask how we like our hints before the game, helped us through when we needed it, and was a joy to chat with. My husband regretted not asking for his number in case he ever comes out to SC, lol. Thanks for the awesome room guys!
Disappointing experience due to the game master’s attitude. The room itself was well-designed and could’ve been a great time. Unfortunately, the game master’s passive-aggressive, condescending attitude ruined the experience. I brought my sister, who just passed the California Bar, to celebrate. She loves escape rooms and prefers to figure things out herself—even if it takes a little longer or means guessing. That’s part of the fun, right? Apparently not here. Instead of the “nudges” the website promised, we got a steady stream of snarky commentary about how we were playing “wrong.” We weren’t breaking anything or being unsafe—we were just trying to enjoy the challenge. But being corrected every few minutes was irritating when all we were doing was guessing!! Also, the site implies most groups escape in an hour. We didn’t, largely because the constant interruptions sucked the energy out of the room. A fun night turned frustrating thanks to one person’s attitude. Would’ve been a 5-star experience if the staff focused on enhancing the game, not policing it.
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