Griffin skate inn is our home rink. We're here most weekends with a few missed ones here and there.
Overall we really love the place, they have a large skate floor which is smooth for the most part, there are a few cracks in the floor here and there but nothing that makes it dangerous to skate on. The floor is one of the quicker floors around and has excellent grip as well. The center of the floor has a textured finish which is a little odd but actually works well for doing lower speed tech stuff.
The facilities are a little "run down" it's not dirty or nasty as some rinks are but it isn't super nice either, I think bare bones would be a good description. They do have a small snack bar, skate shop, and prize counter. These are nothing to write home about but the entire point is the skating which is very good here. With the larger floor it doesn't feel as crowded as other rinks even though they do get a lot of people in here.
If I had any complaints it would be that there isn't a lot of order to the rink. Most times they do not use a floor guard and the floor can be somewhat chaotic. Lots of the plastic skate trainers rolling around and people who don't understand that slower skaters should stay to the center. In the rinks defense they do make several announcements saying that slow skaters should stay to the center but again, they don't use floor guards to enforce it.
Overall, we love the place and will continue to go here. The prices are the best anywhere remotely close by and the skate experience is excellent every time. I just hate that they're going to close for 2 months for filming but we will look forward to the reopen in July. read more