Long Beach Ice Arena Review

About an a 45 minute drive from where we are in Smithtown...it's a scenic great drive along ocean pkwy to get this place.

The rink parking lot is pretty spacious, but can get a bit congested when hockey games are being played. Right near the parking area is a play ground with a playset for younger kids.

Inside is good condition and clean. Unlike some of the rinks I've reviewed, this place had a concession stand that was actually open for business. I've never eaten here, but it looks like standard rink food, pretzels, fries, hot dogs, etc.. The proshop was also open for business. it is very small, they stock some skates, hockey pads, etc, nothing special.

The rink area in pretty nice, the stands for viewing games is essentially stadium seating, with semi-hard plastic seating, so it's slightly better than sitting on concrete or metal bleachers. From up there you get a great view on the ice during games...and its nice and warm up there. Couldn't see any heating elements above where I sat, but it is warn up there.

I can't comment on the ice itself as I've not skated on it, but my son hasn't ever complained about it after games.

Its a fairly decent ice skating rink. I recommend bringing your own skates, the ones that you rent (for $4) are very worn. Most of the shoelaces need to be replaced, some skates even have holes in them. I got a blister on my foot from rental skates , so bring your own if you can.
The actual ice was decent enough, they went over it with a Zamboni just before we went on. They have food available but we did not try any.
Lockers are Also available for an additional fee, but you can leave most belongings on the benches.

Tough on parking they do have a concession that is often open though and the ice is good and very cold

nice place to have some peace and skate,basketball,hokey and other sports.

Son played high school hockey game here. Place is a sleezy dump of a place that should be torn down or renovated. Zamboni door boards are not aligned. Cannot compare to renovated or new rinks like Bethpage or Eisenhower. Would never go there to skate personally. Adding 2 more stars today only because a little house cleaning goes a long way. Boards still should be replaced.

Very laid back and friendly staff. They offer a lot of learning opportunities for kids.

My daughter is taking skating lessons here and it seems like we will be going for long time to come

Good ice. Food Stand. The rentals aren t good. I don t use them because I have my own but my friends do

Fantastic facility. I took ice skating and swimming lessons there as a kid and now my kids enjoy going there. Very clean building.

The staff was very racist against my family. The boss/manager came to us, yelling at my cousin for no reason. They were all rude.

This should be the premiere skating and training facility on Long Island, but the conditions have deteriorated to the point, where it is very-evident, that the rink is past its prime. It is sorely in need of a renovation.

I wasn't on the ice, so I can't comment on that.
There was parking, so that's good.
Some of the seats are missing (replaced with wood plank). But at least it had stands, some of these rinks don't.
Men's room was gross, stunk pretty damn bad.

The rink is great and the people who work there are friendly and helpful. Unfortunately the skates in the skate rental are a disaster. Many of the skates are broken badly by overuse or abuse. I nearly snapped my ankle like a icecle when trying them on. My daughter ended up wearing two different kinds of skates because she couldn't find a pair of the same ones that weren't broken. This rink is ideal for skate nerds with their own skates and for penguins, polar bears, seals and other animals who are ineligible for rental skates.

I took my son here for his game and we loved it. such a great arena to play in .
Tons of space and the rangers use to play here back in the day

Great place to skate, there should be a limit on how many people are allowed on in a session. There were 50-70 people on the ice, no where to move and the ice was too choppy to skate on.

They were great in making our birthday party a great day!

Pretty nice, staff seems cool and helpful and rink seems well kept. Having bday party next week so I can a better update once it's held

I take figure skating privates with a coach who is lovely however the ice rink has shortened my private to 30 minutes to make room for more hockey that already happens every day of the week it s unfair that figure skaters get nothing and hockey gets the whole damn rink this is unjust

Place is nice but the rental skates are horrible. First pair I rented had no edge at all, zero. I swapped for a second pair and they were bad but worked. Left after 7 minutes on the ice.

Extremely fun!!!! Love it!! The adult lessons at 7pm on Tuesdays was well worth it!! Learned a lot. Super nice and patient.

Old and new. Lots of Hockey, all the time. Actually coached there numerous times..

Some of the skates are very worn or torn and the ice is rough, but other than that it is very fun

Online purchase and assigned seats keeps you stress free. Clean, comfortable and quaint.

Best Rink on the island. Great facility and perfect ice. The City of Long Beach is doing a great job.

Amazing place to ice skate!! I loved the ice Menorah that was made on Chanukah!!

Great ice and arena right in the heart of long beach. The old home of the rangers. Keep cool on ice while at the beach.

This ice rink has been a long time favorite of mine growing up. There are public or private sessions available as well as games. Check the website or call for weekly schedule.

Fantastic facility. Great ice, not crowded. Friendly staff.

Good rink, friendly employees but the skate rentals are garbage.

Great place to ice skate with the kids. People are very friendly and helpful. Little dated but my son loves to go

Really nice rink. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff. Kid and toddler friendly with skate walkers to assist little kids. They also have sessions for stick and puck as well as hockey leagues.

Classic winter activity. Not to be missed. Good deal for residents. The skate rental was pleasant. Would recommend.