Venue review benchmark

Type your venue's name and see how your Google rating and review count compare with the same kind of venue within 50 km. Escape rooms, bowling alleys, family entertainment centers, trampoline parks, mini golf, laser tag, go-karts and axe throwing.

How the benchmark works

1

Find your venue

Matched by name against the entertainment venues in the SpiniX benchmark database, with the Google category, city, rating and review count shown so you pick the right one.

2

Compare with the same category nearby

Median rating and median review count among venues of the same Google category within 50 km; country-wide if fewer than 15 exist nearby.

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Get the full report

Your percentile for rating and for review count, the five nearest venues with their numbers, the most reviewed venues in the set, and the gap to the top quarter.

Why review count matters more than rating for venues

Entertainment venues are rated unusually high on Google. In the SpiniX benchmark database (checked September 2026), US escape rooms average 4.86 across 963 venues and 84% of them sit at 4.8 or above; laser tag arenas average 4.60 and amusement centers 4.50. When every competitor shows 4.8 or 4.9 stars, the guest choosing between them reads the count and the newest reviews. The table below is the US picture by venue type.

Venue type (US) Venues in the database Average rating Median reviews Rated 4.8 or higher
Escape rooms9634.8673684%
Rock climbing gyms3604.6923941%
Laser tag centers1604.6024039%
Amusement centers1,1884.5081236%
Miniature golf courses4494.3937314%
Water parks4604.3234410%
Amusement parks5454.281,0127%
Bowling alleys9084.279103%
Restaurants, for comparison7,9184.3726717%

Source: SpiniX benchmark database of Google Business Profiles, US venues by Google category, September 2026. Median reviews rounded to the nearest whole number. More venue data on the escape room statistics page.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the comparison data come from?
From the SpiniX benchmark database of Google Business Profiles, which holds more than a million businesses scraped from Google Maps and refreshed by daily scrapers. The entertainment set covers escape rooms, bowling alleys, amusement centers, trampoline parks, mini golf, laser tag, go-karts, axe throwing and similar venues in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and several European and Gulf countries.
What does "median nearby" mean?
The middle value among venues of the same Google category within 50 km of yours. If fewer than 15 such venues exist within 50 km, the tool compares you with the same category across your country, and says so.
My venue is not in the list. Why?
The database is large but not complete, and names are matched as typed. Try a shorter part of the name, leave the country on "Any country", or use the Google Maps name rather than a trading name. If it is still missing, the venue has not been scraped yet.
Why do ratings and review counts differ slightly from Google today?
The numbers are as of the last scrape, which can be days or weeks old. The comparison holds because every venue in the set was scraped on a similar schedule.
Is a 4.9 rating enough to stand out?
Usually not. In the SpiniX benchmark, 84% of the 963 US escape rooms are rated 4.8 or higher, so review count is what separates venues that look alike on rating. The full report shows how many reviews sit between you and the top quarter nearby.

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