Went to the public skate, it is a great value at $5 including skate rentals! Staff was very…read morefriendly and helpful. The rental skates were in very good condition. Facilities seemed well maintained. The ice did seem a little on the rough side like there was no Zamboni after the last event. Overall, great value, I would recommend.

Awesome place to ice skate and play! Knowledgable staff and so friendly and helpful !read more

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.

Disclaimer: this review is from the perspective of a parent of a youth amateur hockey player…read more This ice rink has a lot going for it: aestheticly nice, well lit, nice dressing rooms, good ice surface, and ample parking. But aside from the ample parking, what matters to me? Coffee. And this place has vending machine coffee and no snackbar. Blech. A positive is the temperature inside the rink. While decidedly cool, it isn't a meat locker and that's important when you are essentially stationary for an hour. It has a 100% functioning scoreboard, also a huge nice to have. On the downside, the players benches and penalty box obscure the view along the boards. Rinks where the benches are opposite the bleachers are better. If f this place had fresh coffee I would give the rink 4 stars - but they don't so they get a 3.

Public skating here is fine…read more I have had nothing but bad experiences in the programs for learning to play hockey that my kids have participated in, culminating in my son's attempt to play in what they called a developmental league. There were maybe 15 kids in the program, with no teams, bad coaches, and no communication. My attempts to learn more and eventually get a refund went unheeded for weeks. Note that the various hockey clubs that use the rink may be different and are not run directly by the rink.

Great place!! Really love the 70s, 80s theme here!! Extremely friendly place, they always do fun…read moregames for kids and adults, they have this AWESOME disco ball in the center. Theres arcade games, snacks and drinks as refreshments and it's very cheap!! The only negative things are the bathrooms and hours you get to actually skate. It is not open very long, usually from 7-9 on weekends, but is for sure worth the experience and more than enough for me. The bathrooms are not the cleanest looking or appealing to the eye.

This business IS NOT CLOSED at all!! They are open Friday and Saturday evenings from 7:00pm til…read more11:00pm. Admission is $6 Rollerblades are $3 and quad skates are $1.50. They are also open for private parties! Just call 304-363-0453

I love Retro Skate and I can't wait to go back ! I have even gone just for exercise , by myself…read moreand it's great exercise . There is a fun ,party atmosphere especially at night ..I love their theme nights , awesome music ,especially when they play 70's &80's music . The owners ,Lawrence & Angie are super nice , friendly ,hard working people who always make you feel welcome. Lawrence is a character with his costumes and DJ'ing ! I just love them

I attended a relatives birthday party this past weekend. Im assuming I was dealing with the…read morebusiness lady that ran the business. She would not let us enter the facility until 20 minutes before the party began, which is understandable. She got real hostile with myself and the rest of the party attendees. She definitely does not know how to deal with the public. My child didn't have socks to play in the bouncers and she began stressing that socks were needed to use that area and was hateful and let me she had socks for sale. Do not waste your money on this place I will not ever return to this business unless this business learns proper business operations (customer service skills and hospitality). My family paid good money to have a pleasant experience for the kids and it was definitely was far from that at the least. She took us to a room and gave us a bunch of rules we couldn't eat birthday cake out of some small kinky dink room like we were in jail. I will not recommend this place and at all and take my business elsewhere. Hope this review gets to someone that cares aboutthe establishment.

Had called a month before to book a party they only had couple time slots open one being 9am…read more Called the day before the party to confirm the time and to find out what time we could show up to set up for the party but when I showed up for my daughter 6th birthday party they said the reservation was for 9pm( reminder this is a party for 6 year olds) not for 9am even though I confirmed it the day before on the time and when to show up to set up. But this wasn't my main issue of course it play a big part but the issue was the lady working was probably one of the rudest people I have ever met just because of her alone I will never recommend anyone to go to this place or to ever spend another dime there again. There was zero reason for her to be so rude and disrespectful when all we was trying to figure out was what happen and why her party wasn't when it was confirmed to be at.

We were here with our family this past weekend and it was your usual roller skating rink. The…read moreskating area was big enough to house a party of 20-30 of us that were there. As you walk in you are greeted with pinball machines and video games (from the 80s). Then farther around to your right you can pick up your skates. The skates werent very comfortable, but they served their purpose of skating. Off to the left side (when you first walk in) you have a little party area. Enough room for kids and adults. Overall the staff was friendly and they didnt interfere with the guests too much unless they needed something. They played a few games with the kids, the hokey pokey and the limbo, which was fun watching the kids play! Lets just say that I havent put skates on in several years -- it took me awhile to 'reteach' myself how to skate! It was fun!

the kids had a blast the employees was great and helpful I always do parties here and will keep…read morehaving them there Ty Lind z arena for helping make memories

From the owner: Let the good times Roll! 'Since 1948'…read moreThe Lind Arena is a nostalgic roller rink built in 1948 with a wonderful wooden floor and neon lighting. The Lind Arena has been continuous operation since April 19, 1948. We provide family fun and entertainment that all can enjoy from the very young to the very "young at heart". Come join us during one of our public skating sessions or rent the rink privately for your next party or get together. Have a birthday to celebrate? Check out our birthday packages; you have all the fun and we'll clean up the mess. So, roll on in and do some four-wheelin'. We hope to see you soon!

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!!