Villa BreTil brings escape room games to Rijen. Expect live escape rooms, with horror, mystery and history storylines. It suits adults, teenagers and experienced players. Language options include Dutch and English. Games are pitched at advanced level according to the venue. You can book online. Games differ: some involve darkness, so read about them before you go. Read what the venue lists, then decide if it matches your group.
About
Because of its strategic position next to the air base, the villa was confiscated by the German occupiers, and the Schillinger family moved into a house that had been taken from another family, or worse. Terrible things happened there, and nobody ever saw the family leave; one day they simply vanished. Three very different rooms, The Imitation Room, Hannah and Zahnarzt Schillinger, reveal the bizarre and chilling stories of father, mother and daughter, with games of 75 minutes for ages 16 and up and of 60 minutes from age 12, for two to six players. The villa lies between Breda and Tilburg.
The games
3 games to choose from
Villa BreTil, opposite the Gilze-Rijen air base, was seized by German occupiers in the war and tells the story of the vanished Schillinger family through three linked rooms. Hannah, on the attic floor, is a lonely girl who wants someone to play hide and seek with her teddy bears. Zahnarzt Schillinger is the home of a sadistic dentist whose patients' screams are said to have become one with the walls. The Imitation Room is a spy story around a secret cipher machine and a link to Alan Turing.
Format
Difficulty
The experience
The atmosphere and the groups this venue has in mind.
Atmosphere
Dark, unsettling and richly scored, with a freshly composed soundtrack in Hannah and a deliberate creep factor in the dentist's surgery. The Imitation Room is the odd one out, a 75-minute puzzle that rewards thinking differently. The venue calls the rooms mysterious and exciting, and Escapetalk visitors voted it a public favourite.
Who it suits
Experienced and thrill-seeking players, mostly teens and adults. Hannah and Zahnarzt are for ages 12 and up and The Imitation Room from 16, with anyone under 18 accompanied by an adult.
Good to know
Intensity, accessibility, booking and facilities, as the venue lists them.
Expect dark, creepy themes involving a missing child and a sadistic dentist. A button in every room stops the game, and staff watch by camera.
Shown only where the venue confirms it. A feature missing here is not confirmed either way.
Book online and pay in advance. A booking is final once the confirmation email arrives, and extra drinks can be paid for on site by card. Hannah and Zahnarzt run 60 minutes and The Imitation Room 75.
Location
Details come from the venue’s own published information. Check with the venue before you book.
FAQ
Quick answers from the venue's own published details.
Games at Villa BreTil are for groups of 2 to 6 players. Individual games can have their own limits, so check the game you want to book.
Villa BreTil lists a minimum player age of 12. Younger players can sometimes join together with an adult, so ask the venue before you book.
Villa BreTil runs 3 games, so groups can come back for a different game.
Games at Villa BreTil include horror, historical, and mystery & detective themes.
Games at Villa BreTil run in Dutch and English.
Yes. Villa BreTil welcomes teenagers. Check the minimum age for each game before you book.
Villa BreTil takes bookings online. Check the official website or contact the venue for available times.
Villa BreTil is at Julianastraat 8, 5121 LR Rijen, Netherlands.
Venues in Rijen other than Villa BreTil, each with its own profile.
Other escape rooms in Rijen each have their own games, themes and group sizes. The full list for the city shows every listed venue in one place.
