The Marlowe Hotel

The Marlowe Hotel

Overwhelmingly positive (409 ratings)

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Step into your own black and white, film noir adventure! You are a private investigator in 1950's New York. One day you receive a letter from Betty McGee - a singer at the notorious Marlowe Hotel. She informs you that the gangster kingpin and hotel owner, Eddie Marlowe, is trying to blackmail her with incriminating material. She needs you to break in and retrieve the documents. You know Eddie is bad news, but you agree to take the case. What secrets await you inside the hotel? How will you locate the photos? What do you really know about Eddie Marlowe?

  • 2-8
  • 60 mins
  • Expert
  • Not scary

Ratings

All (409)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Overwhelmingly positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly positive

Reviews

w

wombat22

14 escape rooms

Super well themed, very fun puzzles. Satisfying and challenging experience - would recommend embracing the black and white aesthetic and dressing the part for the room.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players

4

Aug 22, 2025
@corky
corky

12 escape rooms

Cipher Room are in a league of their own so compared to their other rooms this one is pretty meh. Compared to anywhere else it would be top tier. Their other rooms have more spark and intrigue compared to this one.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The room is all greyscale!

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Aug 12, 2025 | Experienced Aug 10, 2025

B

BeeTeam23

21 escape rooms

Really great theme. The atmosphere was creative and the attention to detail was amazing.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

15

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Apr 15, 2025 | Experienced Apr 15, 2025
@hann
hann

15 escape rooms

The room aesthetic was so cool, and a nice range of puzzles that flowed nicely together! I luved <3

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players

3

Feb 14, 2025 | Experienced Feb 14, 2025
@SmashleighU
SmashleighU

46 escape rooms

Loved the theming of this room and the atmosphere really lends itself to the noir theme. Overall a really excellent time.

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Very unique atmosphere and as with all Cipher rooms excellent storytelling.

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Feb 2, 2025 | Experienced Nov 19, 2023
@Mr237
Mr237

20 escape rooms

9/10

Gameplay

Amazing

Atmosphere

Quality

Customer service
Parking

Medium

Dec 1, 2024

L

Lindsegg

58 escape rooms

While I have done many detective themed rooms before, this one is the best I have done. The black and white theming was extremely well done and made the room so immersive (definitely dress in black and white as well). The puzzles were challenging as well, although some were quite similar to the puzzles in La Rebellion.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Expert

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Nov 14, 2024 | Experienced Nov 14, 2024
@deewillescape
deewillescape

38 escape rooms

Like all Cipher rooms, I think this room was brilliant. The set and scenic design was fabulous, and I think it's a beautiful room. However I will say, the rooms in Newtown are considerably more forgettable than the ones in St Peters. I think just by default because they are smaller rooms, so they have less to play with. THAT BEING SAID, the puzzles and trajectory are clear as crystal, and still incredibly fun. I really enjoyed the surroundings being all black and white, bonus points if you dress up accordingly too - helps with the immersion experience!et design is phenomenal

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Set design is phenomenal and interesting

Story

Less memorable than I thought

Difficulty

Hard

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Nov 5, 2024

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