A gem in the DMV area, this location has at least 3 public indoor ice rinks that I saw (one is an…read moreOlympic rink). It's a great place for lessons and open skating. However you may also get a chance to watch some ice hockey leagues play like I did. Highly recommend checking Cabin John out for you next ice skating adventure!

Great community place, a lot of public skate times available! Good classes and well priced for the…read moreregion. Front office staff could be more engaged and helpful but the pro shop people and coaches are wonderful. If you're getting into hockey, this is one of the only rinks that offers hockey skating classes where you bring your stick out with you, which is a huge help since it changes your balance.

The Rockville Ice Skating Rink is a convenient location, with plenty of free two-hour parking and…read morerestaurants. The only downside, the rink is too small for the amount of traffic it receives on the weekends. I made my reservation online to reserve skates my size. When we arrived, they had all the sizes we requested available. This ice rink is too small for the amount of traffic it receives on weekends. Overall: Not the best place to learn. Lockers for shoes. Excellent customer service. 2-hour skate rental.

I really enjoyed ice skating but the rink itself was absolute chaos. It was completely flooded with…read morepeople, even on a Wednesday night. There were multiple groups of 5+ teens/tweens holding hands, blocking anyone from passing by them. Occasionally they would slingshot someone off of their chain of people into the rest of the ice skaters around them. There were also skaters passing by so quickly my hair was whipping in the wind as they flew by. I'm all for speed, but they kept coming so close to me I thought they were going to take me out. On top of that, there were multiple spills and children skating sideways. The workers looked like high schoolers and did not appear to be concerned by the number of people on the ice or the big groups of people linking hands. The skates were also lower quality, and they offered no half sizes. My advice is go at non-peak times and bring your own skates. If you check in on yelp when you arrive, there is a coupon for a hat or gloves.

Antonio at Kraken Pickleball was awesome. Super friendly, welcoming, and made the whole experience…read moreeven better. You can tell he genuinely enjoys what he does and cares about making sure everyone has a great time. He was helpful, attentive, and always had a positive attitude, even when things got busy. It's not often you come across someone who consistently goes above and beyond to make customers feel welcomed. Antonio is definitely a huge asset to the Kraken team and is exactly the kind of employee every business hopes to have. Great customer service all around. Looking forward to coming back!

Forgot to take pictures of the pickleball courts, but came here for a work event…read more It's a good-sized venue where you can find pickleball courts, a skating rink, and more. Honestly, it's a good spot to host anything from a friend's hangout to a large party. However, I have qualms about coming here again. The work event was a pickleball tournament. Although the space itself is clean, it gets so hot indoors - regardless what activity that you do. Furthermore, we got food catered, and it wasn't the best quality. Although you don't come here for food and drinks, I would recommend other places for that. If you can deal with the heat indoors and want to do a fun activity in DC, I would recommend going here.

Our child had a great experience at SkateQuest's Summer Ice Skating Camp. The rink is clean and…read morewell maintained, and the camp is well organized, with a daily schedule of ice lessons, games, crafts/activities and free skate opportunities. We also liked that this camp had an aftercare option until 5 p.m. and the availability of a daily hot lunch for purchase. The week ended with a fun ice show where all the kids got to perform together, and they even had a snow cone truck come for the kids. She had a great time and built confidence on the ice. Highly recommend!

My son uses a power wheelchair and has used several ice rinks before, but he was told he can't use…read morethe Skate Quest rink.

If you're looking for a place to live out your dreams of being Kristi Yamaguchi or Johnny Weir-…read morethis is the place for you. With three large ice skating rinks, a small diner, a gym, and super helpful and accommodating staff- you'll be set. I know some of the people who work there and they work their behinds off to make sure everyone has a top-notch experience. The ice is cut several times throughout the day and the hours are expansive. Not too mention, there is a small arcade that will entertain your children if they get bored of ice skating. They continue to do renovations to keep the facilities clean and up to date. In fact, I was there a month ago when they installed a filtered water bottle filler. Come one, come all... except you Tonya Harding: you maybe...not come. One more thing. If you're in need of any hockey gear, they even have a small hockey store inside. It's pretty much a one stop shop for everything ice.

I get on these fantasy kicks that suspend my gasp of reality, while I reach for impossible dreams…read morewith delusions of grandeur. For example: 8 years ago, I decided that I wanted to race in the America's Cup, and proceeded to spend an entire year learning how to sail and competing in regattas before I realized that while I enjoy sailing, what I *REALLY* wanted was a cute nautical outfit. Or even 6 years ago, I decided that I wanted to give up civilization and live out in the woods, become a hermit, and become a much less annoying version of Henry David Thoreau. I bought a ton of camping equipment, nagged my friends into going camping with me, got out to the Shenandoah, and about 2 hours into the camping trip, I was on the phone with the nearest Hyatt, booking a suite because I was *SO DONE* with the bugs and the wilderness and the lack of Wi-Fi. Or even last year - I whined about I was *SURE* that I could take down Lance Armstrong - blindfolded - if only I knew how to ride a bike. So my husband bought me a bike (pink, with a white basket, streamers and stickers all over it...he knows me *so* well). The lesson went well for the first 45 minutes. Then I got cocky and decided to go fast...then *out of the blue* a curb jumps out of *nowhere* and viciously attacks me, unprovoked and with malicious aforethought! I fall, scrape my knee and there ends my dreams of wearing the famed yellow jersey. Which is just as well, because bicycle shorts are *so* unflattering. So, I suppose I don't need to describe what happened when I decided that my life's dream is to really become a world champion figure skater. I mean, if Tonya Harding could do it, well, how hard could it possibly be? That dream lasted for about 30 minutes. Did you know that ice is COLD? And HARD? And COLD?!?! Also, if one can barely stand up straight on skates, one probably shouldn't attempt to do a triple-anything. Just sayin'. Yeah, shortest figure skating career in the entire history of figure skating. However, my quashed dreams of Olympic gold were not the fault of Arc Ice Sports (although, upon reflection, the fault was *obviously* not mine, but of the skates). I've been to Arc before my figure-skating dreams were brutally murdered, as my husband's best friend is on an ice hockey team, and they regularly play here. The rinks all have bleachers which makes watching games (or watching me fall on my butt) easier - but again, it is so frickin' COLD! Someone turn on the heat already! There is a food stand that sells the usual pizza and hotdogs, as well as a mini "arcade" area with some games to keep the kids occupied. The space is *huge* and very well maintained. Not sure if I'll ever give ice skating another try, but if I do, I'll have on body armor, five layers of thermal underwear...and I'll definitely come back to Arc.

Wheaton Ice Arena is fine. Honestly, it's a bit run down. It's absolutely freezing-- the heat…read morehasn't worked properly in years in the lobby area. Even after closing for six months to repair the rink, the facility itself was untouched. The bathrooms are not great-- freezing, weak hand dryer, and often not in the best condition. The staff, well, it varies. Some are helpful, and others just really don't care at all. It's unfortunately neglected. The highlight is the coaches. Many of the coaches care and work very well with students.

Not a bad place to ice skate! I travel here to meet up with Maryland friends to ice skate since…read moreit's a nice central meet up spot. The parking lot is relatively large. The public skate sessions are two hours long for $8, and rentals are $4. Compared to the Capitals Arena in VA, it's really affordable! However, know that if you rent here, the rental skates are pretty worn down and the blades are not sharpened. If you're learning to skate, it may be a better idea to invest in your own beginner skates compared to the rental skates here so you get a real feel of skating and have more safety and security from getting a sprained ankle. It's usually crowded on weekends, especially with kids birthday parties and lessons so expect little kids zooming past you. I went on a random weekend in December 2022 and it wasn't too crazy compared to a different weekend in March 2022. Could be because people have more plans during the holiday season, who knows? tldr; affordable ice rink, but don't rent skates from here. can get crowded, but you also can get lucky. Parking is decent, but again can get crowded. Come early during public skate sessions to give yourself time to tie your skates on tight!