Think You’d Survive Squid Game? This Hotel Dares You to Try
If you binge-watched Netflix’s “Squid Game” with white-knuckled intensity and thought, “I could survive that,” now’s your chance to prove it. The Kimpton Hotel Eventi and Squid Game: The Experience are throwing down the gauntlet in New York City to offer fans a thrilling show-themed getaway that brings the hit series to life.
Just a short walk from the hotel lies Squid Game: The Experience. This pop-up isn’t your average escape room—it aims to recreate the feeling of actually being inside the show for an hour. You’ll stop and sprint during Red Light, Green Light under the chilling gaze of the giant Young-hee doll, compete against rival teams in pulse-pounding challenges, and even encounter characters straight from the show.
While there’s no multi-million-dollar jackpot on the line, the good news is—you won’t be eliminated in the literal sense if you lose.
After the game, celebrate your survival in the experience’s Korean-inspired Night Market, where you can eat, drink, and play more games.
Keep the fun going back at the hotel with Kimpton Hotel’s Squid Game: The Experience offer, which includes:
- Two-night accommodations
- Two Anytime VIP Admission tickets to Squid Game: The Experience
- A welcome gift featuring Squid Game-themed challenge games to play during your stay
- $150 food and beverage credit
- Korean Folk Game Set: Includes the classic games Jebi chagi, Gong-gi, Biseokchigi, Paeng-y, and DDAKJI.
- Korean Knucklebones (Gonggi): Toss one of the five jacks in the air, grab another from the floor, then catch the falling jack. Repeat until all are collected.
- Korean Hacky Sack (Jebichagi): Keep the small beanbag airborne using only your feet. The player with the most consecutive kicks wins. A game of balance, agility, and endurance.
- Tile Flipping (Ddakji): Use one paper tile to flip your opponent’s tile by slamming it from above.
- Stone Balancing (Biseokchigi): Take turns balancing a stone on different body parts while moving toward your opponent’s stone. The goal: knock theirs over in 18 steps.
You can host your own personal Squid Games in your hotel room with the set of traditional Korean games included in the package’s welcome gift: