A group of 5 of us went for my belated birthday and were grouped with about 4 other ladies who were there for a girl's night out. We got locked in the apartment room. At first we were all over the place and everyone was trying to find clues separately. But as we started to unlock the padlocks and began to need those specific clues, we worked more and more together. Once we got down to the last 2 or 3 clues, we joined up strangers and all and it was a really fantastic time! Having that screen and being able to get the hints fast was a really neat part of the whole escape experience as well.
One of my friends had to use the restroom in the middle of the escape, but we figured we were locked in for good. As she was saying she had to go out loud, we noticed someone was "yelling" at her on the screen to just open the door because it's unlocked...it cracked us up. It was like being in Little Brother.
The price is a little high, but for the fun of teaming up with strangers and friends it was worth it at least once. We thankfully made it out with only 2.5 minutes to spare!