Solve one like Sherlock

This item appears on page 76 of the December 2009 issue.

The hotel Sherlock Holmes, located (where else?) on Baker Street in London, offers discounted room rates when booked with a “Murder Mystery Event” party held in its restaurant. 

Held twice a month, the interactive murder mystery dinner theater is performed over a three-course meal and lasts three hours. On a first-come, first-booked basis and along with a drink, clue packages and prizes, it costs £39.95-£79 ($63-$125) per person (with VAT).

The discounted room rate for the hotel is £135 (Fri/Sat/Sun) or £170 (weekdays) and includes breakfast.

Contact Murder Mystery Events (London; phone 0870 3300155, www.murdermysteryshop.com)… or Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes (108 Baker St., London, W1U  6LJ, U.K.; phone +44 207 486 6161, www.parkplazasherlockholmes.com).