About this venue
This is the listing for Escaperoom Leiden in the Kruithuisje, the medieval gunpowder tower in the old city wall at Jan van Houtkade 50 — the same game as 'Rembrandts Geheime Atelier'. The experience starts outside the room: a candlelit route up the tower and a personally narrated intro where the building's real history seamlessly flows into the game's fiction. Inside awaits a dense, analog Golden Age room full of riddles, secret codes, old keys and hidden drawers; the building itself does the immersive work that other venues need electronics for. Visitors give an average rating of 9.6 on EscaperoomsNederland and praise the atmospheric welcome and original puzzles. Note: the room is challenging (escape rate around 27%), so as a casual group don't expect a flawless escape.
Rooms
- Rembrandts Geheime AtelierRembrandts geheime studio bovenin een middeleeuwse kruittoren — vind zijn geheim en ontsnap binnen een uur
What visitors say
- Authentic historic building with candlelit, atmospheric welcome
- Warm, sympathetic host who smoothly weaves the tower's true story into the fiction
- Fun, original puzzles that work well with 2-3 players too
- Unique historic location in a real medieval tower
- Original, varied puzzles all tied to Rembrandt
- Friendly, enthusiastic hosts with a fluently told intro story
- High difficulty level (around 27% escape rate) may disappoint casual groups
- Only one room with limited capacity — repeat visits are not possible
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From the reviews
Spannende escaperoom met uitdagende elementen in een mooi historisch pandje.— escaperoomsnederland (Petra)
Met liefde en oog voor detail gemaakte escaperoom. Leuke en uitdagende puzzels.— escaperoomsnederland (Corniel)
Fantastische escaperoom, heel origineel, leuke puzzels, niet te makkelijk, maar zeker te doen!— escaperoomsnederland (Monique)
My first escape room ever. Memorable fun experience. Nice staff, wonderful service. We enjoy all the puzzles. So if you come to Leiden, this place is highly recommended.— TripAdvisor