What a great place for families or a date night or just a place to have fun!! Lancaster desperately…read moreneeded a place for skating. Super clean, fun, helpful staff, great prices! Looking for some childhood fun again or a place to take the kiddos? Get to Skates!!

From the owner: Skates is Lancaster, Ohio's best new roller-skating rink, event venue, and video arcade. Skates is…read morea classic roller rink made awesome with a host of modern twists. This roller rink is the host to weekly events, like 80's night and teens night, and it's the perfect place to host a birthday party or corporate gathering. Let loose and let the good times roll, literally. Come to skates and spend some quality time with friends, celebrate a special occasion with family, or have an out-of-the-box teambuilding event. Skating not your thing? No problem. Skates' state-of-the-art arcade will be sure to leave kids and adults alike happy as they redeem their tickets for super cool prizes. Swing by Skates today and experience everything it has to offer.

This is a older skate rink. That's what makes it awesome. It's like stepping in to your child hood…read morein 1992. Nothing special going on here but 10 year Olds skating and a couple middle aged men trying to show off to there wife's. Pizza is ok for a place like this. Lots of staff to help your kids when they fall.

Went to Skate America in Grove City and don't ever plan on going back. Their parking lot is small,…read moregravel, and has many holes. This is a very small facility; I've never seen a smaller roller rink. There should have been a cap of how many people allowed in, because it made skating and just moving around inside so difficult. Everything looks at least 30-40 years old here, our booth was wobbly and unstable. The carpet was old and stained. It was very challenging to move around on the carpeted areas, but also the rink, due to the extreme number of people in the building. I felt like I was in a packed bar or club. I can't overstate that there were way too many people and children. The rink itself is painted concrete, which I've never seen before. It is somewhat uneven, you can feel the small rises and falls in the concrete, but it's not too severe. There were A LOT of children with the little PVC skate-aid things, but skating as an adult was made extremely challenging & nearly impossible because of this. The music they played was fun, and there was some interactions from the DJ, like a backwards skate only, and "all girls only skate," and then "all boys only skate," for a song each. I did like that there are ceiling fans over the rink, to cool you down. The ceiling felt really low, which I think made the whole place feel even smaller. The bathrooms were pretty clean and well stocked, but I didn't like that there were no hooks on the bathroom stall doors. They did let me bring my water bottle in, which I appreciated. There were lockers, but we didn't rent one. Overall, this place is probably fine if you're a kid, but terrible if your an adult skater looking to skate. Go to United Skates or America on Refugee instead!!

The managers are always great! Very helpful and good with the kids. We had a birthday party, it was…read morevery organized and the kids had a blast. My daughter goes skating on the weekends and we love it! Some of the parents need to check their kids though because they act up.

We've always been to the rink for a birthday party. Both times we've felt the food is mediocre, but…read morewhat do you expect from a roller rink, ya know? You're not going to get a 5 star dinner here. The music is very family friendly, as well as the staff. One older woman walked around with my 11 year old stepdaughter the length of the rink her first time on skates. There's a wide selection of snack choices, from pickles to pizza, candy and soda. There's plenty of arcade games as well that dispense tickets the kids can exchange for prizes, but it's a huge waste of money in my eyes. (Ex: a plastic basketball is 200 tickets) I, as well as my family. will definitely be back.

This is a fun, old school skating rink. There is plenty of room to skate around, despite the other…read morereviews, we found the floor in great shape. The skates are old school,leather quads. But, they were in good shape, and fit us well. Is this place new and flashy? No. Is it overpriced for the cost? No. We've skated at other places in the area that do charge less for skating, but skate rental is extra. The $8.00 admission included skate rental. The pool was open, but we didn't go out to see it. It looks clean and well maintained from the parking lot.

small overpriced pool, pool and skating rink both need many updates.read more

The location on Refugee Road consistently does not enforce any of the rules it states the beginning…read moreof the session. Today, during the 12-3 session, immediately after the announcement of rules, the announcer had to specifically reprimand 3 teenage boys who were playing tag, reminding them that they were not allowed to play tag. They continued to play tag cutting off other people, including young children who were there from a daycare center. They skated the wrong direction causing others to have to swerve to miss them and making several people to fall. After the rules announced that no one was aloud to stand and lean over the way or stop for any reason while on the skating floor, there were about seven teenagers standing inside of the rink near the half wall just talking, causing several little kids to fall. We left after less than an hour when one of the teenagers ran into my 11 year old son shoving him to the ground because he was oblivious to others. There was a referee on the floor, but he was not enforcing any of the rules. He just helped people up if he saw that they had fallen. If the rules are made to keep everyone safe, they need to be enforced, so people don't get hurt due to negligence. Not enforcing the rules is negligence on behalf of the skating center.

Space was reserved for some Hamilton Local students and family for a discounted price. Everyone had…read morea great time and the staff was pretty attentive from renting skates to the food court. skating rink is in pretty good shape and the carpet floors are not completely dirty either!

I would like to start off by saying that the service here was nice, but my big complaint here is…read morethat my mozzarella sticks took about 30 minutes to even come to me. I was the first to order among me and my three friends yet i am the one to get my food last, I am very disappointed and just don't know how to cope with this situation. as i am styling this out i am still in fact waiting on my mozzarella sticks to come to me. a worker first told me two minutes now another worker can't past to tell me one minut.

I have skated several rinks and genuinely enjoy skating and have my own skates. To start the night…read morethere was overpriced entry on a dead night, a huge survey and waiver to fill out followed by no places to put stuff other than the 5-dollar digital lockers that I and several others had issues with. The floor was ok just a little slick, but the design was very small with the whole center as a hub of blown speakers and overbearing announcements. Every couple song all I heard was another loud advertisement. I would heavily recommend a different rink.

My 12 year old daughter and her friends love it there! With limited options for entertainment in a…read morecity that doesn't have a lot for kids this is an amazing place to let kids be kids!

I've been coming to this skating rink for years, and I can honestly say this year has been the best…read moreexperience yet. Since the new owners took over, you can really tell how much pride and care they've put into making this a fun, welcoming place for everyone. There is always something going on -- definitely check the event calendar. We've attended Taylor Swift Night, Minion Night, Santa Claus Night, and even just a regular Saturday skate, and every time the vibe has been great. The energy feels fresh, organized, and family-friendly, and you can tell a lot of thought goes into the events they plan. They also do fun drawings and giveaways, which makes the nights even more exciting. We've entered a few times and have actually won -- my daughter won a Taylor Swift album and magazine on our last visit, which absolutely made her night. I know this place used to have mixed reviews in the past, but it truly feels like a whole new chapter. If you haven't been in a while, I highly recommend giving it another try. Our family looks forward to coming back again and again.

I am from out of town and was very pleased with the friendliness from the Skatesville staff. Prices…read moreare decent, food was great and the mix of kids and adults skating was rejuvenating!! I will definitely be back!!

Have so many fond memories of this place, all nighters the 80-90s were the best thank you for so…read moremany great memories.

This is not a fancy roller rink by any stretch. It's in a building down by the river in the area of…read morethe fairgrounds. The building is old and you have to climb steps to get to the top, walk down a little corridor to the ticket booth. They have a nice size rink. You've got to pay for your skate rental (unless you bring your own) and of course the cost to skate. It's very inexpensive! They have some disco lights and generally the music is a mix of pop and country. I've hosted at least one birthday here and attended a couple of others. It's not expensive at all to buy a birthday package. They allow you to bring in your own food and drink and they also have a concession for snacks. They have at least one or two pool tables and some arcades. A great place to bring the kids for some old school fun.