Escape Room Live to Add Edgar Allan Poe Themed Restaurants

Washington, DC, December 11, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The owner and creator of Escape Room Live, Washington DC’s #1 ‘Fun & Games’ venue on TripAdvisor, is celebrating the venue’s one-year anniversary after bringing the wildly successful ‘Escape Room’ concept to Washington DC. Over the past year, over 40,000 amateur detectives, or just groups of friends/co-workers, have tested their wits at the company’s two unique locations: the original in Glover Park, and the new, beautiful location on King Street in Old Town Alexandria. Owner and local mother Ms. Flesher-Sonnier started with one room in Glover Park above Georgetown last October, and in the past year has gone on to expand to two locations with six unique, challenging rooms with themes ranging from ‘Back to the 80’s’ to Sherlock Holmes, Edgar Allan Poe, Secret Agents and Wizards. Plans to expand with Edgar Allan Poe themed restaurants/bars with attached escape rooms are in motion for 2016 in cities including New York, Orlando, and Nashville.

The DC-based company has proved to be overwhelmingly successful as demand has been almost impossible for Ginger and her team to meet. In the first year, the two locations have already generated more than $1.3M in bookings, become the highest-rated “Fun & Games” activity for groups and local companies on TripAdvisor, and been featured in TIME Magazine, the Washington Post, Northern Virginia Magazine and numerous other high-profile publications. Part of the success is attributable to the new quest by Millennial’s for unique activities, driven by the ‘Experience Economy’, in which the value of doing far outweighs the value of purchasing.

The Washington Post’s exposé on Escape Room Live DC described its massive appeal as a combination of “desire for the social and the physical while also providing intellectual stimulation and a bit of a thrill.” Customers get to become the protagonist in their own mystery novel while working together to uncover hidden clues, solve puzzles, and connect seemingly unrelated dots before time runs out.

In the piece by TIME Magazine, the concept of these “video games come to life,” are heralded for not involving digital interactions one can have on a screen. They write, “it’s increasingly rare that a group of people has to work together creatively to solve a problem without the use of any screens or the Internet, which may be a big part of the appeal.” Certainly they’ve struck a nerve in the industry as people are drawn to the collaborative, fun, and challenging nature of this type of activity.

Northern Virginia Magazine says, “From the atmospheric music to the Sherlock-esque wallpaper, the Escape Room provides a fully immersive experience—no detail is missed. Even the waiting area is filled with black leather sofas, dimly lit lamps, faux animal skin rugs and framed pictures celebrating the unusual and unique. Guests are invited to play board games while waiting for their turn in the Escape Room.

About Escape Room Live DC & Alexandria:

Experience Escape Room Live yourself at either Escape Room Live DC or Escape Room Live Alexandria with your family, friends, or coworkers. Find out why both unique locations have been named the #1 Fun & Games venue on Trip Advisor for both Washington DC and Alexandria, Virginia. Visit the website for more information and to book your room at http://www.escaperoomlive.com. For larger group, team-building or corporate booking information, email info@escaperoomlive.com.