It really comes down to the culture. Its just easy to be there. I haven't met a single unfriendly…read moreperson. I am new to this; it can be a little intimidating to step into, but everyone was welcoming and friendly. The age range is great, so anyone can fit in. The fields are awesome.

I've been here more than a couple times and I have always had a fantastic time the community is…read moreamazing Blondie I love you you always make it so much better no matter what i really enjoy refereeing as a volunteer there are always air soft shops there and people that are looking for a trade I would highly recommend you go here if your looking for something special that you will want to come back and do it over and over

Ok facility... nothing special, just the right size to get a couple of good matches in…read more Went there after reading the yelp reviews but should have read through the google reviews as well to get the complete picture. Super Friendly staff besides the main guy behind the counter (John in the red shirt)... could hear him yelling at little kids during orientation and just being flat out rude to some. I was sitting at my table with my kid and could hear John getting frustrated during the orientation which made us wonder why is he in the customer service business if he does not have patience for his customers...

Tired of hibernating in my apartment, I decided that some paintball therapy was in order this…read moreweekend. So glad I found Air Assault. This huge indoor facility must have opened recently, because I would've noticed it sooner otherwise. Conveniently located just a few blocks from the heart of downtown St. Paul this place is just a short drive for me. I went on my own on a Saturday afternoon and found just a single group playing. The staff was quite helpful and quickly got me setup and a rundown of the basics, then grouped me with the rest of the paintballers. I lucked out - the whole day stayed quiet, but I was still able to meet lots of great people, from age 12 to 40. If you need to get out of the house, it's hard to beat running around a huge course, diving behind inflatable barriers and shooting a bunch of people you just met. If I had been able to enjoy the fun for a little less $$ then this would be a 5 star for sure!

It was a goal of mine to play paintball this year and after a little research of options in the…read morearea, I picked Vintage Paintball. The experience from start to finish was almost perfect. We reserved a private party since we had 8 people. Our start time was 2:00 and one person in our group decided to arrive separately- the staff was so nice and patient while we waited for our last friend who ended up being 20+ minutes late (I was less patient). We had a ref and got our pick of the many courses in the field. We rented guns and bought paint and basically had a blast despite the fact that it was really hot out and we all sweat a lot through our masks. We had a range of experience with paint ball and with guns in general and our ref walked us through the process and showed us the ropes. I have just 3 suggestions/comments. First, it is a little unclear when signing up for the private party that the $100 you pay is not really a deposit, like it states, but is actually a registration/rental fee. I was under the impression that the $100 would go toward my rental package but was told otherwise when we arrived. That was frustrating but made sense when it was explained to me- it just needs to be clearer on the website. Second, I was disappointed that the paint was white! I thought the point of paint ball was to be colorful so that was a bummer but didn't really detract from our experience. And third, because my friend wanted me to mention this, they sell Doritos at the concession but not Cool Ranch Doritos so plan ahead. :)

A player wearing Aaron's jersey, (The owner of vintage) pulled a players mask off and grabbed the…read moresame player by the throat. The guy wearing Aaron's Jersey was allowed to continue participating in the Halloween Paintball Event. The refs were very slow to intervene in such a critical situation. Huge safety concern when a player is allowed to physically grab other players.

This 48-year-old mom and her 10-year-old son joined in with the birthday party of eight-year-olds…read morefor an hour of sweaty crazy fun. Be warned: they make their money on ammo. They start you off with 100 rounds and people average 250 an hour. You do the math. We paid before we got here about $20 a person. We spent another $20 on extra ammo. That said, the guys working here are super sweet. Very safety oriented. Very friendly. Very calm. They obviously enjoy their jobs. You get a gun, you get a safety goggles, they go over the rules, split you up into teams if need be, and you go to the field. You can play different games like capture the flag but if you're hit, you raise your hand and your gun in the air and then you have to touch the wall in the back of the field before you're in the game again. There are little puffy structures you can hide behind. Paintballs here are the 50 something kind which is lower caliber and doesn't hurt as much. We didn't get the special suits and at one point I got shot in my belly where my shirt had risen up: ouch! and it was red. But not deathly pain. I could even see this for date night. Do it!

We had a very bad experience here. We celebrated our kid's 13th birthday party; we never had such a…read morebad experience for any birthday party we hosted in the past. No proper communication, rude/racist behavior. We never recommend this place to anyone. Lack of all important information which leads to disappointment & spending so much money which is not worth it.

Looking for some paintball fun? Give MN Pro Paintball a try. I went here with a small group for a…read morefew hours of paintball. Previously before here the only other place I have played at was Combat Zone in Hinckley which is super fun but very run down so that is what I had to compare this to. This is much more kept up with plenty of picnic tables setup to accommodate our group size which was around a dozen or so. I am just a recreational player so I am basing my review from as such. Things I liked You can do all your waiver stuff online before you even get here, making checking in much faster and easier so you can get to playing. Getting a gross, sweaty rental mask just doesn't sound that great so it's nice it's worth the extra price to have your own mask. You also refill your own air tanks whenever you need it so you don't have to stand in line to get a tank swapped or filled. Lots of tables for you to spread your stuff out on and everyone in your group. Your group is assigned your own referee for the day. Course selection, having multiple courses to play keep it exciting. They have plenty of bottled water for sale which it's important to stay hydrated. Overall it was a good time, the courses are fun & staff was friendly. Paintballs are sold by the bag of 500 so if you go nuts shooting you can run up a decent size tab quickly. The time went pretty quick when I was there, I wish we would have been able to get a few more rounds in but the ref for very insistent pretty much down to the minute about being done once our time expired with no options for continuing play. I also wish they had some food, so plan on bringing all your own stuff to eat as they don't even have snacks in between matches. Overall a good time playing paintball & I would return.

I freaking love this place! I have come here probably 8-10 times over the last couple years and…read morethey just keep getting better. I have brought probably 5-6 people here for their first experience and it has ALWAYS resulted in them coming back for a second time. The refs are a bunch of high school kids who love the sport and are learning how their first work experience goes. They do a great job and are learning so feel free to give them feedback. They have ALWAYS been open to banter and feedback to make the experience better. I will absolutely be coming back again and will continue bringing new people with me because you will go once and DEFINITELY be hooked to come a 2nd or 3rd time for sure. With regards to the guy who left the 1-Star review, take note, GroupOn Crybaby AND that guy got on Yelp to leave 1 review in his/her entire career... Whatever happened, it was years ago. They have got a great product now and definitely deserve your business! Have a ton of fun and tell them the JOSH's review on Yelp is what did the trick. They will laugh. Bring a friend!

As my kids stated, "BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER!" The boys had…read morea blast. Being outdoors and surrounded by legitimate military props (vehicles, etc...) brought the experience to a new level. Great job!

I called about five times with questions and the same mellow guy, I think it was Jeff, answered and…read morecalmly helped me out. This place is run by very calm and straightforward country people. My son wanted to go here for his 13th birthday party, so we drove with five other friends for their $250 package. They had a blast! They were outfitted with vests, full face masks, guns, and unlimited ammo for airsoft (basically plastic BBs). They were given a full safety briefing which was basically: don't take your mask off we don't want you to lose your eyes and keep the safety thing on the gun when you're off the field. They had a variety of games they played with them, capture the flag and I don't know what all. Jeff told me they would play a different game every 15 minutes for two hours. There were different fields they lead them to with different bunkers and things to hide under. Jeff stayed with them the whole time and gave them pointers and refilled their ammo. We had the field reserved from 1 to 3, but they didn't come ambling back till 3:15. The place I stayed at had a picnic table outside, picnic table inside the shelter, over the top of the picnic table outside was a military tarp, grill, heaters inside the shelter, and Porta potty's. The only thing I would recommend is bringing your own hand sanitizer and I was really glad I brought a jug of water to wash hands and wash the mud off. It was very muddy, don't bring pretty shoes! My map app brought me straight to the place which is basically off a dirt road into some farm's driveway, behind their house, and you keep going until you see military transport vehicles and then just park on the grass. Don't get there early like we did because there are no bathrooms or shelter. You drive in the military transport to the middle of the woods and there they have a little shelter with the guns, masks, ammo and that's where you pay at the end. They also had some food and drinks but he didn't even offer them to our kids, maybe because we had brought our own food and drinks? Overall, highly recommended, well run place. I almost wish wish the sixth guy hadn't been able to come and I would have been forced to take his place. Next time!

I got to go as part of a bachelor party last weekend. I last played paintball in the 90s and it has…read moregotten way better. Better guns, better fields and better game play. The paintballs still sting too. The fields at this place were great. We played in the "old west" town and had a blast. I am going to try and get some friends to go play in their woods this summer after all the leaves come in.

For my son's 10th birthday we decided to host a paintball party. When I called to make the…read morereservation and ask questions about how it all worked, they assured me that my son and his group would play only with kids his age, NOT adults. However, when we arrived and I questioned seeing kids and adults playing together, the man working behind the register stated that "The adults are more scared of the kids since they are smaller and can move quicker" and that it wasn't an issue. As our group played, they did kids and adults games and some kid only games. During the last match of kids and adults, one of the girls in our group was shot within close range (less than 6 feet) eight times in the stomach by an adult. She was crying and in pain and the welts were bleeding. The ref came over to apologize twice and say it shouldn't have happened. He said he would speak to the adult, which he did. That adult should have received a warning that if he shoots someone at that close of range again, he'd be dejected from the game. This was a grown adult man who should know better than to shoot a 13-year old girl in the stomach 8 times at close range. Please consider informing your staff who are taking reservations that games are a mix of kids and adults so parents are correctly informed. Also, when staff is explaining the rules to participants, consider telling participants that actions, like this, will not be tolerated and can result in being asked to leave.