Dream Labs: Die Legende vom herzlosen Piraten

The drive to Bad Steben which takes you to a small town in a lovely rural area and once there we headed for the address which appeared to be a small commercial building in a mainly residential area. We entered the venue and walked into the Dream Lab, where we were greeted by a pristine white room with a rather medical-looking receptionist. For a second or two I thought we’d wandered into some sort of cosmetic surgery business and not an escape room. It wouldn’t have surprised me if they receptionist had offered to wax Heiner’s legs!But we had entered the Dream Lab, where they can place you and your team into the same lucid dream using their unique technology. The reception area and the staff were perfectly dressed for the theme of the venue, and immersed you into the theme from the second you walked in.We were then briefed on the procedure to enter the team’s dream, which was a wonderfully interactive briefing. We chose to into the world of pirates, at the moment that’s the only choice, but the Dream Labs are expanding their range of dreams and there will be other adventures soon.As for the room…I mean dream… well it was more than fabulous. The transition taking you from the waking world to the collective dream was very well executed and gives the team a moment to prepare for entering the pirate world… and what a pirate world it is! We arrived in a rather seedy looking pirate bar, which is located on an old, docked ship.

This room gave me goosebumps throughout the entire adventure. From the moment you enter the building till you leave, it was a flawless experience. You feel the love and passion for this hobby that the owners Ilona and Thomas have put in every detail of the room. They have created something very special and I can't wait for the other two experiences to open.

This is well worth the trip to get to, you enter the Dream Lab and are greeted by a white room with rather medical-looking staff. For a second or two I thought we'd wandered into some sort of cosmetic surgery business and not an escape room. But this is a dream lab that can place you and your team into the same lucid dream using their unique technology.
As for the room...I mean dream... well it was more than fabulous. If you're a fan of the Monkey Island games or the Pirates of the Caribbean films then you'll immediately see some nods to those, but there are also escape room nods and sci-fi influences in there.

But it's not all about the references, the set is amazingly detailed, the puzzles are fun and varied with lots of communication, the transitions are great, and the interactions... well one character we interacted with made me laugh so much I nearly wet myself, and the other character I wanted to take home with me. 

This is a fabulous adventure for lost pirate treasure, and with all stories with a scary bad guy it's peppered throughout with lots of humour, and a few dodgy-looking sea cucumbers!!!  Its epic!

Ein wahnsinnig toller neuer Raum! Unbedingt spielen!!