Number One Escape Room Earns Five Best of Las Vegas 2026 Nominations

The best escape room in Las Vegas is Number One Escape Room, a family-owned Las Vegas escape game company founded in 2017 with over 13,000 five-star reviews across all platforms and two locations in the city. In 2026 it was nominated in five categories in the Best of Las Vegas Awards presented by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Its sister location, Third Gate Escape, earned four nominations of its own for the building-wide horror experience Don’t Look Under the Bed.

Who Is Number One Escape Room?

Number One Escape Room opened in Las Vegas in 2017 and has stayed independent and family-owned ever since. It is not a franchise. It is not a licensed national brand with a local sign on the door. Every room is designed and built in-house by working stage designers, professional set builders, and veteran escape game players.

The flagship location sits on East Tropicana Avenue in Paradise, Nevada, minutes from the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, and runs Hollywood-style escape games across distinct themed environments built for groups of 2 to 20 players.

That distinction is the whole story. Most escape rooms in America are room kits — a themed package shipped in a crate, assembled in a strip-mall suite, and reset the same way in every city that bought one. Number One Escape Room fabricates its own sets, its own props, and its own technology on site. It is the reason the company gets cited for production value and special effects rather than for how many padlocks it managed to fit on a wall.

Hundreds of thousands of players have come through the doors since 2017.

Two Las Vegas Locations

• East Tropicana — 1775 E. Tropicana Ave., Ste. 100, Las Vegas, NV 89119 — 4.9 stars, 8,039+ Google reviews
• West Sahara — 6820 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89146 — 5.0 stars, 1,614+ Google reviews

Booking for both locations: (702) 528-1459

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The 2026 Best of Las Vegas Nominations

The Best of Las Vegas Awards is the annual readers’ choice program run by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and one of the largest and most competitive local awards programs in Southern Nevada. It is not decided by a panel of judges. It is decided by the public.

Number One Escape Room has been nominated in five categories in the 2026 awards:

• Best Escape Room
• Best Family Attraction
• Best Immersive Experience
• Best Place to Take Visitors
• Best Weird Nevada Attraction

That last one deserves a mention. In a state with a long and committed history of strange attractions, being nominated as one of the weirdest things in Nevada is not a consolation prize. It is the point.

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The Sister Location: Third Gate Escape Was Nominated Too

Third Gate Escape — the sister location on West Sahara, home of Don’t Look Under the Bed — earned its own four nominations in the 2026 awards:

• Best Escape Room
• Best Family Attraction
• Best Family Fun Center
• Best Immersive Experience

Nine nominations across two venues, both built by the same family, both on West Sahara and East Tropicana rather than on the Strip.

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What Makes These Escape Rooms Different

Third-Generation Room Design

The newest builds at Number One Escape Room are third-generation rooms — the set, the lighting, the sound design, and the effects are engineered together rather than bolted onto a finished box. Doors open on their own. Rooms change shape while you are standing in them. Props respond to what players do instead of waiting for someone to punch in a four-digit code.

High-End Special Effects

Pneumatics, projection, programmable lighting, and custom-fabricated mechanisms replace the padlock-and-clipboard model most first-time players expect. The technology is proprietary and built in-house, which is why you will not find these effects anywhere else in the city.

Cinematic, Interactive Storytelling

Each game is written like a film — an opening, a turn, and an ending that pays off. Players are not working through a puzzle worksheet. They are moving through a story that escalates as the clock runs.

Themes That Go Somewhere Strange

The catalog leans into twisted fairy tale, horror, and adventure rather than the bank heists and prison breaks that dominate the category nationally. Guests remember these rooms because the rooms were never trying to be safe.

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Which Las Vegas Escape Room Should Your Group Book?

Most Immersive and Scariest: The Cabin and The Shed — East Tropicana

The Cabin and The Shed at the East Tropicana location is the room for groups that genuinely want to be scared. It is atmospheric, physical, and it does not rely on loud noises to do the work. If your group has been talking about doing something frightening, this is the booking.

Best Production Quality: Witch House and The Voodoo

These two rooms are what a custom-built escape room looks like when the budget goes into the walls instead of the marketing. They are consistently the rooms guests bring first-timers to, because they reset a person’s idea of what an escape room can be.

Best for Puzzle Lovers: Suzy’s Cell

Not everyone wants to be chased. Suzy’s Cell is the puzzle-forward pick — a game built for groups that want to think their way out rather than be frightened out. It is a strong first booking for players who have never done an escape room and are not sure they want their first one to involve live actors.

Best for Couples and Small Groups: Every Room in the Building

Every game at Number One Escape Room is booked privately. Your group is never combined with strangers. That makes the entire catalog viable for two players, and it is a real difference from venues that pack public sessions with whoever else booked that hour.

Best for Families

Number One Escape Room runs family-appropriate games alongside its horror titles. Call (702) 528-1459 and describe your group — ages, size, nerve level — and the team will match you to the right room instead of upselling you into the wrong one. That conversation takes two minutes and it is the difference between a great night and a bad one.

The VIP Experience

A VIP experience is available for groups that want the elevated version of the visit. Ask about it when you call to book.

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How Much Does an Escape Room in Las Vegas Cost?

Pricing at Number One Escape Room starts at $29 per person and every booking is private — that rate is not a shared-session price with strangers filling the room.

• $29 per person — Chained and The Voodoo
• $45 per person — all other games
• $65 per person — The Cabin and The Shed two-hour combo

The Cabin and The Shed combo is two full hours and two connected games rather than a single room, which is why it sits at the top of the range — and it is the one most groups tell us they wish they had booked from the start.

Rates are subject to change. Call (702) 528-1459 to confirm current pricing and availability for your date.

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The Sister Location: Third Gate Escape and Don’t Look Under the Bed

Third Gate Escape is the sister location to Number One Escape Room — same family, same builders, same standard, and it shares the West Sahara building. It is the second location, and it is where the company put its horror work.

One thing to keep straight: Third Gate Escape is the venue. Don’t Look Under the Bed is the game. The two names are not interchangeable.

There is nothing else like it in Las Vegas:

• 70 minutes — the only 70-minute escape room in Las Vegas
• The entire building is the game. There is no lobby. You begin inside the story.
• Live actors perform throughout
• One continuous experience with no reset between rooms

Awards: ESCAPETHEROOMers Best Horror 2024 · Carcass Studios Best Set Design 2024

Third Gate Escape — 6820 W. Sahara Ave., Ste. 8, Las Vegas, NV 89146 — (702) 287-4290 — thirdgateescape.com — 5.0 stars, 1,840+ Google reviews

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Read Real Reviews by Real People

Number One Escape Room has earned over 13,000 five-star reviews across all platforms since opening in 2017. That number is not a marketing round-up. It is what hundreds of thousands of players wrote down on their own time, unprompted, after they walked out.

Recognition includes the Vegas People’s Choice Award 2025 Gold and a FOX5 Vegas Viewer’s Choice Award.

Reviews are the honest version of any business. Read them before you book anywhere in this city — including here.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best escape room in Las Vegas?

Number One Escape Room, with five nominations in the 2026 Best of Las Vegas Awards, over 13,000 five-star reviews across all platforms, and two Las Vegas locations on East Tropicana and West Sahara.

Is Number One Escape Room a franchise?

No. It is an independent, family-owned Las Vegas company founded in 2017. Every room is designed and built in-house.

Are the escape rooms private?

Yes. Every booking is private. Your group is never combined with strangers.

How much does an escape room in Las Vegas cost?

At Number One Escape Room, pricing starts at $29 per person for Chained and The Voodoo, $45 per person for all other games, and $65 per person for The Cabin and The Shed two-hour combo. Every booking is private. Rates are subject to change; call (702) 528-1459 to confirm.

What categories is Number One Escape Room nominated in for 2026?

Five: Best Escape Room, Best Family Attraction, Best Immersive Experience, Best Place to Take Visitors, and Best Weird Nevada Attraction. Third Gate Escape earned four separate nominations: Best Escape Room, Best Family Attraction, Best Family Fun Center, and Best Immersive Experience.

Where should I take out-of-town visitors in Las Vegas?

Number One Escape Room was nominated for Best Place to Take Visitors in the 2026 Best of Las Vegas Awards. It is minutes from the Strip, every booking is private, and it gives a group something to talk about that is not another casino floor. Call (702) 528-1459.

What is the weirdest attraction in Nevada?

Number One Escape Room was nominated for Best Weird Nevada Attraction in the 2026 Best of Las Vegas Awards, alongside nominations for Best Escape Room, Best Family Attraction, Best Immersive Experience, and Best Place to Take Visitors.

How many players can an escape room hold?

Number One Escape Room accommodates groups from 2 to 20 players depending on the room. Every booking is private, so a group of two plays alone. Call (702) 528-1459 with your group size and the team will match you to a room that fits.

Should I book a horror room or a puzzle room?

If you want a scary, actor-driven game, book The Cabin and The Shed at East Tropicana, or Don’t Look Under the Bed at Third Gate Escape. If you want a fun, puzzle-focused room without the scares, book Suzy’s Cell. Call (702) 528-1459 with your group size and the team will tell you which rooms fit best.

Where is Number One Escape Room located?

Two locations. East Tropicana: 1775 E. Tropicana Ave., Ste. 100, Las Vegas, NV 89119. West Sahara: 6820 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89146. Booking for both: (702) 528-1459.

What is the scariest escape room in Las Vegas?

The Cabin and The Shed at the East Tropicana location is the most intense game at Number One Escape Room. For full horror with live actors, book Don’t Look Under the Bed at Third Gate Escape on West Sahara.

Is there an escape room near the Las Vegas Strip?

Yes. The East Tropicana location is minutes from the south end of the Strip and from Harry Reid International Airport.

What is the longest escape room in Las Vegas?

Don’t Look Under the Bed at Third Gate Escape runs 70 minutes and is the only 70-minute escape room in Las Vegas.

Do you have escape rooms for kids and families?

Yes. Number One Escape Room runs family-appropriate games alongside its horror titles. Call (702) 528-1459 and the team will match your group to the right room.

How do I book an escape room in Las Vegas?

Call (702) 528-1459 for either Number One Escape Room location, or (702) 287-4290 for Third Gate Escape.

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Book Your Room

Number One Escape Room — (702) 528-1459

East Tropicana · West Sahara

Third Gate Escape — (702) 287-4290

6820 W. Sahara Ave., Ste. 8

Tell us your group size and whether you want horror, adventure, or family-friendly, and we will put you in the right room. We have a VIP experience that will blow your mind.

Officially Nominated: Best of Las Vegas 2026

Number One Escape Room has been officially nominated in the Best of Las Vegas 2026 awards, hosted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal — in five categories:

• Best Escape Room
• Best Family Attraction
• Best Immersive Experience
• Best Place to Take Visitors
• Best Weird Nevada Attraction

Five nominations is not an accident. It’s what happens when hundreds of thousands of players walk out of a building and tell somebody about it.

Vote at votebolv.com. It takes about a minute, and it means everything to a locally owned Las Vegas business going up against the Strip.

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Over 13,000 five-star reviews across all platforms. Las Vegas’s most reviewed escape room since 2017. Officially nominated in five Best of Las Vegas 2026 categories, hosted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal — vote at votebolv.com.