I've skated here several times (playing women's hockey and participating in clinics). The ice is…read moregenerally really good...sometimes it's on the softer side as the rink is warm compared to other places that I've been. I've watched Union play several times and it's a great little arena. Locker rooms are upstairs and downstairs... and are usually in good condition. The one upstairs is huge. Parking can be challenging on campus sometimes...so give yourself lots of time to find a spot.

Great place to watch a Union College men's or women's hockey game. It's also one of the best sheets…read moreof ice I've ever skated on. The bleachers are a little tough to sit on for 3 hours but otherwise I like this old barn.

Great resource for the community. Too bad they are not open January 2025 due to roof leak. Hours…read morehave been inconsistent in past seasons. When open it is a great experience.

This is a terrific place! It is so affordable. Entry for two people plus skates for one person…read morewas only $5.00. Locker rental was $0.50. Parking is free. As a new skater, I was very worried about falling. They offer tables that they put on the ice that you can use to balance yourself. They do not charge you to borrow one of these tables for as long as you want it. I had never seen one of these tables before, but it was so helpful. I did not fall on the ice and I actually made it around the park a few times. I am really happy with the city of Albany for making this skating rink available, and at such reasonable prices. Way to go Albany!

Moderately cold in rink. You should dress warmly there's two ice skating rinks with bleachers,…read morestanding area and couple benches. Bathrooms are messy but not disgusting. Parking is ample but handicap parking is scarce and far from entrance. Regular parking is closer to entrance. No sliding doors but still ADA accessible.

Part of the Clifton Commons that covers over 80 acres and includes sports fields, two indoor ice…read morerinks, a playground, outdoor basketball courts, an outdoor stage, and the Clifton Park Senior Community Center. Capital Arena features two NHL-size ice rinks and offers year-round skating activities. Public skating times are available Saturday and Sunday between 2 and 4 pm. Skate rentals and lessons are available. Check out the website or the picture of the flyer I posted for more details. This was my first time visiting in over 20 years, which is terrible considering I lived right down the street and brought my son to the Commons frequently. Thank you Ern for having your birthday party here!

I skate at these facilities frequently. There are 2 rinks - one is Olympic; the other is NHL-sized…read more Weibel is the larger rink on the left (when standing in the parking lot looking at both buildings). There's a snack shop, a few arcade games, some tables, benches and a skate rental area. Locker rooms are spacious and not terrible. Bathrooms are usually pretty clean. There's a separate area with a Boxing gym that has odd hours; I haven't been able to crack the code on that particular business...but the Boxing club is attached to the Weibel building. Vernon - the smaller rink on the right - is more bare bones. There are bleacher seats for spectators, four locker rooms and a couple of public bathrooms. The locker rooms in Vernon are smaller...but again...not awful. Showers in the locker rooms vary in Vernon. Sometimes there's hot water and decent pressure....sometimes not. The ice depends on the day and the zamboni driver. At the beginning of the season, the ice is amazing. This past weekend, it had lots of rivets and ponds. But compared to other rinks in the region, it's still a nice facility. They have open skate, stick and puck along with lots of local teams practicing and competing. There's plenty of parking and the rinks are conveniently located right between the big box stores of Wilton and downtown Saratoga Springs.

Technically this is "the Schenectady County Recreational Facility" even though there is exactly one…read moreactivity here, ice skating, so for once I won't submit a correction to the yelpbase. This is a sort of bare-bones rink, but it's quite decent and very much a recreational bargain as the somewhat higher-overhead winter-sports venues go. We shall start off with the good: the rink is in excellent shape and the ice maintenance appears to be stellar. Open public skates haven't been too crowded, so you don't have the problem of not actually being able to find space to skate. They have active hockey programs run by a private group, and a Learn to Skate program for all levels including adults, from age 4 and up. The public skating hours are a bit odd: 11-1 on weekdays (so no after school skating or evenings) and 2-4 on Saturday and Sunday (call to check or go to the county website). At this writing skate rentals are $3 and open ice fees $4, which is decent bang for the buck but not as cheap as a walk in the park. They do seem to have a year-round schedule but I could be wrong about that. The facility is, as noted, bare bones, and it feels a lot older somehow that it actually is. The seating area (for hockey or watching others skate) is basic bleachers and is not large but is nicely heated, so that beats watching soccer in November outside. There is a snack bar, but it's your basic junk food (although $1 coffee and instant hot chocolate provide a little warming). The entry way is very basic, there's no coat hanging area or check, and the bench areas for putting your skates on and off and the like are kind of crammed into the front part of the oval; it wasn't well designed for the flow of traffic with winter gear and walking off ice with skates, so there are traffic jams at the rink entrance. And there's no shop; how the county missed the revenue opportunity is beyond me, but they didn't build any space for one. So you have to buy skates and gear elsewhere and have your sharpening done. The rental skates, which we're not really using anymore now we bought some used ones, are a bit dodgy as rental skates usually are, but I've seen a lot worse. Tip: you can get here by turning into the "entrance" for Schenectady County Airport off 50, and it will loop you around the back. If you miss the entrance there are signs for the "Ice Rink" on Tower Rd. I'll try to review the Messa Rink at Union College for public skating as well, and the Apples-to-Apples comparison here is that I think Messa's a little nicer and has a somewhat more involved Learn to Skate program (as well as a dollar cheaper for public skating) but has more limited hours and is harder to get to because of the schlep you have to make from parking across the Union campus, but there isn't a huge differentiator once you're out on the ice. -- Update: so there's no entry in the Yelp base for the rink at Union, so for now, assuming those who want to ice skate in the area are reading this review for options, I'll add Messa's basic information here until the Yelpbase catches up: PUBLIC SKATING Sundays, 2-3:45p; Mon, Wed, Fri, 12-1:30p $3 for skate rental, $3 for entry To get to Messa, you go to the intersection of Van Vranken and Nott in Schenectady, turn into what is called "Alexander Lane" and the rink is on your left about 200 yards in. However, parking is restricted everywhere, your best bet for public parking is to enter "Gracie Lane" off Nott, directly opposite Peter Pause, and walk uphill to the rink.

My husband is on a hockey team at this rink, and I have frequented here often with my kids and the…read moreplace is disgusting. Womens' bathroom: The bathrooms do not have a changing table (where are you supposed to change a baby!?!), the toilet paper is almost always out, the bathroom garbage overflowing, at least one toilet is typically clogged and soap is typically not stocked. The water fountain is disgusting. For an afternoon hockey game, only one heater is typically turned on so you can't actually be on the same side of the team you're routing for. The bleachers are literally the most disgusting bleachers I have ever seen in my life and they are always littered with various types of garbage. The glass has cracks on it, and the boards that cover the space between the rink and the bleachers are broken. As far as the ice goes, it looks worse than the Pens and Flyers ice during the rain last weekend in February 2019. It's super choppy and uneven, and you can see how the players have trouble skating on it.

5 STARS! I haven't…read morebeen to Rollarama Skating Center since I was a teenager but saw the adult skate night and wanted to check it out. I haven't skated in a while so went in as a semi-new skater - I had such a great time from the ambiance, music, and sense of community. I'll definitely be back in the upcoming weeks.

We were at Rollarama this past weekend for the Northeast Regional USA Rollersports Artistic…read moreChampionship, and I can't say enough good things about the experience! The owner, Scott, went above and beyond--he was kind, welcoming, and truly hands-on the entire time. You could tell he cares deeply about the skating community and worked nonstop to make sure everything ran smoothly. The facility was clean, well-run, and had great energy. My daughter and I had a wonderful time meeting skaters and families from all over the Northeast, and the sense of community was something really special. Thank you, Rollarama, for hosting such a memorable event--we're grateful!

Excellent roller skating rink in the Catskills! You can rent quad skates or bring your own (quads…read moreor inlines). Why aren't there more places like this? +'s: Large wood skating area with music/lights, GREAT place for kids parties (skating games and horse races), Snack bar, Friendly staff, History (family owned and operated since 1940!!) -'s: My sore hip the next day. Falling sucks.

If I could give this place less than a star I would. It's dirty and disgusting and in need of a…read moreserious makeover. I honestly have a hard time imagining this place is possibly up to code. To start.... they are cash only. Kinda inconvenient to the customer. I left and found and ATM only because the kids were dying to skate. I asked about if there's any plans for merchant services in the future so I can return without having to pay an ATM fee. They acted insulted and told me absolutely not there is no need for it. I was a little confused cause of how inconvenient it was for me. The customer. The one who pays. But ok. Then we rent the skates and walk in. To say this place is falling apart is an understatement. The ceilings are falling down and appear to have black mold in ten corner. There were two buckets hanging from the ceiling to collect water from rainfall. Under the bucket the floor was a wet puddle and warped from it happening over time. All the paint is chipping. It smelled horrendous. Maybe some credit card scanners wouldn't kill you to allow more customers through the door to fix this place up. To say the least. We will NEVER return. I made that clear to the kiddos. Never.