Hands down the best place to have a birthday party...

Hands down the best place to have a birthday party ever. Today I had my cousins 16th birthday party at the San Diego Ice Arena. From the MINUTE we pulled in, we were greeted by our party host Jose. He sat down and had a 1:1 with my cousin and got to know him. He knew how to connect with a 16 year old (which we all know isn t easy) and got to know him a bit. He also had a big white bag signed by him to give to my cousin to put his presents in. They decorated the bag with markers. Excellent idea! He then greeted all the guests and started an off the ice lesson for everyone including adults. It was fun. Next we went in to get skates and then he shows us the box where the birthday party group would be. Then, surprisingly he helped everyone put on skates and even tied the laces for kids and adults. He made EVERY person feel special, from the youngest (3 years) to the oldest (50 years old) by taking them around the ice once making sure they felt comfortable. The birthday boy had some special things on the ice, and had some dance parties. Then the swept the ice and had everyone come off. Then he gave all the party guests cheese-its. Then back on the ice again. After the skating, we went up to the birthday room where the food and drinks were already set up, played our own private games facilitated by Jose and everyone had a blast- kids and adults. Then we got a special visit from the Ice Cube (spelling?) mascot who game and hung out with us. Took group pictures and then ate. Food was also incredible. Highly recommend the fruit trays! All the party stuff were super helpful and had excellent customer service. Lastly, my cousin got to decorate his own cake (sour worms, m&ms, sprinkles, icing, etc. That was fun. They served cake and ice cream bars and made a special book for the birthday boy. Thank you to all the employees who made this day super easy on me and were so helpful. A special thank you to Jose for being an incredible, energetic party host! Everyone loved you and couldn t stop talking about how much fun it was! Jose worked nonstop pleasing all the guests the entire 4+ hours we were there. I would highly recommend this place and JOSE as a party host. We will definitely be back!