About this venue
Sherlocked, Amsterdam's first escape room, is housed in the Beurs van Berlage and is considered internationally one of the very best in the Netherlands. The three experiences use the building itself as a backdrop: The Architect revolves around Berlage's lost office, The Vault is a cinematic heist in the real, 120-year-old vault complex of the former stock exchange, and the award-winning The Alchemist lets you perform an ancient ritual. In-character actors (guards, hosts) carry the story and even the hints; The Vault begins before arrival with in-fiction emails and a secret training app. Fans call it 'a real experience from start to finish' (TripAdvisor ~5.0, over 1,500 five-star reviews); more critical voices find the price steep and the number of puzzles limited and on the easy side compared to the spectacle.
Review scores
Rooms
- The ArchitectOnderzoek het verloren kantoor van H.P. Berlage in zijn eigen gebouw en los een eeuw oud mysterie op (60 min, 2-6p)
- The VaultCinematische heist: infiltreer het echte 120 jaar oude kluizencomplex van de oude Amsterdamse effectenbeurs (80 min, 4-7p)
- The AlchemistVoltrek een eeuwenoud ritueel om de ziel van een 400 jaar oude alchemist te redden — bekroond 'techno-magisch' avontuur (90 min, 3-6p)
What visitors say
- Total immersion: in-character actors, hints within the fiction and onboarding that begins before arrival
- Uniquely authentic setting — the real vault and the monumental stock exchange building
- Internationally acclaimed: TERPECA mentions, ~5.0 on TripAdvisor with 1,500+ five-star reviews
- High price (up to ~€229 per group for The Alchemist)
- Puzzle offering 'fairly limited and on the easy side' — spectacle outweighs puzzle density
Videos
From the reviews
Gisteren The Alchemist gespeeld en 't was een van de leukste en vooral mooiste escape rooms die ik tot nu toe heb gedaan.— WorldOfEscapes
Super leuke escape room en Maaike super bedankt voor de gastvrijheid! Wij komen zeker terug voor de andere kamers!— WorldOfEscapes