San Diego Ice Arena Review

Extremely courteous and knowledgeable staff...Jeremy took very good care of me in the pro shop and the gentleman working the sharpener was highly proficient and put a perfect edge on my blades!...Prices are reasonable and the staff was friendly and professional...Will frequent this place as I just moved here from the East Coast and lucked out finding them!!!

..there is a good chance your child will learn the game well and for that I'd give San Diego ice arena 5 stars.....

Had a great time with my nephews. The public skate on Thursday was long enough to takes breaks and enjoy some cocoa without us having to feel like we wasted the trip.

Family friendly fun at reasonable prices
Great place for bday party

We went for the public skate and had a really fun time. It was busy, but not so much I could not teach my son to skate for the first time. They had a DJ and would turn off the lights for some disco skating (if that is a thing) that both my kids really enjoyed. My wife said the food stand make them hot chocolate just right so my young son did burn himself but that it was still warm to drink. The people working there also got people out to do the YMCA and other dances. Lots of fun. Just wish my ankles and knees were 20 years younger as I am going to be sore tomorrow.

Great rink, the house hockey program here is wonderful.

Great place! Friendly staff, great music, and good time. Just wish they turned off the lights and had the disco lights on only. Love this place. Will be back!

Good place to enjoy a sunday afternoon. Staff was very friendly

My child grew up playing on the district/local hockey teams here and found a super supportive coaching staff. The leadership of Coach Craig is to be praised and appreciated by all the parents, players, and staff. Travel, or district, this is an AWESOME rink to develop your Stanley Cup winner!

Really good place to I've skate for pros and beginners

Sd ice has a great hockey program for every level of player!

Every Sunday 10:45 am you can come to learn how to ice skating first 6 lessons are free ... yes it s FREEEE only registering online your kids and that is no money no commitment just show up and enjoy it
Very good place to start easy access easy parking friendly stuff very helpful

Had a really great time, despite being a beginner at ice skating

As ice arenas in California go this one isnt bad. At least they keep their ice and boards in shape. Could be cleaner. Glad they added a snack bar.

Provide free skate on Saturdays for beginners. Very helpful staff.

Best ice skating facility and staff in the city. Craig Sterling is a top shelf hockey director. Take your kids and learn the best professional sport on earth!

Wish there was better regulation on the skating direction. Otherwise, amenities are good, and usually has a Groupon associated with it.

Great
Michael was so understanding with my daughter

Stay away on Sundays - too crowded. Over 300 people on the ice. Yikes!

It's a fun little (and quite old) ice arena. Ice skating and hockey here...

I took two granddaughters there and it was their first time ice skating and they both loved it alot

The skating area is nice but the restrooms are beyond disgusting.

Great ice rink, kids hockey/skating lessons every Saturday. First 6 are free, just need to bring a jersey and a stick. They provide the skates.

Wow.... So much fun! They had activities on the ice , which actually taught balance , without the kids even realizing it. At least 5 times in 2hours. At least 4_6 gaurds on the ice at all times. It has the feel of a REAL ICE CHALET. Figure skaters, hockey players, im coming back for sure

Need to turn up the heat in that place. lol. Fun for the kids.

Absolutely love San Diego Ice Arena. It's located in a great part of town in Mira Mesa. The management and staff are very friendly. Ice skating is a great sport for Kids and older folks as well.

Welp, it's more spacious than the Westfield one. Lots of exercise and community events in the same location. Plentiful parking.

The instructors are nice and do a good job. Rental skates are terrible here though.

Can be a bit chaotic on the ice with young hockey players racing around playing tag, figure skaters doing tricks, and families just trying to have fun. It gets really crowded.
I thought it was called family fun time.

The staff doesn't do much to keep it orderly .

A nice 5/5, there was this blonde staff member who rushed to me when I fell down but I was okay.

Went to a birthday party here, the staff had everything planned out well. The ice was pretty beat up and it was very crowded. The staff was great trying to help as many as they could learn to skate

Does canon camera work on ice yes it does and doesn's hope to get complete bauer hockey gear next con.

very nice lots of seating room and area kept nice. skates can only be wore for so long they are very stiff and hard. my wife and i had hurt ankles and feet at the end of the day. the ice is very wet so expect to be wet if you fall

Large venue with almost the same amenities as most ice arenas. Having experienced another ice arena in Poway, SDIA does Not have small child learning aids like the Seal, Penguin or any other aid available.

Fun place, just check the hours before you go as they are pretty limited. They often provide Groupon discounts.

The roar of the crowd; the smell of the ice, no, wait, that's somewhere else. I love this place because my wife and her friends and daughters all train and compete here. And the shows they put on are amazing!

Staff was awesome. Very kind and helpful. Someone came to help my child learn to skate (during public session) wonderful experience

My kid loves it here. He even started playing Hockey. All staff and coaches are great.

Kind of hidden but ok for teens to e jou and have a free time with their friends

Had a great time with my kids. Good for Birthday parties.

Seriously wear a coat, even if you're just watching from the stands.

Loads of fun with the family. Rental skates were quite painful though...

Love this place for an indoor skating rink im SD! Its large and plenty of space to skate during open public hours. Gets extremely crowded on the weekends, filled with kids! Lots of lessons get taught on the rink and all staff are always friendly.

Rentals are available, make sure to bring your socks!! TIP: ALWAYS HAS DEALS ONLINE. Groupon, living social, whatever. Literally half the price for groups of 2 or 4 with skates included!

Parking may be a pain but in a residental neighborhood so there's always parking there!

Extremely friendly staff on ice at all times to help novices or just anyone who falls. New rental equipment and frequent events during open sessions (danceoffs, spotlights, furrows, et.al.) make up for facilities in need of renovation. Allows training and advanced moves during public skates.

The atmosphere is nice; there is a food court overlooking the rink. Prices at the rink itself are exorbitant. For example: $15 for 1 hour use of a learn-to-skate assistance toy. That said ... my 3y/o daughter had the TIME OF HER LIFE riding one of them with her uncle (who can skate, and skate well) pushing her around.

My Favorite rink in San Diego. Very family friendly!

Had a good time. Had rainbow lights, music, and good staff.

Always friendly and fast with their services. I brought the skates to be sharpen and were done in less than 10 minutes.

A great place for kids parties! They take care of everything.

Amazing family experience. At least 4 employees on ice at all times. The employees helped people up as well as gave impromptu skating lessons. Kids didn't want to leave.

Our family went ice skating. We have four young children (< 9) who had each ice skated once. None of my children would leave the wall. The employees came up to us and offered to help the kids up when they fell. William (employee) helped my 5 and 6 year old daughters skate away from the wall. By the end of the session, all my children were skating off the wall.

My children really want to go back. I recommend going here, if you or your children don't know how to skate.

Lot's of fun to be had at the ice arena. However, be warned that it gets busy! If you're a beginner (like me), or you don't know how to ice skate (at all, like me not too long ago), it's really easy to get frustrated with people zipping by like they were born wearing ice skates!

This place a blast. The staff was helpful and courtious. I would recommend it to anyone that wants to ice skate

The ice is amazing to skate on and the workers are nice

Nice rink, but BEWARE that there are NO RULES on the ice. The "management" which are rude teenagers are much more interested in their phones than doing their jobs. Tyler completely ignored misbehaving kids right next to him on the rink. They will NOT enforce safe skating because they do "not want to offend paying customers" according to Justin. I was knocked down by rough housing kids and was severely bruised. I asked to speak to a manager and was told that he was too busy to talk with me. I left my phone number and asked for a manager to call me. I never got a call. My young daughter was also knocked down by misbehaving kids while working with a skating instructor. Staff refused to do anything. Kids were skating in the wrong direction, dangerously speed skating/playing tag while zig zagging thru crowds and cutting thru the middle of the rink.

Great arena! My daughter had lots of fun and there was plenty of room to skate.

When the wonderful memories as grandparents with our two grand kids of all of us taking Ice skating lessons at the San Diego Ice Arena stay with you for over 23 years or more you know you did the right thing. Also, owner then Michael Kirby, Movie actor, a professional skater and dancing partner of Sonia Heine in films would warmly greet us at the front door as we came for our lessons in the morning and our practice in the afternoon was a fun time.

It is fun the staff are really nice and really cheap and affordable nice cafe and have nice achractions