Escape Zone Long Island — Attraction in Town of Smithtown

The staff greeted us from the very start and made us feel extremely welcomed and excited to be there. Alyssa and Matt engaged with our family in such a way that we have NEVER experienced at any of the other 7 Escape Room places we have visited. They were both so enthusiastic and helpful that we just couldn't wait to get started. Alyssa ran through the "back story" of each room in a way that you could tell she really loves escape rooms herself (it pumps you up as a family when the staff actually enjoy what they do, we have been to others where they staff make it seem like we were bothering them for showing up...that is a big turn off). To make a short story longer, we loved our first room so much we stayed and did a second room, Pirate themed. We loved that one so much we stayed for a third room, Friday the 13th! Three rooms in one night, my boys were loving it! Now let me tell you what we loved about them.

Alice in Wonderland: The room was very nicely decorated and the decor made you feel like you were in Wonderland. This is a multi room experience which we always enjoy better than one room. The second room doesn't disappoint at all. The puzzles were challenging but doable (even though we needed to use some hints but hey, who doesn't?).

Pirates: Wow! This was one of the nicest decorated escape rooms we have done. The detail and props were spot on. We loved the challenges and puzzles of this room a lot. I don't want to give anything away but I think this is one of my favorite rooms so far. All of us agreed that we found this room to be a "treasure" (pun intended).

Friday the 13th: This room was interesting in the fact that is a multi-multi-multi room escape room. How cool is that? Four rooms of puzzles and challenges. Plus if you are a fan of the Jason series you can live the experience of trying to escape from Jason!

Ok so I know what you are thinking, "what crazy family does 3 escape rooms in one night?" Let me tell you if we had time we would have tried all 6 rooms. There were 3 distinct reasons why we stayed and played 3 games (and would have done more). Our interactions with Alyssa and Matt were genuine and they were so enthusiastic about how we accomplished escaping and they asked us what we liked about the rooms and where honestly interested in our feedback. NO other place has ever cared about what we thought about the room, just that they got our money. How interesting and impressive each of the rooms were. Everything felt brand new and kept up. Sometimes other places let their rooms go over time with outdated decor, broken items, tape over broken things, but NOT here. Everything was in tip top shape. This place offers you a nice discount if you stay and do another room after you finish your first room. This shows that they value you as a customer and your wallet.

My wife and I kept telling each other that there was something different about this place compared to the others in the area that we have done. Then we found out what that was. This is NOT just a location that belongs to a chain of escape rooms. This is independently owned by one person, Tim, and we go to meet him and talk with him for awhile. You can see he has a passion and dedication to making your experience one of the best you can have at an escape room. He himself loves going to other escape rooms. I am sure because he genuinely likes them himself but also so he can educate himself on what works and what doesn't. I have a great respect for an owner who goes out of their way to improve his own business.

We are super excited to go back and do the Harry Potter Room, the Diamond Heist and mostly the new room, Trouble in Paradise. This room room seems like it has so much more new experiences than any room on Long Island.

You can try other escape rooms of course. There are others that are good and some not so good but TRUST ME when I say this is the BEST Escape Room place on...

SO, my family of 5 does a LOT of Escape Rooms. It's a wonderful way for my kids (15, 11, and 9) to spend time with my wife and I, as it fosters teamwork and problem solving.

Of all the rooms we have done, which at this point is probably well over 20, some in other states, and some in other countries, Escape Zone Long Island might be my favorites!

Reasons: Our Game Master, Sarah, was kind, informative, and helpful. In the few times we needed a clue, she didn't give us solutions. She just gave a subtle hint to point us in the right direction.

The rooms are NOT linear. Some escape rooms are completely linear, and therefore, pretty much only one person is actually doing someone at any given time. One of the rooms we recently did (no spoilers!) had a decoder ring puzzle, crossword puzzle, and physical maze puzzle, at the same time. So three people all have an activity.

Few red herrings. We did a room at another establishment, where after working to open a chest, there was a single key (which opened a lock elsewhere) and there were 10 "bottles of rum", each with a label that had locations, and large bolded numbers. We spent 20 minutes working with them, and ultimately did not escape. When we asked what the significance was, the game master said that it was a red herring. The bottles were useless. The game master then said, "well, you can come back again, and I'm sure you'll escape, since you're 75% done." It felt like an intentional money grab to sabotage us. Escape Zone LI doesn't do this kind of thing.

Finally, there is a numerous audio visual effects that make the experience all the more immersive. Some escape rooms pull you out the experience with blatant "Not In Game" signs. Escape Room LI doesn't do...

One of the most exciting, awesome experiences I have ever had the pleasure to be a part of. I came here with my friends on a whim and ended up having such a blast I will definitely be coming back to play ALL of the games. It was clear our "GameMaster" has a deep passion for, and believes in the team-building capabilities of this thrilling yet humbling form of entertainment and I am right there with him.

Searching the rooms for clues and trying to decipher hidden messages with my friends all while racing against the clock to "compete" for a high score made this experience one we will never forget and brought out the best in all of us.

If you are hesitating to give it a try, understand that none of the members of our group had ever participated in anything like this, but through the guidance of our GameMaster we were led with hints and suggestions literally so perfectly that we managed to finish the last 'riddle' with one second left on the clock. We used far more hints than was suggested and did not come close to 'record time' but it didn't matter because we fell in love with the process and by the end that was all that mattered. I am confident that without asking for any hints we would have been led to finish the game at a reasonable pace regardless of our perception skills or initial intimidation.

Can't wait to come back -the...