Many people (ironically) have a love-hate relationship with Valentine’s Day. They’re either all about Valentine’s Day and go all out with flowers, candy, presents and a special dinner, or they think it’s a “Hallmark holiday” that’s nothing but a way for businesses to make money.

We think there’s a lot more to Valentine’s Day than canoodling couples and jaded lovers. In our minds Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate friendship. When you think of it that way the holiday isn’t just a lovefest but a reason to get together with friends and have some fun.

Here are a few ideas for how you and your friends can celebrate your special relationship in San Antonio this Valentine’s Day.

Throw a Galentine’s Day Get Together

One of the latest Valentine’s Day trends is getting together with your girlfriends for a Galentine’s Day. As the name suggests, Galentine’s Day is an event for female friends to buck the holiday tradition on February 13th. The idea first came about on the television show Parks and Recreation when character Leslie Knopp wanted “ladies to celebrate ladies” instead of identifying themselves through a relationship with a man.

If you want to throw a Galentine’s Day get together in San Antonio you’re in luck! There are a number of establishments that are hosting Galentine’s events.

• DIY Studio – Gals can whip up their own Valentine’s treat during Sara’s Sweetheart Cupcake Class.
• Taco Cabana – Enjoy a few margarita’s and Galentine’s Day food specials at your local Taco C.
• Folklores Coffee House – Groups of 4+ girlfriends will be treated to complimentary mimosas.
• Alamo Drafthouse – The Alamo Drafthouse on 410 Loop is having special Galentine’s Day showings of What Men Want and Isn’t It Romantic.
• El Luchador – Belt out “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” at a special Galentine’s Day karaoke night at El Luchador.

Get Over Your Ex at Bowl & Barrel

There’s no better support system than your friends if you’re getting over an ex around Valentine’s Day. Bowl & Barrel is also making it easier with their Shred Your Ex event. Bring in a picture of your ex to shred and you’ll get free hors d’oeuvres to enjoy while you bowl out the relationship angst with friends.

Get Close in a San Antonio Escape Room

There’s no better way to get to know your friends a little better than trying an escape room in San Antonio. After all you are locked in a room for an hour. While you’re there you won’t be sitting around twiddling your thumbs. You’ll be working together to find clues and solve puzzles in order to make your way out.

The reason why a San Antonio escape room is such a great non-traditional Valentine’s Day event is because you have to interact and communicate. You’ll have next level bonding while experiencing something new together.

Extreme Escape has the best escape rooms in San Antonio for friends that are looking to have fun on Valentine’s Day. You can choose to play eight different escape rooms in two locations, both of which offer complimentary craft beer and wine. Come see why Extreme Escape has been voted one of the best attractions in San Antonio.

Reserve a San Antonio escape room to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a different way!

Why is San Antonio called Military City USA? It’s nicknamed Military City USA for one very good reason – San Antonio trademarked the term. But more importantly, it’s because there are four military installations collectively known as Joint Base San Antonio. That means San Antonio has one of the highest concentrations of military families in the country.

As you can imagine, the San Antonio military city status means there are a lot of things to do around town that cater to military families. Here are a few of our favorite activities that are fun for the whole family and offered for a special rate when you’re active duty.

TAKE A COMPLIMENTARY TRIP TO SEAWORLD

SeaWorld San Antonio is located in the “green zone”, an area of the city not far from Lackland Air Force Base where many of the military families live. Their “Waves of Honor” program provides four complimentary tickets each year (one for the active military member and up to three tickets for dependents). Veterans and their family members also receive discounted tickets.

The aquatic theme park has also had special military appreciation events and concerts in the past. If you really want to make it an all-American excursion plan to visit SeaWorld on the 4th of July.

Similar military-family friendly attractions:

The San Antonio Zoo

San Antonio Aquarium

Six Flags Fiesta

Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

LEARN SOMETHING NEW AT THE DOSEUM

The DoSeum museum for kids is an iconic San Antonio attraction. There are tens of thousands of square feet both indoors and outdoors full of interesting exhibits and hands-on activities. The museum may be designed for kids 10 and under, but the entire family can spend a whole day exploring and interactive learning. There are even adult nights for military families with older kids.

Some exhibits, like Big Outdoors, remain the same year round, but there are also special exhibits that are only open for a short time. So get down to the DoSeum before they disappear. And don’t forget to ask about the military discount when you get tickets.

Similar military-family friendly attractions:

Morgan’s Wonderland

The Alamo

Tower of the Americas

PRACTICE YOUR TEAMWORK AT A SAN ANTONIO ESCAPE ROOM

Military families are mission driven units that know the importance of teamwork. You can sharpen your teamwork skills at an escape room in San Antonio!

One of the best aspects of an escape room is that people of all ages can play it together. At Extreme Escape we’ve had multigenerational families work together to solve puzzles in our live action escape rooms. Racing against the clock is sure to get everyone to band together and start communicating, which is harder to do in our Internet connected world.

Since San Antonio is a military city, Extreme Escape wants to show appreciation for the men and women that serve to protect us. Every Monday is Heroes Play Free Night. All military service members, EMTs, police officers and firefighters can play any escape room for free! We also give family members a discount and provide complimentary Uber rides home.

Similar military-family friendly attractions:

Ripley’s Believe It or Not

Amazing Mirror Maze

Enjoy the Ultimate Family Game Night Together – Book a San Antonio Escape Room!

Try a Few of These Indoor Team Building Activities for Companies in San Antonio

Is your team needing an infusion of fun? Are coworkers simply going through the motions? Has engagement started to slip?

If this sounds familiar it’s time for team work building activities that are outside of the box. Corporate team work activities are designed to get coworkers:

• Communicating
• Interacting
• Thinking in new ways
• Problem-solving as a single unit

The bonding experience is beneficial for employee happiness and performance while also building group skills that can be taken back to the office. It’s a win all around.

A lot of the most common team building activities take place outdoors, but that isn’t always the best option during certain times of the year. You can get out of the office and still stay inside with these indoor team building activities for companies in San Antonio.

The Amazing Cake Contest

This team building activity is a spinoff of the insanely popular reality competition show Cake Wars. This team building activity is all about working together, time management and creativity. First, break employees into small groups of 2-5 people. The groups will then have to plan their baking strategy, bake the cake components and decorate it in a certain timeframe.

You’ll need to find a kitchen facility with a fair amount of workspace and numerous ovens so that each team has the equipment they need. There are a number of San Antonio cooking schools and educational facility that can accommodate the contest.

Volunteer as a Team

Giving back is great way to boost employee morale, and there are plenty of charitable activities that can be done indoors. Your team can find opportunities around San Antonio with:

• com
• The United Way of San Antonio
• The City of San Antonio
• San Antonio Food Bank
• DreamSA

Studies like the ones done by Deloitte have shown skill-based volunteering helps build professional skills, brings employees closer together and makes people feel more positive about their work. After a few team volunteering activities you may even want to initiate a program for employees that want to give back on a regular basis.

Work Your Way Out of a San Antonio Escape Room

Corporate teams are raving about their experience at Extreme Escape. Companies large and small have used our escape rooms as a fun team building activity year round. Even though you’re indoors, once you’re inside the room it’s like being in an entirely different world where the rules of the office don’t always apply.

Being successful at a San Antonio escape room requires:

• Group effort
• Clear communication
• Problem-solving
• Organization

Just like real world situations at work, there is a timeframe for completion. The 60-minute deadline puts pressure on players and can provide managers with a glimpse of how employees handle stress. In an hour you can learn how employees communicate, which people are comfortable taking on leadership roles and bring coworkers closer together.

Challenge Your Team in a New Way – Reserve an Escape Room in San Antonio Online!

Get Tips That Help You Make the Most of Your Escape Room Experience

When supernatural forces take over, it’s up to you and your fellow players to defeat paranormal monsters in a parallel universe or an innocent boy could suffer the ultimate consequence. As soon as you enter the room the lines begin to blur, and it’s hard to tell which parallel reality you’re in. You begin in a house in the 1980s, but soon you’ll be drawn into the unknown.

Navigating the foreign universe isn’t the only challenge in The Other Side escape room. You must also figure out odd contraptions and solve clues in only 60 minutes or less. If you aren’t successful you too will become trapped on The Other Side.

This escape room is perfect for people who are fascinated by the concept of ghosts, time travel and other dimensions that aren’t seen by most humans. Now’s your chance to get a paranormal activity experience of your own!

Expert Insider Tips for The Other Side Escape Room in San Antonio

Venturing into The Other Side is an adventure you won’t soon forget, but we’re here to make sure it’s the ultimate experience before you even arrive. Use these tips to improve your odds of escaping the room and having a ton of fun in the process.

Watch the Clock as You Wander Through the Room

Each of our San Antonio escape rooms vary in difficulty across four parameters. The Other Side isn’t the toughest in terms of the puzzle savvy, but it does rank high on the agility and pressure elements. You’ll need to watch the clock to make sure you’re pacing yourself well as you work your way through the alternate dimension.

Check for Discounts and Deals Throughout the Week

Every week we offer special discounts and deals that make the escape room fun even more affordable. Check the Extreme Escape Facebook page to see the latest promos before scheduling your escape room excursion.

Play With a Friend or an Entire Team

The Other Side and our other escape rooms in San Antonio can accommodate up to 10 players at a time. It’s a great activity for birthdays and any other time you want to celebrate with friends and family. Our escape rooms have also been rated as one of the best indoor team building activities in San Antonio. We’ve hosted small local businesses and large corporations like USAA and Six Flags Fiesta Texas.

If you do plan to make it a group event it’s highly recommended to reserve a room well in advance so everyone can get in at the same time. We can even reserve multiple rooms for groups larger than 10 people.

See if You Have What it Takes to Make it Out of Another Dimension – Reserve The Other Side Escape Room Online!

Get Insights and Tips to Maximize Your Escape Room Experience

The year is 2039 and your crew is wrapping up a mission in deep space when you come across Starship Kronos. The ship has been missing for a decade without power and any signs of life. Your mission now takes a detour when you receive orders to explore the vessel to determine its status.

Your team docks and immediately things aren’t as they should be. Power hasn’t been simply lost. All the systems are damaged. But by what?

Soon you and your crew make a horrific discovery. A mysterious, hostile alien has overrun the starship, and now your team must fight for survival. It will take quick thinking, cunning and nerves of steel to navigate through the starship, regain control of the ship’s systems and destroy the alien in just 60 minutes.

Encounter is the ultimate San Antonio escape room for sci-fi lovers and fans of the Alien franchise. It truly feels like you have stepped aboard a spacecraft as soon as you enter the room. Every inch of the walls is covered to mimic the inner workings of a spaceship, and there are illuminated maps, switches and buttons to interact with. It’s easy to forget you’re still firmly grounded on planet Earth!

Tips to Make the Most of Your Time at Our Encounter Escape Room in San Antonio

If the reviews are any indication, you’re sure to have fun in the Encounter escape room regardless of whether you make it out in time. Of course, we want to make sure you have the best experience possible. We put together these tips to take the fun and excitement to the next level!

Don’t Get Overwhelmed by the Decor

We go all out with set design that completely immerses players and makes you feel like you’re on a spaceship in outer space. You could spend hours exploring every detail, but you’ve only got 60 minutes to escape the room. Take it all in since it’s part of the game, but try not to get too distracted.

Reserve the Entire Room for Larger Groups in Advance

At Extreme Escape up to 10 people can play at once. But in order to get your whole group together you’ll need to reserve the Encounter room in advance.

Improve Teamwork by Planning a Team Building Activity

It’s not all fun and games at Extreme Escape. The Encounter escape room is also one of the most highly reviewed indoor team building activities in San Antonio. Our escape room requires group effort to figure out the challenging puzzles and beat the clock. Call us ahead of time and we can help you plan a team building event that’s complete with refreshments and space for your team to review how things went. Managers can choose to play along with their employees or view the action from our control room.

Check Out Facebook for Discounts and Specials

We regularly offer specials like Heroes Play Free Mondays and limited time discounts for the Encounter escape room. Check out the Extreme Escape Facebook page for details and discount codes.

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Extreme Escape Voted the Best Escape Room in San Antonio Again!

If you’re planning to visit an escape room in San Antonio stop by the one that’s been voted #1 in the city three years in a row. That’s right – Extreme Escape has once again been voted the best San Antonio escape room. This time our insanely entertaining escape rooms are being recognized by the San Antonio Current.

Extreme Escape Takes Top Spot in the San Antonio Current’s Best of SA 2019

Each year there’s more competition, but San Antonio’s first escape room is still considered the best. The latest San Antonio Current things to do lists are out and Extreme Escape is the pick for best escape room. It’s the first time escape rooms have been included, and we couldn’t be more proud that Extreme Escape received the inaugural honor.

Why Extreme Escape was voted #1 escape room in San Antonio:

• 8 escape room scenarios to choose from
• Intense games that are challenging
• Realistic settings and atmosphere

San Antonio Current’s Best of SA has highlighted the top entertainment in Alamo City since 2003. What’s really special about these lists is it’s based on the readers’ opinions. The San Antonio Current lets readers vote on their favorites and the editing team tallies the votes to name the top three contenders in each category. There are five primary categories:

• People
• Food & Drink
• Shopping
• Nightlife
• Around Town

Best Escape Room is in the Around Town category along with 41 other subcategories. You’ll find a lot of fun stuff in the Around Town section, like The Best Place to Watch the Spurs (AT&T Center) and Best Art Gallery (Presa House Gallery). Needless to say, Extreme Escape is in good company.

Extreme Escape has also been voted the best escape room in San Antonio by Trip Advisor. Currently, we’re #1 of 102 Fun & Games in San Antonio. Plus, Extreme Escape Colonnade has a near perfect rating in Yelp after 130+ reviews!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Best of SA 2019 voting!

Extreme Escape is taking the game to a whole new level!

How do we “up the ante” when it comes to Escape Rooms? If you haven’t experienced the thrilling adventures that take place inside our mind-blowing escape rooms, you’re missing out on what makes Extreme Escape a completely unique experience from anything you’ve seen before! There is absolutely no imagination needed once you step inside any one of our eight challenges. From The Undead and Trapped Below at Extreme Escape Colonnade to The Cursed and The Lost Tomb at Extreme Escape Stone Oak, as soon as the timer starts you’ll know you’re in for one of the most thrilling and immersive 60 minutes of your life!

Extreme Escape Treasure Box

Our new Treasure Box takes the game where no one has dared to go before! Every single player (18+) who comes through our doors will get 1 chance to open our Treasure Box, each filled with over $1000 in cash and prizes! Prizes include $$$$, 4-pack of tickets to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, 4-pack of tickets to Ripley’s Haunted Adventure, Guinness World Records Museum, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Odditorium, and more! After your Escape Room adventure, each player will have a chance at cracking the code and scoring the prize!

*1 Treasure Box per location. Each player (18+) receives 1 chance at entering their unique 5 digit code and attempt to unlock the treasure chest. Only 1 attempt per visit, per person. Attempt must be made on day of visit. Other restrictions may apply. Treasure Chest game valid until prize has been won or until 10-31-2018

Give Back to Local Charities This September When You Book a Team Building Event at an Escape Room in San Antonio.

At Extreme Escape, we’re big supporters of team building and charities in San Antonio. So we figured, why not combine the two?

Our escape rooms are one of the most popular types of team building in San Antonio. Extreme Escape has even been named the #1 corporate team building activity in the city. Now we’re making the experience more rewarding with a team building giveback program.

Each month we’ll team up with local charities in San Antonio to promote their causes and help them get much needed funds. This month, we’ll be focusing on helping the following organizations:

San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD)

The San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) is on a mission, and your team can help. The SAISD’s mission is to not just empower area students but also the teachers that make a huge difference in their lives. In a school district with more than 50,000 students that’s no easy task. It takes a massive amount of resources and support from the community.

Haven for Hope

Haven for Hope is a place of hope and new beginnings for people in Bexar County experiencing homelessness. It is made up of two major programs: the Courtyard and the Transformational Campus. Both are on the Haven for Hope property and require a visit to the Intake Department to get started. The Courtyard is a low-barrier safe sleeping program that offers shelter and basic needs. The Transformational Campus is a center that offers services and shelter with an emphasis toward addressing the root causes of homelessness.

That’s where your business comes in.

How Team Building at Extreme Escape Benefits These Foundations

Extreme Escape has partnered with the SAISD Foundation and Haven for Hope to help raise funds for their cause. Each guest visiting Extreme Escape for office or work team building activities in San Antonio, TX will receive a wooden token valued at $5. The token can be used to benefit the SAISD Foundation or Haven for Hope organization, your choice!

What’s in it for your business?

Companies that give their employees opportunities to help the community enjoy a lot of benefits. Those benefits stem from increased employee engagement. Volunteerism and philanthropy has been shown to improve employee engagement in profound ways. Companies with engaged employees have:

• Lower turnover, which saves 33% of the annual salary of each employee that leaves.
• A workforce that puts in 57% more effort on average.
• Better chance at achieving higher earnings than competitors.
• Better customer engagement.
• Up to 21% higher profitability than companies with disengaged employees.

At Extreme Escape we’re helping local businesses improve teamwork and giving their employees an opportunity to give back to their community all while having fun. It’s a win, win, win!

Book a San Antonio Escape Room for Team Building That Also Benefits the Community!

Want to know more about our partnership or get more information about the SAISD Foundation or Haven for Hope? Contact us at:

Extreme Escape: Alex Amaro – amaro@phillipsentertainmentinc.com

SAISD Foundation: Angelica Garza – tpcagarza@saisd.net