# Hotel: Murder Mystery

> Hotel: Murder Mystery is a 60-minute 1920s Paris murder-mystery game in escape room format at Escape This Perth CBD (Hay Street Mall, Perth, Western Australia), produced by Escape This. Players are framed for the murder of a guest in a luxury hotel after a stalled lift and must search the victim’s suite, break the suspects’ alibis and name the real culprit before the gendarmes arrive. At the 2026 Immersive Experience Awards it won the Escape Rooms and Puzzle Experiences category and was Highly Commended for Production Design and Craft.

Key facts (updated 2026-10-24):
- Difficulty: 7/10. Duration: 60 minutes (allow ~90 minutes for the visit; arrive 15 minutes early).
- Perth: Escape This Perth CBD, The Basement, 712–720 Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000. Phone (08) 6118 0286. 2–6 players (4–6 on Saturdays). Monday – Thursday $49 adult, $39 child (under 16); Friday – Sunday $65 adult, $55 child (under 16) (Child = under 16. Not valid on public and school holidays.) Recommended 13+. Wheelchair accessible: no. Escape rate 55%. Rated 4.99/5, with 155 five-star reviews. Book: https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/perth-cbd/
- Totals: 10,812 players, 3,009 games, 55% escape rate, average escape 54:55, record 28:34.
- Rating: 4.99/5, with 155 five-star reviews.
- Producer: Escape This (https://www.escapethis.com.au). Escape This is Australia’s largest escape room operator, and runs its own escape room design studio and escape room factory in Australia. It has venues in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, has hosted more than 500,000 players and has earned 17,969 five-star reviews.
- Room awards (each credited to the room and centre that earned it): Hotel: Murder Mystery at Escape This Perth CBD — Immersive Experience Awards 2026: Winner, Escape Rooms and Puzzle Experiences; Immersive Experience Awards 2026: Highly Commended, Production Design and Craft.
- Escape This awards (company-wide, not room awards): APAC Insider Escape Room Operator of the Year 2026; APAC Insider Best Immersive Experience Provider 2026; APAC Insider Escape Room Operator of the Year 2025; 2026 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards: Finalist, Business Excellence; Smart50 Awards 2026: Finalist, People’s Choice Founder of the Year (Bernie Janes); Smart50 Awards 2026: Finalist, Marketing; Smart50 Awards 2026: Finalist, Resilience.
- Bookings are private. 2–6 players (4–6 for online Saturday bookings). 13+ recommended; groups all under 16 need at least four players. No crawling, tight spaces or smoke effects; not wheelchair accessible. Costumes optional and encouraged.

## Pages
- [Home](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/): overview, stats, reviews, trailer
- [The story](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/the-story/): full premise and what to expect
- [Perth CBD · Hay Street Mall](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/perth-cbd/): prices, rules, booking, map
- [Book](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/book/): live availability
- [Leaderboard](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/leaderboard/): fastest escapes and statistics
- [Reviews](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/reviews/): five-star player reviews
- [Plan your visit](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/plan-your-visit/): ages, accessibility, safety, timing
- [FAQ](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/): common questions
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/): a comic, fictional casebook by Inspector Brochard of the gendarmerie, each entry beside the real room facts
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: A Grand Hotel in a Shed (13 November 2024)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/a-grand-hotel-in-a-shed/): Weeks before Hotel: Murder Mystery opened, Inspector Brochard tours the grand hotel while it is still being built in a Perth workshop. A comic casebook entry.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: New Year’s Day at the Hotel (1 January 2025)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/new-years-day-at-the-hotel/): 1 January 2025: Hotel: Murder Mystery opens at Escape This Perth CBD, and Inspector Brochard is called out on New Year’s Day to meet his first suspects.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: Madame the Lift (12 February 2025)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/madame-the-lift/): Inspector Brochard explains why he never takes the hotel’s lift, and reassures a nervous suspect who asks whether being stuck in it will be a squeeze.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: This Is Not a Dinner Party (26 March 2025)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/this-is-not-a-dinner-party/): A party arrives at the hotel expecting a murder-mystery dinner with name cards and soup. Inspector Brochard sets them straight about how the evening works.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: Two Suspects on a Saturday (17 May 2025)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/two-suspects-on-a-saturday/): A couple asks Inspector Brochard whether two suspects are enough for a Saturday at the hotel, and he consults the rules on the size of a party.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: Young Detectives in the Foyer (9 July 2025)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/young-detectives-in-the-foyer/): School holidays bring a party of teenage detectives to the hotel, and Inspector Brochard sets out the house rules for younger guests investigating a murder.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: Pearls, Braces and Punctuality (10 September 2025)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/pearls-braces-and-punctuality/): A party arrives in beaded dresses, pearls and pencil moustaches, a quarter of an hour early, and Inspector Brochard is moved almost to tears. A casebook entry.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: Eleven at the Front Desk (19 November 2025)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/eleven-at-the-front-desk/): A hens party of eleven arrives to be framed for murder together, and Inspector Brochard explains why no lift in Paris will take all of them at once.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: One Year of the Same Murder (1 January 2026)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/one-year-of-the-same-murder/): A year to the day since the hotel opened, Inspector Brochard reviews twelve months of the same murder, a great many suspects and one very fast party.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: No Crawling in the Hotel (11 March 2026)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/no-crawling-in-the-hotel/): An expectant mother and a guest with asthma ask Inspector Brochard what the hotel will ask of them. He is pleased, for once, to say not very much.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: When the Lights Dip (20 May 2026)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/when-the-lights-dip/): The chandeliers dim during an investigation and a guest asks Inspector Brochard what happens if someone needs to leave the hotel before the hour is up.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: A Wheelchair at the Desk (12 August 2026)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/a-wheelchair-at-the-desk/): A guest in a wheelchair asks Inspector Brochard to let her join her friends at the hotel, and he has to send her down the corridor to another case.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: Medals for the Hotel (14 October 2026)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/medals-for-the-hotel/): Inspector Brochard learns that the hotel has been honoured at the 2026 Immersive Experience Awards, and reads what departing guests write in its book.
- [Inspector Brochard’s Casebook: To the Reader of This Casebook (21 October 2026)](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/diary/to-the-reader-of-this-casebook/): Inspector Brochard finds his casebook has been published on the internet, and writes a note to its readers: who he is, and what he will never reveal.
- [Fact sheet](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/facts/): citable facts
- [The Escape This studio & factory](https://www.thedunny.com.au/studio-and-factory/): who designs and builds the rooms (company FAQ lives there)

## Statistics (as of 2026-10-24)
- Hotel: Murder Mystery sits 6 of 12 rooms at Escape This Perth CBD when ranked from the lowest escape rate: 55% of 3,009 teams have named the killer.
- Across 2026 so far, Hotel: Murder Mystery has hosted 1,399 games, the most of any room at Escape This Perth CBD, and 56% of those teams solved it.
- Successful detectives take 54:55 on average to unmask the culprit, using about 3.6 hints.
- 10,812 guests have played the hotel across all recorded games.
- The fastest solve on the register took 28:34, by a team of 2.

## Common questions
- [What is Hotel: Murder Mystery about?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-what-is-the-case): A death in a grand Paris hotel in 1920, and you’re the ones being blamed. Hotel: Murder Mystery is a 60-minute whodunit game at Escape This Perth CBD: your party rides the lift up to the victim’s suite, studies the evidence, tests each suspect’s story and names the real killer before the gendarmes arrive.
- [Who is the victim in Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-who-is-the-victim): The guest staying in the penthouse suite of a luxury hotel that caters to the political elite and VIPs of 1920s Paris. Finding out who wanted that guest dead, and why, is the investigation Hotel: Murder Mystery hands to your party.
- [Why are the players the prime suspects in Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-why-are-we-framed): Terrible timing. In Hotel: Murder Mystery the hotel’s ornate lift jams with you inside, and when you finally get it moving and the doors open, the penthouse guest has been killed. You’re the nearest faces, the frame fits, and the gendarmes are on their way.
- [What happens in the lift at the start of Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-stalled-lift): It stops dead between floors. Hotel: Murder Mystery opens inside the hotel’s gilded elevator, which shudders to a halt with your party trapped. Some quick thinking gets it moving again, and the ride up delivers you to the scene of the crime.
- [How do you win Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-how-to-win): Name the true culprit before the hour runs out. Getting through doors isn’t enough in Hotel: Murder Mystery: you must decode the clues, pick apart each alibi and point at the right suspect to clear your names. Guess wrong or run out of time and, in the story, you’re off to prison.
- [Why is Hotel: Murder Mystery set in 1920s Paris?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-why-1920s-paris): Because that’s the golden age of the whodunit. Hotel: Murder Mystery borrows the look of classic detective fiction, with fan-shaped Art Deco sconces, velvet drapes, dark timber panelling and a grand hotel full of secrets, so every clue feels like it belongs to Paris in 1920.
- [Is Hotel: Murder Mystery an escape room or a murder mystery game?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-escape-room-or-murder-mystery): A bit of both. Hotel: Murder Mystery runs like an escape room: your party alone in a built set, a 60-minute clock, locks and puzzles, and a gamesmaster on hand with hints. The difference is the goal. You win by solving a whodunit and naming the killer, not just by reaching the last door.
- [How is Hotel: Murder Mystery different from a murder mystery dinner party?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-versus-dinner-party): You do the detecting with your hands. Instead of reading clues around a table, Hotel: Murder Mystery puts your party inside a full-size 1920s hotel to search the suite, open what’s locked and crack codes against the clock. Costumes are welcome, but nobody is handed a script.
- [Will Hotel: Murder Mystery frighten anyone?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-is-it-scary): It’s built for sleuthing, not screaming. Hotel: Murder Mystery sits in Escape This’s adventure category: lamplight, glamour and a chalk outline on the parquet rather than horror. The lighting is controlled for atmosphere, so there may be darker moments.
- [How tricky is the case in Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-how-tricky): Escape This rates Hotel: Murder Mystery 7 out of 10. Finding the clues is generally the easy part; making sense of them, and spotting who they point at, is where teams slow down. It suits groups with a little experience, though keen beginners do fine.
- [Can first-time sleuths solve Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-first-case): Yes. Newcomers find Hotel: Murder Mystery a proper challenge, yet it remains a popular first booking at Escape This Perth CBD. When the trail goes cold, ask for a hint: the gamesmasters are watching and happy to steer your investigation back on track.
- [Will fans of classic detective novels enjoy Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-for-detective-fans): They’re exactly who it was made for. If you’ve ever shouted a suspect’s name before the final chapter, or own a well-thumbed Cluedo board, Hotel: Murder Mystery lets you be the detective: weighing motives, comparing statements and exposing a liar in a period hotel.
- [How long should we set aside for Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-time-to-allow): Plan on 90 minutes. The investigation lasts 60 minutes, Escape This asks guests to arrive 15 minutes beforehand, and about 15 minutes afterwards covers the debrief. Teams that unmask the killer early leave Hotel: Murder Mystery sooner.
- [How much is Hotel: Murder Mystery per person?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-rates): Monday to Thursday, Hotel: Murder Mystery costs $49 per adult and $39 per guest under 16. Friday to Sunday it’s $65 per adult and $55 for under-16s. Those rates don’t cover public and school holidays.
- [Is Hotel: Murder Mystery cheaper on weeknights?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-midweek-saving): Yes, by $16 a head. A Monday-to-Thursday session of Hotel: Murder Mystery is $49 per adult and $39 per child, compared with $65 and $55 from Friday to Sunday, outside public and school holidays.
- [How do I reserve a session of Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-make-a-reservation): Pick a time in the live calendar on this site or on escapethis.com.au and your Hotel: Murder Mystery session is confirmed instantly. Prefer a person? Phone Escape This Perth CBD on (08) 6118 0286.
- [Can a couple play Hotel: Murder Mystery on a Saturday?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-saturday-couples): Not by booking online: Saturday sessions of Hotel: Murder Mystery need four or more guests. Couples and trios can ring (08) 6118 0286 on the day, or walk in, and take a Saturday slot if one is free. From Sunday to Friday, two is plenty.
- [Our party has more than six people. Can we all play Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-party-of-seven-plus): Not in one session. Hotel: Murder Mystery takes six suspects at most, and Escape This doesn’t stretch that. Split up instead: the multi-room booker starts Hotel: Murder Mystery alongside another Perth CBD room, such as Bank Heist, at the same time.
- [Will we share the hotel with another group?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-exclusive-bookings): Never. Every Hotel: Murder Mystery booking is exclusive, so the only suspects in the suite are the people you brought along. Escape This has always run private sessions and says it always will.
- [Can I gift someone a stay at Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-gift-voucher): Yes. Escape This gift vouchers, sold on escapethis.com.au, can be used for Hotel: Murder Mystery at Perth CBD. They suit the friend who has read every whodunit on the shelf, whether it’s for a birthday, an anniversary or a thank-you.
- [Can Hotel: Murder Mystery host a birthday, hens night or work function?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-celebrations): Yes. Hotel: Murder Mystery suits birthdays, bucks and hens nights, Christmas and EOFY outings and team days. Parties of up to six book it directly; bigger groups combine several rooms or hire the venue, which Team Escapes can arrange.
- [How many guests can play Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-how-many-guests): Two to six per session, and four to six when booking a Saturday online. Six is a firm ceiling for Hotel: Murder Mystery, so larger groups split across rooms that start at the same time.
- [What’s the recommended age for Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-recommended-age): Thirteen and up. Escape This recommends Hotel: Murder Mystery for guests 13 and older because the story is, after all, a murder. Teenagers and adults make a strong team together, and a spread of ages often helps crack the case.
- [Can a group of teenagers play Hotel: Murder Mystery on their own?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-teen-sleuths): Yes, with two conditions. When every player is under 16, Hotel: Murder Mystery needs at least four of them. For groups aged 13 and under, an adult must stay on site while the investigation runs.
- [How much English do you need for Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-english-level): A moderate amount of reading. Hotel: Murder Mystery’s evidence includes written clues, and the story and hints are spoken in English. One confident English reader lets the whole team take part, though it plays best when most of the group is fluent.
- [Is Hotel: Murder Mystery wheelchair accessible?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-wheelchair): No. Hotel: Murder Mystery can’t accommodate wheelchairs. Escape This Perth CBD does have accessible rooms, so call (08) 6118 0286 and the team will help you pick one that suits your group.
- [Is Hotel: Murder Mystery OK if I’m pregnant or have limited mobility?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-pregnancy-mobility): Generally, yes. Nothing in Hotel: Murder Mystery involves crawling or squeezing through tight gaps, which makes it a good choice for expectant mums and many guests with mobility concerns. It still isn’t suitable for wheelchairs.
- [Is Hotel: Murder Mystery a good pick for claustrophobic guests?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-claustrophobia): Yes. Escape This lists Hotel: Murder Mystery as free of confined and tight spaces, so claustrophobic guests are usually comfortable. If the stalled-lift opening worries you, mention it at check-in and the gamesmaster can talk you through it.
- [Is there smoke or haze in Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-smoke-free): No. Hotel: Murder Mystery uses no smoke effects, so guests with asthma or other breathing conditions can investigate the suite without worry.
- [Are there dark spells or flashing lights in Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-dark-and-flashing): There can be. As in most escape games, lighting in Hotel: Murder Mystery is controlled and may include periods of darkness or flashing light. If anyone in your party is sensitive to that, contact the team before booking.
- [Can guests who are hard of hearing play Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-hard-of-hearing): Yes. Narration and hints in Hotel: Murder Mystery are delivered as audio, so a guest who is hard of hearing may lean on teammates to pass on what’s said. It’s a team game that draws on many different skills, so everyone can contribute.
- [What if someone needs to leave Hotel: Murder Mystery mid-game?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-leave-early): They can, any time. Panic buttons in the suite let a guest leave early, and a gamesmaster follows every Hotel: Murder Mystery session on CCTV from start to finish.
- [When should our party arrive for Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-arrival-time): A quarter of an hour early. Turning up 15 minutes before your Hotel: Murder Mystery start leaves time to check in and hear the briefing, so the whole hour goes on the investigation.
- [Is there a 1920s dress code for Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-dress-code): No dress code, but costumes are warmly encouraged. Beaded flapper dresses, pearls, cloche hats, waistcoats and braces all suit Hotel: Murder Mystery, and one reviewer kept up a French accent for the entire game.
- [Can we have a drink before Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-champagne-later): Go easy. Guests who are under the influence won’t be allowed to play Hotel: Murder Mystery, so save the champagne toast for after you’ve named the killer.
- [Where is Hotel: Murder Mystery in Perth?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-where-in-perth): At Escape This Perth CBD, The Basement, 712–720 Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000. Hotel: Murder Mystery is downstairs from the mall, a short walk from Perth Underground, Perth station and Elizabeth Quay.
- [Is Hotel: Murder Mystery playing in Sydney or Melbourne?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-other-cities): Not at the moment. Hotel: Murder Mystery runs at one venue only, Escape This Perth CBD on Hay Street Mall. Older promotions talked about Sydney and Melbourne, but neither city has a confirmed opening.
- [What else plays at Escape This Perth CBD besides Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-neighbouring-rooms): A whole line-up shares the basement, including Bank Heist, High Noon, The Dunny, Entombed, Lost Tomb and Captain Nemo. Pair Hotel: Murder Mystery with one of them for a two-case evening on Hay Street Mall.
- [What share of teams solve Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-solve-rate): 55% of the 3,009 teams who have taken on Hotel: Murder Mystery named the killer in time. The other 45% were still arguing over suspects when the gendarmes knocked.
- [Where does Hotel: Murder Mystery rank for difficulty at Escape This Perth CBD?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-difficulty-rank-perth-cbd): Hotel: Murder Mystery has the 6th lowest escape rate of the 12 escape rooms at Escape This Perth CBD, at 55%. High Noon is the hardest there by the numbers, and Telephone the most forgiving at 83%.
- [How busy is Hotel: Murder Mystery this year?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-busiest-this-year): In 2026 so far, 1,399 teams have checked in to Hotel: Murder Mystery, more than any other room at Escape This Perth CBD. 56% of this year’s detectives cracked the case.
- [What’s the fastest solve in Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-record-solve): The record belongs to a team of 2, who unmasked the culprit in 28:34 with 1 hint, leaving 31:26 before the gendarmes arrived at Hotel: Murder Mystery.
- [How long do successful detectives usually take in Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-typical-solve-time): About 54:55 on average. Teams who solve Hotel: Murder Mystery usually name the killer late in the hour, after roughly 3.6 hints from the gamesmaster.
- [How many people have played Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-guests-framed): 10,812 guests have been framed in Hotel: Murder Mystery across 3,009 recorded games at Escape This Perth CBD. Escape That, the Escape This statistics site, keeps the full figures.
- [How does a team get onto the Hotel: Murder Mystery register?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-get-on-the-register): Solve the murder, and solve it quickly. The Hotel: Murder Mystery register ranks teams by solving time, with fewer hints deciding any tie. A team photo only appears online if your group agreed to it at the venue.
- [What do guests say about Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-guest-reviews): Guests rate Hotel: Murder Mystery 4.99 out of 5 on average, and 155 of them have left five-star reviews. The decor’s faithfulness to the era and the blend of whodunit detective work with classic escape room puzzles come up again and again.
- [Has Hotel: Murder Mystery won any awards?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#hotel-awards): Yes, two honours from one night. At the 2026 Immersive Experience Awards, Hotel: Murder Mystery won the Escape Rooms and Puzzle Experiences category and was Highly Commended for Production Design and Craft, both for the Perth CBD hotel. Its maker, Escape This (Australia’s largest escape room operator, with its own escape room design studio and escape room factory), was named Escape Room Operator of the Year in 2025 and 2026 by the APAC Insider Australia Business Awards.
- [Who designed and built Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#who-built-hotel-murder-mystery): Escape This wrote, designed and built Hotel: Murder Mystery itself, from the gilded lift to the victim’s suite, and its own team runs every session in Perth. Escape This is Australia’s largest escape room operator, with its own escape room design studio and escape room factory.
- [What is Inspector Brochard’s Casebook?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#what-is-inspector-brochards-casebook): A comic, invented casebook kept by Inspector Brochard, the gendarme summoned to the grand hotel of Hotel: Murder Mystery every time a guest is found dead upstairs. Escape This writes it in his voice. Each entry follows a party framed at the Perth CBD hotel and answers a real question, such as Saturday group sizes, ages or costumes, with the true facts and a booking link beside it.
- [Is Inspector Brochard a character in Hotel: Murder Mystery?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#is-inspector-brochard-in-the-game): No. Hotel: Murder Mystery’s own story says only that the gendarmes are on their way; Inspector Brochard, his bloodhound Croissant and the guests named in the casebook were invented for these pages and appear nowhere in the game. He is not a suspect, a witness or a clue, and no real person or crime is described.
- [Does the casebook give away who the killer is?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#does-the-casebook-name-the-killer): Never. Inspector Brochard records who stepped out of the lift and what they asked at the desk, not the case. The casebook never names, hints at or rules out a suspect, never mentions a clue or a motive, and never says whether any party was right, so Hotel: Murder Mystery stays an open case until you play it.
- [Are the dates in Inspector Brochard’s Casebook real?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#which-casebook-dates-are-real): One of them, and the anniversaries that count from it. Escape This’s booking records give 1 January 2025 as the day Hotel: Murder Mystery opened at Escape This Perth CBD, and the casebook’s New Year’s Day entry carries that date. Every other date is chosen for the story.
- [How often does the inspector add to his casebook?](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/faq/#how-often-does-brochard-write): Roughly once a month. New entries appear on their dates through 2027, each answering a different question about Hotel: Murder Mystery, from first-timers and Christmas parties to reading levels, Saturday couples and the register, and none of them gives the case away.

## Optional
- [Full text](https://www.murdermysteryhotel.com.au/llms-full.txt): story, FAQ and per-venue rules in plain text