Awesome rink with new renovations and the locker rooms are amazing and the ice is perfect and the…read moreoutside renovations of Hess Ice Rink are awesome and it's just a amazing rink overall.

I have been to Hess to watch several of my husbands hockey games. It's an old ice hockey rink, but…read moreevery time I walk in there, I see a new trophy that was brought home from the younger teams! That goes to show that the coaches there are of quality. I appreciate the heating unit above the stands where the spectators sit. However, on two occasions, I have been close to being in the line of fire of hockey pucks that went out over the netting hanging above the glass. It may be in Hess's best interest to have the netting reach to the ceiling so that other spectator's do not have such close calls with pucks. I am disappointed that the snack bar isn't open later. My husbands games are often between 9:30pm-10:30pm and there have been times where dinner is minimal. There is almost always a staff member behind the snack bar but they are never open. If more people come to watch the games at this time, it might be worth it for the facility to at least have it open for items such as granola bars. There is a vending machine with chips and pretzels, but there are no healthy(ier) options available.

The outside sign could use an update but the inside has that nice roller skate vibe from the 80's…read more It's very well taken care of inside and the staff is nice.

There's not too many roller rinks open now days but this one is perfect for our Saturday/Sunday…read morefamily outings. Sometimes it's a little packed with the birthday parties, but regardless we love it for our Mommy and Son dates! Where else can you spend roughly $5 and have a full day of fun? Grab you skates and get rollin!

I did roller skating for a while. And every so and then one of the workers would obnoxiously stop…read more And would constantly show off.

the owner was unreasonable when my friend did not understand some of the rules. and then he kicked…read morehim out without explaining then was being a creep around my group. Also my brother was waiting outside of laser tag with no skates on, and he almost got kicked out. i am not going back and I Would not recommend going

My wife had an appointment for knee pain. The staff felt compelled to X-ray her hip instead even…read morethough we told the radiologist and orderly that there was no hip pain, it was her knee. They ignored my wife's comments. They later realized they had X-rayed the wrong portion of her body. Hey, have you ever thought about actually listening to the patient? My impression: incompetence! I would not go back and certainly would not recommend UPMC Lemieux.

Magee Women's Imaging is located on the left UPMC side of the Lemieux Sports Complex. I had a much…read morequicker experience this year. When I called to schedule, they gave me the correct number (last year it was wrong number) to call from the parking lot when I arrived. It's upstairs in the elevator, second floor. You check in with the self service kiosk. I had an 8am appointment, with required 7:45 arrival & I was out by 8:10. Plenty of parking at that time of day. If you haven't been here it's hard to find from Rt 228, but you turn in at Cranberry Springs Dr & the go left up the hill. The complex is across from Firebirds Restaurant. Enter the UPMC side of the building & take elevator to second floor & turn right. Staff always very friendly.

After working there for years I'd like to leave an honest review for everyone from someone who…read moreknows all the insides and outs. The skates aren't bad, sure there's some minor wear on a decent few, but they are constantly being repaired and the company has also recently replaced half their stock. If you do honestly have any issues with the skates, you can go back to the counter at any time and request a new pair. Same with if you have any issues with personal skates your brought, typically the staff will try their best to help you fix your skates. It should be known however that sometimes they can't as not all of them carry their own personal tools after they got stolen numerous times. The food itself isn't bad, not a fan of the pizza but I do recommend the popcorn and when they have it the chicken strips. The drinks aren't really the best and I never agreed with the prices for how small they are, but there is the vending machines that people rarely use. It's only $2-$3 for a bottled drink and it's the best option there drink wise. The skate floor itself I'll give high praise to. There is yearly repairs and polishes, and it's swept and mopped before each day. Music isn't bad, there's a few different DJ's so the music isn't the same every day, and most of them take requests and will play the music as long as they have it and it's appropriate for the crowd. It should be known however that they don't stream off the internet, so they don't have unlimited options, if they say they don't have it, they genuinely don't have it, they aren't just trying to make you go away. The staff as a whole is pretty good. The floor guards are some of the nicest people as long as you just follow the rules, many negative reviews I've seen I was there for, and those people tend to conveniently leave out the numerous rules they were breaking. The rules themselves are posted in multiple locations and essentially all you have to do is not cause issues for everyone else. The management could be better. There is times that there's issues that they don't really put effort into fixing, but if you talk with other staff members they'll usually do better than them. Management usually only gets involved for bigger issues such as fights, but they do keep a cop on duty for the busy sessions so you don't have to worry about any fights. Parties are reasonably priced and I do highly recommend the private ones if you're doing 20+ guests. You'll get the entire rink for like 3 hours with music, skates, etc. The public ones aren't bad either but many people seem to underestimate how many people will be there since those happen during public sessions. So if you're doing under 20 guests, public is a good option, but anything over that I'd just pay the extra for a private one, it'll be well worth your money. Only real issue I'd say everyone has to face is the rising entrance fee. The head management keeps raising it for inflation, and honestly to some extent it feels unnecessary with some of the price increases. My best advice is check the hours online so you're getting your moneys worth. Tons of people will pay to get in, but they complain about the price after they chose to show up with only 45 minutes left in a skate session. $10 isn't the most unreasonable price when you are getting the full 3+ hours, just plan accordingly. Overall I'd rate the place at a 3.8 to 4. Prices can be steep but if you plan ahead then you'll be fine. Just actually follow the rules that are for everyone's safety and you'll have no issues.

Saturday night, horrible music, nothing but bright lights, no visuals, kids running around cutting…read moreup with no skates on and cussing, almost fell over a bolt found on the skate floor, the old floor guard was jive skating vs helping, rude employees on two seperate occassions

Just came from my best friend's son's birthday here and it was SO MUCH FUN!! the owner is such a…read moresweet woman and even took the time to teach my 23 year old boyfriend how to roller skate haha! such an amazing place for a birthday party, so much cool stuff to do! we started off with a nerf war, had pizza and drinks provided and ended with roller skating! the owner even let the 3 year old birthday boy ride his new electric truck inside! i would recommend this place to anyone looking for a super fun packed birthday party!! we will definitely be back (even in our 20s we had an absolute blast in here!!!)

This is good clean family fun!!!…read more How long has it been since you roller skated? Give it a try, you will remember everything in a lap or two.

Great training on the ice. it's taken care of. Go here if you want to learn how to play hockeyread more

I am giving this former Bladerunners ice arena 5 stars because it remains a full ice arena even…read moreafter being sold. The new name is Baierl Ice Complex and hopefully the yelp gods in SF will update the business name :). They have a real snack bar selling fresh coffee and hot food, among other snack bar fare. They have two sheets of ice, skate rental for public skate, a small synthetic ice court for ADM practice, a weight room, and a KoSports pro shop. It's a nice, full service facility and as a youth hockey parent I am so glad that it remains so. Surely it helps that the Pens new facility isn't too far away!

Disclaimer: this review is from the perspective of a parent of a youth amateur hockey player…read more Ice Zone is a nice rink for regular season games. There is just one sheet of ice, and it is Olympic sized. That means it is larger than an NHL rink. I enjoy watching U16 and older play on the larger ice surface. Unfortunately, at Ice Zone the physical size of the building is not large enough to accommodate the olympic-sized ice AND spectator viewing. As you can see by the pictures, there is just a narrow sliver of area for spectators. There is also viewing upstairs above the concession stand but that means you can't hear the game and it is not centered so the viewing angle is strained. The concession stand is nice. They sell hot food and freshly brewed coffee. Coffee is my #1 requirement at ice rinks. I wait around a lot and enjoy sipping a hot, fresh coffee while talking with the other parents. There is also a nice pro shop. A pro shop is very important at a hockey rink because you never know when one of the players are going to be in need of something in a hurry. I wouldn't recommend this rink for tournament games because of the lack of seating. Tournaments usually have many more spectators than regular PAHL games. There used to be two sheets of ice at this arena, the other one being NHL-sized with a lot of spectator seating. But it has been closed for many years, and I learned this time around that a trampoline set up is going to be installed. So the NHL rink is closed permanently. So I gave this rink 4 stars because of the nice olympic ice, the ample parking, the fresh coffee, concession stand, and pro shop.

The only game in town at the moment for ice skating, which is likely why admission prices are so…read morehigh ($14 pp adult/$13 child, including skate rental). Decent rink with okay concessions, not a bad winter afternoon. My problem: why such high prices for only 2 hours of public skating? If your heart's not set on ice skating, go roller skating at Youngstown Skate or Skate Zone. Just as fun, in my opinion, and at a much better value.

it was very fun and i went with all my friends and they gave us skates and had amazing serviceread more

I took my two younger kiddos (6 and 4) here last Sunday for my daughters first time ever…read more Pros: - Clean facility - Nice skate floor - Skate assisters for younger children (however, these come at an extra cost of $5) - Friendly staff working the rentals/concessions - Skating games Cons: - General Admission for non-skaters/the parents that are required to be there to watch over their kiddos are also charged $9 just to enter the facility (I was a little caught off guard by this). I understand "policies" but maybe there could be further consideration for the parents that are required to be there. Skate Castle doesn't charge adult spectators. - Skate floor can get a bit overcrowded - Adults of children/adults skating with their younger children skating around extremely fast at times and others getting run into/knocked down - Concessions are a bit on the higher side ($3.50 for a small slushie) My kids ended up having a blast which offset the higher prices of all the things, but I'm not so sure that we'll be going back here too often.