Escape room The Mystery of Don Quixote at The Rombo Code

You are locked in during a guided tour of a house museum in Alcalá de Henares with an assignment: to find the lost chapter of Don Quixote, which according to the story is missing from the first edition of 1605, and get it out of there before the guide notices your absence. In The Mystery of Don Quixote, by The Rombo Code, you have 60 minutes to solve the puzzles, open whatever is locked and leave with the chapter. And the guide may not be the only thing you need to worry about.

Two twin rooms for large groups

The room exists in duplicate: two identical spaces with the same story. Up to seven players use just one, and from eight the group is split between the two and plays in parallel, which allows up to fourteen people. The price is per group: €84 for two or three players, €100 for four, €125 for five, €150 for six and €175 for seven; in both rooms, from €225 to €300. The house rates its difficulty at 6.5 out of 10, and considers it suitable for all audiences. For children, it recommends its games from about eight or ten years old.

Chamberí, between Quevedo and Argüelles

The Rombo Code is at Calle de Meléndez Valdés, 18, in Chamberí. The nearest stations are Quevedo, on line 2, and Argüelles, on lines 3, 4 and 6. If you go by car, there are public car parks on Calle de Galileo and on Rodríguez San Pedro. Book on the website, where you see the free slots; with less than four hours' notice you have to phone. Allow about 75 minutes in total, with the initial briefing and the exit.