Having done over 100 escape experiences, I will say that The Great Escape Room Tampa offers a really solid escape experience! We did Escape the Colosseum: The Underworld Maze and Arcade Challenge. Both rooms were about mid-range on tech, with some traditional combo locks or key locks and some triggered moments where a magnet disengages and opens something. The Colosseum was a different experience designed as a set of four 30-minute rooms that you progress through, each with their own unique puzzles and challenges. I thought the collection of rooms was well themed and offered interesting puzzles to solve. The Arcade room was more traditional, though I did really like the themeing and style. Our game masters, Raquel & JM, were energetic, friendly, and helpful. It's unfortunate that they don't seem to keep a record of best times for anyone that likes to see how they fare against others, and their website is extremely unhelpful when trying to determine the difficulty of their rooms. The game masters were happy to assist with the difficulty factor, but by the time you're talking to them, you've probably already booked a room and arrived. I appreciate that they offer encore room pricing, where you get a discount for running another room after you finish one. They also have a nice, large lounge for waiting for your game to begin or waiting between games. Overall, I think this is a great choice for anyone new to escape rooms or looking for a new take on a traditional escape experience!
