Great Escape Rooms
Great Escape Rooms
5
10:00 - 22:00
Monday
10:00 - 22:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 22:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 22:00
Thursday
10:00 - 22:00
Friday
10:00 - 22:00
Saturday
10:00 - 22:00
Sunday
10:00 - 22:00
About
The basic premise is simple: you enter the Great Escape Room, for 60 minutes you, and your team will become removed from your current day to day lives and be totally focused on nothing but escape.... Observe your surroundings, solves clues, work as a team and make the connections. Adrenaline kicks in - excitement, tension, focus, laughter and team work - creating an amazing experience. Opening hours- Monday to Sunday 1pm-7pm for bookings and walk-in's (7pm-10pm pre-bookings only). Book early to avoid disappointment.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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- Galway Gal2 contributionsGreat Team Building Wellbeing Activity for School StudentsAttended Escape Rooms with Senior secondary school students! They have a great day! Lots of challenges clues on every room. We will definitely be returning again soon! Great for team building activitiesVisited December 2023Travelled on businessWritten 7 December 2023
- David A3 contributionsGreat way for a family to enjoy an hour togetherOur family group ranged in age from 10 to early 20s to 50. The shebeen room (the easiest room) was good fun and easy enough that the 2 newbies in the group were still able to contribute. Nothing too hard although we still needed help at the end to solve the final puzzle. Staff were very friendly and the experience was enjoyed by everyone in the group.Visited February 2024Travelled with familyWritten 26 February 2024
- Enya S3 contributionsAmazing funWe did the Vault room. It was really fun! The room was set up amazingly and it really puts you in the game. The puzzles were appropriately challenging. Our game master Mark was also immediately welcoming and very helpful. We're going back to do another one tomorrow!Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 28 March 2024
- Happiness145636665121 contributionBrilliant !! great fun...First tine playing unsure what to expect, did the pub escape room, ages in group ranged from 13 years upwards. Really enjoyed , great fun. Staff very friendly and helpful.will definitely be back. Would highly recommend.Visited March 2024Travelled with familyWritten 30 March 2024
- Fergus M10 contributionsEscaping in GalwayFirst time in an Escape Room. We took the hardest room, but escaped....eventually ! We needed help from staff, but it was very enjoyable. Might be a little on the expensive side. Friendly, helpful staff.Visited May 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 8 May 2024
- Brian W1 contributionGreat fun for a rainy day in Galway.The four of us (Mum, Dad, daughter (20) and son (15)) had a really fun hour solving the Vault Escape room on a damp day trip to Galway. Our ‘dungeon master’ Evan was friendly, patient and helpful, and pointed us in the right direction when we needed a helping hand, steering us towards a solution without giving too much away (I kicked myself after getting one of the hints, of course it was there in plain sight all along). The game itself was challenging, without being daunting, very clever and really enjoyable for everyone. We all had a great time and the good fun put us in the right mood for the rest of the day exploring Galway.Visited July 2024Travelled with familyWritten 5 July 2024
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EmmaJane
Australia12 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
Great fun was had escaping the Vault room! It was very well set up, challenging yet exciting having to think outside the box.
We felt super safe regarding all things Covid. Would definitely return to do another room here, when in Galway again. I would highly recommend to anyone thinking of making a booking and looking for a fun evening, 10/10.
Thanks for looking after us Niall!
We felt super safe regarding all things Covid. Would definitely return to do another room here, when in Galway again. I would highly recommend to anyone thinking of making a booking and looking for a fun evening, 10/10.
Thanks for looking after us Niall!
Written 15 August 2020
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Hi Emmajane
Thank you for the positive review, it was great to have you guys in. Hope to see you back again soon to try another room.
Kind Regards
Great Escape Rooms Galway
Written 18 August 2020
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fluxan
Cambridge, UK114 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
We were booked in for a room in the later afternoon. It started raining at midday and we dropped in to see if we could do our room early. The staff were more than willing to accommodate us and we started straight away. They were very friendly and got into the spirit of things straight away.
There were 3 of us that did the pub room. It was well setup and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Some of the puzzles were a little confusing and we missed a crucial part of one that we felt could have been setup better. Great fun for all the family!
There were 3 of us that did the pub room. It was well setup and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Some of the puzzles were a little confusing and we missed a crucial part of one that we felt could have been setup better. Great fun for all the family!
Written 15 September 2023
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AC
County Cork, Ireland23 contributions
Feb 2022 • Couples
I went here with my boyfriend while staying in Galway and it was a really fantastic experience, the rooms were so fun and really made you think hard in how to solve the puzzles, this was our first time trying an escape room and we loved it. The two people in staff on the day we were there were very friendly and super accommodating. 100% will be going back next time we visit Galway.
Written 13 February 2022
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Gerard M
9 contributions
Dec 2021 • Family
We did the Pub room for my daughters birthday. We were made feel very welcome and everything was explained. Found the room easy enough to escape from, in fact we escaped in 22 mins. The clues were well thought out. €80 for 22 minute was a bit pricey. To be fair the manager did offer us a discount when we do the next room.
Written 19 December 2021
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Happiness14563666512
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • Family
First tine playing unsure what to expect, did the pub escape room, ages in group ranged from 13 years upwards. Really enjoyed , great fun. Staff very friendly and helpful.will definitely be back. Would highly recommend.
Written 30 March 2024
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David A
3 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
Our family group ranged in age from 10 to early 20s to 50. The shebeen room (the easiest room) was good fun and easy enough that the 2 newbies in the group were still able to contribute. Nothing too hard although we still needed help at the end to solve the final puzzle.
Staff were very friendly and the experience was enjoyed by everyone in the group.
Staff were very friendly and the experience was enjoyed by everyone in the group.
Written 26 February 2024
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Sorcha
1 contribution
Aug 2020 • Friends
Would highly recommend a visit to this escape room. Staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. We did the quarantine hospital (in 47mins 😉) and really enjoyed it. The puzzles were challenging and engaging but not impossible. Great way to spend an hour in Galway.
Written 7 August 2020
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Hi Sorcha thank you so much for the kind and informative review. Well done on escaping the quarantine it is challenging! Kind Regards from all the Team here at Great Escape Rooms Galway :)
Written 12 August 2020
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Brian W
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • Family
The four of us (Mum, Dad, daughter (20) and son (15)) had a really fun hour solving the Vault Escape room on a damp day trip to Galway. Our ‘dungeon master’ Evan was friendly, patient and helpful, and pointed us in the right direction when we needed a helping hand, steering us towards a solution without giving too much away (I kicked myself after getting one of the hints, of course it was there in plain sight all along).
The game itself was challenging, without being daunting, very clever and really enjoyable for everyone. We all had a great time and the good fun put us in the right mood for the rest of the day exploring Galway.
The game itself was challenging, without being daunting, very clever and really enjoyable for everyone. We all had a great time and the good fun put us in the right mood for the rest of the day exploring Galway.
Written 5 July 2024
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Conor R
Galway, Ireland5 contributions
Oct 2022 • Business
Had a great time here for a work group team building activity! I did the Bank Vault room, which was very well designed. It was pretty tough, we made it out but not quite within the time limit and not without a couple of hints. Jack was a brilliant host, would definitely recommend!
Written 8 October 2022
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Andrew H
Tallaght16 contributions
Jul 2021 • Family
Myself and my family visited this weekend and took on the Vault. We were greeted by a very friendly gentleman on arrival. He explained the game very well. He provided gloves and hand sanitizer. We played the game. It was brilliant. My first time doing it and I will definitely be back. Thank you.
Written 5 July 2021
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Hi, what’s the price for a group of 4 for Saturday Evening
Written 7 November 2018
Mark Leech
Galway, Ireland
Hi, and thank you for your query, the cost for would be 20 euro per person.
Written 16 July 2019
Are flat shoes a must? We are thinking of doing this before a night on the town?
Written 4 March 2018
Hello and thank you for your query,
Flat shoes are not obligatory, though the rooms can be quite physical, so we do recommend comfortable clothes and footwear.
Written 6 March 2018
Mark Leech
Galway, Ireland
Hi some of our games are playable by yourself some require 2 to play and some require 3 to play, the maximum capacity in our Virtual Reality room is 6, Our Vault room is 8 and all our other rooms can comfortably hold 10 people, we hope this answers your query :)
Written 16 July 2019
mariadonegan24
Newry, United Kingdom
Is it suitable for 2 people to do or would you need more?
Written 9 October 2017
Mark Leech
Galway, Ireland
Hi, some of our games have from time to time been completed by 1 single person you can check our facebook page to see, we do think that it is better to play the game with a friend or even friends,
Written 16 July 2019
Is this ok for kids or is it too scary. ?They are 12 and 8
Written 16 September 2017
Hi there, The quarantine is very dark and has something that can sometimes give people an initial fright when they take off their blindfolds but isn't made to be scary at all. It is also the hardest room so for the above reasons we don't recommend it to under 15's however we have had children go in with parents and they have been absolutely fine. The pub and prison are perfect for all ages :)
Written 20 September 2017
Hi there,
No it isn't scary, there may be an occasional surprise but that's it
All the best
Written 19 June 2017
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