Best Escape Rooms in Madrid

In a capital city like Madrid, where there are many things to see and do, one of the trends that has grown the most is that of escape rooms, which have evolved to achieve incredible settings and movie-like plots. If you're up for this experience, I'll help you with a list of some of the most interesting escape rooms in Madrid, although the list could be much longer.

The escape room inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho could not be left out of a list of Madrid's favourite escape rooms. Bites Motel by Bite the Fly immerses you in the plot of the game right from the start thanks to its carefully chosen setting and the tests it offers.

Ideally, you should have seen the film before taking part, but this is not a requirement to enjoy it. The game master, with his excellent performance as the manager, will make sure to transport you through the dark secrets of this roadside motel, especially if you choose to play it in "tension" mode. You can also skip the shocks, and play it in "normal" mode.

Bites Motel is a tension/fear game with trials that make sense to the storyline and will transport you to another reality for almost two hours. If you are interested in these experiences, you can go to the Wax Museum to see the Wax Horror Experience section, which is dedicated to classic horror films such as Psycho.

Interesting facts

• Location: Bite the fly. C. del Puerto de Pozazal, 4, Vallecas, 28031 Madrid, Spain.
• Days and times: Sunday to Thursday from 10:10 am to 8:50 pm, and Fridays and Saturdays from 10:10 am to 11:30 pm approximately.
• Duration: about 101 minutes.
• Style: tension/fear game.
• Difficulty: medium.
• Number of players: 2 to 8 players.
• Price: from €26 per person depending on the number of players taking part.
• Age: over 14 years old accompanied by an adult.

For lovers of classic and challenging escape rooms, The White Room is a tailor-made option. This Escape College Madrid game is not for beginners, as it has a high level of difficulty, and only a quarter of the participants manage to "escape".

In The White Room you won't find an immersive setting, but a completely white room with a few elements and a handful of clues. You will have only 60 minutes to complete the challenge. There is no backstory or game masters to provide you with clues, so everything will depend on your own ability to solve the puzzles.

If you have already spent your time visiting iconic stops such as the Prado Museum or the Reina Sofia Museum, and you want to do something different that allows you to test your deduction skills, don't hesitate to book this minimalist room.

Interesting facts

• Location: C. de San Bernardo, 5, Centro, 28013 Madrid.
• Days and hours: Sunday to Friday from 11am to 9.30pm, and Saturdays from 11am to 11pm approximately.
• Price: around 17-27 € per person depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: around 60 minutes.
• Style: classic, high difficulty.
• Number of players: 2 to 6 players.
• Age: suitable for players over 14 years old. Minors must be accompanied by adults.

If you're looking for an extreme horror experience, don't miss The House in Pieces, Experiencity's boundary-defying escape room.

A kidnapped young woman, whose traces have led to a house in a small town, a desperate father and a dark cult are part of the chilling plot of this escape room not suitable for the impressionable. Right from the start, the setting, story and game masters will test your nerves with experiences of high intensity and simulated violence, which the physical contact will make even more realistic.

You can also play in horror mode, a version of the game with less interaction with the actors and no physical contact. Of course, in such a scenario, the trials are not difficult to solve, as the tension level is very high. If you are attracted by mystery and want to do a different kind of tour in Madrid, I can also recommend you to join a tour of mysteries and legends, and get to know the darkest stories of the city.

Interesting facts

• Location: Saga del Rey Rojo. Calle de la Amnistía 3.
• Days and hours: Wednesday to Sunday from 9 am to 11 pm approximately.
• Price: around 28-55 € per person depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: about 75 minutes.
• Style: extreme horror/hardcore, medium/low difficulty.
• Number of players: 2 to 6 players.
• Age: Suitable for ages 16+. Teenagers between 12 and 15 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
• Recommendations: Be prepared to play barefoot (unless physically challenged) and wear clothes that are breakable and/or stainable.

For those who enjoy ingenious puzzles, surprises and a neat setting, The Labyrinth is an escape room that has won several awards, including Best Original Room at the Escape Rooms Awards in 2022, and is still a crowd favourite.

From the plot itself, the adventure promises a different experience: plunging into the mind of a genius to bring him back to reality, a maze where you might lose your sanity. Of course, the labyrinth is also physical, as that is what the confusing corridors of the artist's mind have become. If you liked Ikono Madrid's proposal, you will surely enjoy this room.

The tests are of high difficulty, which is why they do not recommend this game for beginners. And if you are a lover of the art of Maurits Cornelis Escher, you will also enjoy the winks and visual material related to the Dutch artist, whose art is exhibited in some of the best museums in Madrid.

Interesting facts

• Location: Calle Real, 56, 28703 San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid.
• Days and times: Monday to Thursday from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm, and Sundays from 9.30 am to 9.30 pm approximately.
• Price: around €24-38 per person depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: around 80 minutes.
• Style: adventure, high difficulty.
• Number of players: 2 to 6 players.
• Age: suitable for over 12 years old. Teenagers between 12 and 15 years old must be accompanied by adults.
• Comments: The game includes the use of strobe lights and artificial fog, but you can ask not to use them.

If you are travelling with your family and are looking for things to do in Madrid with children, you will be interested to know that you will also find escape room experiences designed especially for them. Many of them can be played as a family or left with a monitor who will guide the little ones through the stories and puzzles. It's ideal for a summer day in Madrid, when the kids are on holiday from school. Here are some of the options:

Emotion!

Emotion! offers experiences for children from 8 to 14 years old that will test their investigation skills, such as preventing a hacker from deleting the files of a laboratory, or finding a mysteriously lost cat. The room also has birthday options for groups of up to 20 children.

• Location: Calle Naciones, 8, Madrid, Madrid 28006.
• Days and hours: Monday to Friday from 9:40am to 8pm and weekends from 9:30am to 8:30pm approximately.
• Price: from 20 € per child depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: about 60 minutes.

Fox in a Box

Fox in a Box, a venue renowned for its artistic settings, has fun and educational options for children to escape from a prison or travel back in time. It also offers experiences that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

• Location: C/Áncora 12 (Atocha).
• Days and times: generally available on Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings.
• Price: from €19 per child depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: around 60 or 75 minutes depending on the game.

Coco Room

Harry Potter fans will also find interesting escape rooms in Madrid, such as The magic kids at Coco Room, where they can explore their magical skills. In Coco Room you will also find other proposals for children, such as exploring Cairo, or rooms to play with the family.

• Location: Calle Moratines 18, 28005 Madrid.
• Days and hours: Monday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 11 pm approximately.
• Price: from 19 € per child depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: about 60 minutes.

If you are looking for a fun and different experience for your stay of 5 days, or at least Madrid in 3 Days: tips, what to see, and much morea good option is El secreto de Madrid's outdoor escape rooms, which will take you to play in the streets. The games also include indoor scenarios, whose location is secret, and involve actors who provide you with clues, if you manage to discover who they are.

The secret of Madrid proposes several games with fun and somewhat implausible plots, such as convincing the spirit of the Movida, the one that makes Madrid a magical city, not to leave the city; or rescuing ET, who has returned to Earth to celebrate his birthday and is being pursued by intelligence agencies that want to study him.

It is an ideal plan to enjoy with family or friends, to celebrate birthdays or to go before a wine and tapas tour in Madrid, as the tests are not difficult, and are an excuse for fun. El secreto de Madrid has also been adapted to be an escape room at home, for those who wish to play it at times other than those offered by the company.

Useful information

• Location: the centre of Madrid.
• Days and times: Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 1.30 pm approximately. It is also possible to hire an exclusive timetable outside these hours.
• Price: from 28 € per person. One child under 5 years old can participate for free per group.
• Duration: around 2 hours.
• Style: adventure for all ages.
• Number of players: groups of up to 10 players per time slot.
• Age: suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by adults.

Alexescaperoom'sMedical Residence has become one of the favourite escape rooms for fans of series such as Doctor House or Grey's Anatomy, as one of its proposals is to simulate that you are a doctor in order to enter a hospital and solve a case.

If you have some experience in these games, you will love this option. The tests have a level of difficulty that will challenge your capacity for ingenuity and deduction, so you will have to pay attention to the clues you find.

The setting is immersive right from the start, and there are large play areas, so if you're in a group, everyone will have something to do. If you are looking for a classic escape room, and the horror genre is not for you, Residencia Médica is a great option, with just the right amount of fun, tension and humour, ideal for an autumn afternoon in the city of Madrid.

Interesting facts

• Location: Calle de los, C. Hermanos Roldán, 2, Cdad. Lineal, 28027 Madrid.
• Days and hours: every day from 9.45 am to 10.30 pm approximately.
• Price: around 28-55 € per person depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: about 90 minutes.
• Style: tension/action, medium/high difficulty.
• Number of players: 2 to 5 players.
• Age: suitable for players over 18 years old. Over 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

For lovers of extreme terror, La Santa promises an experience full of intense emotions, shocks and chases. With a very successful setting and special effects, this room by Shock Escape Room stands out among the horror escape rooms in Madrid.

The fact that it is inspired by the film The Nun is already an indication of the kind of thrills that await you. From the beginning, the plot is gripping: an unholy-looking nun terrorises the nuns of an abbey, until one day one of them decides to ask for help, but stops communicating.

As is often the case in this type of game, the trials are not difficult, as they must be solved with a high level of tension. The performance of the game master is one of the strong points of La Santa, so if you dare to live an extreme experience, don't hesitate to book this escape room, even if you can't sleep afterwards and have to go out looking for things to see and do at night in Madrid.

Interesting facts

• Location: Saga del Rey Rojo. Calle de la Amnistía 3.
• Days and hours: Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 10 pm, Friday to Sunday from 10 am to 11:59 pm approximately.
• Price: around 30-47 € per person depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: about 90 minutes.
• Style: extreme horror/hardcore, medium difficulty.
• Number of players: 4 to 8 players.
• Age: over 18 years old.
• Recommendations: not suitable for pregnant women, people with epilepsy or claustrophobia. Wear clothes that can be torn and/or stained.

One of the most celebrated escape rooms for its setting is La mina de Quintana by Hidden Escape Room. From minute zero, the scenery and the plot of the story immerse you in an old mine with secrets and treasures waiting to be discovered.

Its puzzles, besides being very ingenious, are very well integrated into the plot of the story. And to complete an entertaining immersion without empty moments, the game masters will provide you with the right clues to keep you on track.

If you are willing to go down this old abandoned mine, closed after a terrible accident, don't forget to wear comfortable clothes and shoes. The detailed setting and the tests will transport you to another reality for the duration of the game, a perfect plan to warm up on cold December days in Madrid.

Interesting facts

• Location: C. de Sambara, 94, Cdad. Lineal, 28027 Madrid, Spain.
• Days and hours: Monday to Thursday from 11:10 am to 9:10 pm, Friday to Sunday from 9 am to 10 pm approximately.
• Price: around 24-90 € per person depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: about 90 minutes.
• Style: adventure, medium difficulty level.
• Number of players: 2 to 8 players.
• Age: suitable for children over 17 years old. Children over 7 years old must be accompanied by adults.
• Recommendations: Wear clothes that can be torn and/or stained.

Central Friends is Insólito Escape Room's proposal, ideal for nostalgic fans of the series. Although you don't need to have seen it to enjoy the game, it contains hints that you can only catch if you have seen at least one season of the saga.

The adventure changes throughout the year, so it will be different if you go to Madrid in September or July. What doesn't change is the setting, the Central Perk coffee shop where the six friends used to meet and which will make you relive the best moments of Friends. Having a coffee in this café is a great plan for winter in Madrid

If you're looking for a good time solving challenges in a cosy, nostalgic and fun café, this escape room is the one you won't want to escape from. The game masters, with their brilliant performances, promise to immerse you in your own episode of the famous 90s series.

Interesting facts

• Location: C. de San Leopoldo, 27, Tetuán, 28029 Madrid.
• Days and hours: Sundays to Thursdays from 10 am to 8 pm, and Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 10 pm approximately.
• Price: around €30-40 per person depending on the number of players taking part.
• Duration: about 90 minutes.
• Style: classic, medium/low difficulty.
• Number of players: 2 to 4 players.
• Age: players over 10 years old can participate accompanied by an adult.
• Remarks: not recommended in case of difficulty in distinguishing colours.