Palace Games, San Francisco: Hours, Address, Palace Games Reviews: 5/5
Palace Games
Palace Games
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12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Monday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
About
Palace Games is a unique San Francisco based company offering escape room experiences and other interactive games located inside the beautiful Palace of Fine Arts. Through our exciting narratives, our escape experiences pay homage to the fascinating history of the Palace of Fine Arts. These experiences are ONLY available in San Francisco! Palace Games escape rooms include The Great Houdini Escape Room, The Roosevelt Escape Room, and The Edison Escape Room. These escape rooms are only available as private reservations and can accommodate groups of 4-8 or 6-10 players per room, or up to 30 per time slot.
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Neighborhood: Marina District
Beautiful homes, beautiful people, and a beautiful backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge welcome visitors to the Marina. Originally the location for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915 (whose remnants can be seen at the Palace of Fine Arts), much of the land was filled and flattened to accommodate a world’s fair. That ample space has given way to a jogger’s paradise at the northern edge of the city. With the picturesque bay setting as its backdrop, it’s no surprise that the area has hosted numerous movie productions. Daytime activities focus on café culture and boutique shopping, while the evenings turn this neighborhood into a party-going hotspot.
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Olivier B
Oceanside, CA1 contribution
Palace Escape Games
Jul 2021 • Family
The story was great and the puzzles were well thought out and very appropriate for the story. The staff was amazing and rooms and technology were incredible! Palace escape rooms are the best we've ever experienced in 3 states!
Written 23 July 2021
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Jeff L
san francisco4 contributions
Beyond expectations!
Jun 2021 • Friends
Surprised at how well we were able to do as a beginner group - but it’s clear that if you’ve done escape rooms before you’d be challenged. We can in June 2021 and were the first group back after COVID restricted access. Totally felt normal and the staff was awesome. Did this for a birthday party group of 8 of us. Highly recommend!
Written 5 June 2021
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Abbie Popa
1 contribution
Amazing Escape Room
Feb 2020
We played the Roosevelt room. Amazing, high production value escape room. Will definitely be back for the other rooms!
Written 1 March 2020
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Lizzie H
Thank you, Abbie! We can't wait to host you again!
Written 2 March 2020
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Mommaleefor3
8 contributions
Bully escape!
Feb 2020 • Family
We’ve done escape rooms before but nothing compared to the Roosevelt room at palace games. They were all very welcoming and made sure our experience was stellar. Our host Evan gave us subtle guidance when needed. The clues and rooms were high quality and engaged the whole group. We’re all still talking to each other! I would highly recommend this experience.
Written 23 February 2020
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Thank you so much for taking the time to play and write this thoughtful review! Hope we will have the pleasure of hosting your group again :)
Written 24 February 2020
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Hannah H
San Francisco, CA1 contribution
Super fun and interesting
Feb 2020
This was my first time experiencing an escape room and I loved it. It was really interesting, surprising and with really good production.
Written 20 February 2020
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Lizzie H
We are so grateful we got to host you for your first escape room experience! Thank you so much for playing and for sharing about your experience!
Written 24 February 2020
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mdaby3
Greensboro, NC101 contributions
A really good escape room!
Jan 2020
I have done at least 5 escape rooms, and this one was easily the most involved. There were 14 of us, and we all started solving different pieces at the same time. We were mostly experienced game players though, so we figured out pretty quickly what they wanted us to do, finding out HOW to do it was our challenge. Talking about it after was fun, too, because you got filled in on what YOU missed while you were doing one thing and another thing was happening in a different section. It is a bit pricey for an escape room, but hey, it's SanFrancisco, everything's expensive.
Listen carefully to your guide.
Listen carefully to your guide.
Written 14 January 2020
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Lizzie H
Thank you so much for playing the Houdini Room and for taking the time to write this review! We are so happy you enjoyed your experience!
Written 15 January 2020
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joeyd1788
Athens, GA63 contributions
Houdini Room
Dec 2019 • Family
What a great experience we had at Palace Games! We accepted the challenge of the Great Houdini Escape room. Wow. Incredible. Well designed. Loved it. You have to go check it out!!
Written 2 January 2020
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Lizzie H
Thank you so much! We are so glad you enjoyed your Houdini Room experience. Hope we will have the pleasure of hosting you again soon!
Written 15 January 2020
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Mzscahlett
Oakland, CA31 contributions
Houdini ESCAPE so challenging & fun!
Dec 2019
We've played several escape games now, and as "seasoned" veteran, I feel able to at least comment on the quality of the puzzles. We were in a room designed for up to 10 players, so there were more puzzles than the six of us were able to solve in 90m. However, the experience was SO enjoyable, we didn't care. The puzzles were interactive in a way that is somewhat rare, and quite educational. They required collaboration among teammates in a way that made them even more rewarding when completed. As a group, we loved the whole experience!
Written 23 December 2019
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Lizzie H
Thank you so much! We appreciate you spending your time with us, and we are so happy you enjoyed your experience. Hope we will have the pleasure of hosting you another time!
Written 30 December 2019
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Chengesu
San Francisco, CA7 contributions
Engaging and surprising!
Nov 2019
The Edison escape room was impressively engaging, with high production values and fun surprises along the way. The Escape the Palace experience was a well-coordinated fun experience for a larger corporate group too.
Written 20 November 2019
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Lizzie H
Thank you so much for playing 2 of our games and taking the time to write this review! We are delighted that you enjoyed the Edison Room and Escape the Palace!
Written 30 December 2019
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Katie
1 contribution
Fun event!
Nov 2019
The room was definitely tough, but my team had a great time working to unlock the clues to get us through.
In my opinion, the instructor gave us a bit too many tips along the way. I'm not sure if it's because someone on our team had to leave after an hour to catch a flight or if they always do that. In the end, we escaped (woohoo!), but I'm not sure we would have made it out without those tips.
In my opinion, the instructor gave us a bit too many tips along the way. I'm not sure if it's because someone on our team had to leave after an hour to catch a flight or if they always do that. In the end, we escaped (woohoo!), but I'm not sure we would have made it out without those tips.
Written 15 November 2019
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Lizzie H
Thank you so much! We are glad you enjoyed the experience, and we appreciate your feedback. We do provide hints as needed to help guests get the most out of the experience. This can be a tricky balance, so I apologize we didn't get it right with your group.
Written 18 November 2019
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pikapikaneko
Ormond Beach, FL1 contribution
Any one would like to team up to do Roosevelt Room? June 26, 27, or 28? Please let me know! We only have three people!
Paola L
Burlingame, CA6 contributions
Hi,
my daughter's Girl Scout troop would like to do this as their group activity this Spring. Have you had other Girl Scouts troop and are you Girl Scout approved. Do you offer a discount for non-profits groups? The Girls are 13 to 14 years old, so if we have 2 rooms do we have one adult in each room?
Lizzie H
San Francisco, CA
Hi Paola,
Thank you for inquiring about bringing your daughter's girl scout group! This would be the first time Palace Games has hosted a Girl Scout troop, so we are not currently Girl Scout approved.
All players under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult. So each group would need an adult present.
Our Roosevelt Room is for players 16 and older, so the Houdini Room would be a better fit for your group. Unfortunately, that means if you booked two rooms, they would have to be back to back time slots and not concurrent games.
If you have additional questions or want to discuss a nonprofit discount, please give us a call or email.
Thank you!
phillychilly
10 contributions
Would this be too scarey for 9 and 11 yrs olds with accompanying adults? Or for adults that get "creeped out" really easily?
Lizzie H
San Francisco, CA
Hi Phyllis!
The Houdini and Roosevelt Rooms are definitely not creepy! A 9 and 11 year old are definitely welcome to join a group of adults and will have a nice time!
Bradski1
Salt Lake City, UT15 contributions
Is it possible to buy a room for 8 yo kids or would they be overwhelmed?
Lizzie H
San Francisco, CA
Hi there!
Thanks so much for you inquiry!
The Houdini Room has a minimum group age of 12 and the Roosevelt Room has a minimum group age of 16. This would not be an appropriate experience for a group of 8 years. However, if a group of adults is playing the room, you are more than welcome to bring a couple of younger players along!
Have a great weekend!
