love the staff and the place is always clean I play there every Sunday love Emma and Matt and Steve…read morethe owner is amazing. best place to bring your kids for skating.

Came to skate for the 5th time in my life. It was very busy since it was while they're open to the…read morepublic. Cost was a little confusing since those with their own skates were able to hop right onto the ice whereas those who had to buy rentals also had to buy a ticket. Otherwise decent experience, might come again. Concession stand was also open with a fair amount of options to choose from for those interested.

Snowport Christmas Village is such a magical holiday experience! The lights, décor, and cozy…read moreatmosphere make it feel like you've stepped right into a winter wonderland. There's so much to enjoy -- from the festive shops and delicious treats to the fun activities and cheerful holiday vibe everywhere you turn. It's the perfect place to get into the Christmas spirit and spend a joyful day with family or friends. Highly recommend visiting if you want to feel all the holiday magic!

I love Christmas markets so was super excited to check out Snowport on my last trip to Boston for…read morethe holidays. We planned to get dinner after in Seaport so it was a quick visit to check out the vendors and food options. I ended up getting a raclette baguette with prosciutto which is my go-to snack, perfect to munch on while browsing the different vendors. Food and drink are on the pricer side but that's how the Christmas markets generally go. The vendors were from all over the Northeast and there were actually more shops than I was expecting for a relatively smaller market. Overall it was fun and a good way to celebrate the Christmas season. We went after Christmas so there weren't as many people but I can see how it could get very busy right before the holidays.

Pretty decent hockey rink. It's one of the rinks used in the league that I play in, the NESHL (New…read moreEngland Senior Hockey League) and I found it to be one of the better ones so far. The parking outside is spacious which is pretty awesome - it's in fact a lot better than the rink in Everett in those terms. And that is also the case for the locker rooms which are also pretty big. That aside, the ice was in pretty good condition and not as soft as in other rinks, mostly because of the fact that the rink itself is kept at a colder temperature. The lighting of the ice is decent but the benches are a bit too short in length. Some of us had to stand up during the game... All in all this is a pretty solid ice skating rink though. I'm playing there next week and look forward to it.

Good local hockey rink. Took my lil buddy Jack who I tutor at the Boys & Girls Club here for the…read moreTufts vs Norwich game this past Saturday afternoon. Tufts a no gotta their own rink on campus since they didn't have varsity hockey until a few years back. Good trivia (trivierrr) in case you're ever in town. It's small, not a lot of seats, but it's cozy. And you can see just fine, and they don't mind if you stand up right next to the boards so that's cool to get the close up especially when there's a big hit right in front of you. Plenty of locals in the stands (who knew there were so many Norwich hockey alums in the area?) and lotsa "Hey Laaahrrry, how's the wife?" type of talk. Always amusing to hear. Jack had never been to a hockey game so it was pretty fun for him. However, I think he had just as much fun playing the racecar video game in the lobby. Actually I did too!

This rink is typical, old school DCR...cold and lacking in seats. Parking can be difficult if you…read moreget there during a peak time. Otherwise, it's in a great end of Southie with some cool views!

During the winter season, the DCR operated rinks are wonderful for affordable family outings. We…read morelove visiting Murphy for their weekend open skate. Free ice skating ($8 skate rentals) and easy street parking is a big win! The open skate sessions are certainly popular, but I haven't found them to be excessively crowded and have always had a pleasant experience.

If I was any better at skating, I'd come here all the time - free admission, rentals only $5 (CASH…read moreONLY), a pretty view of the harbor, and an absolutely banging playlist, what's not to love? Plus, indoors, a massive boon for when being outside for any amount of time is miserable, which beats Frog Pond. As it were, I spent the first half hour practically clinging to the thin ledge, just trying to stay upright, but still had so much fun. Some tips: 1. Get here early on weekends, right when it opens for public skating - 4pm. You get to be one of the first to get your skates; you can stake out a convenient spot to get on/off the ice; you can have more of an empty rink to play; AND you get dibs on the stacks of crates. 2. Speaking of, the crates are such a genius, low-cost way of helping people get the hang of balancing without having to edge around slowly. As with many things, the stability that comes with skating comes with some amount of speed, which you can't really achieve by pulling yourself along the ledge. 3. Watch out for when it gets crowded, as you have not-so-good skaters like moi, the people practicing spins and jumps in the center, and the speed demons swooshing around. Then you have some random citizen police (who are not the actual rink security keeping an eye on things) trying to convince you to let go of your stack of crates and to practice being out on the open, in the form of an older lady barking orders at me. It was super bizarre. Let me do my thing! 4. The surface got very chipped in a short amount of time, and it was murder on my ankles after a while. 5. Parking is very tricky in this part of the North End. SpotHero or the T are your friend. 6. Whoever was in charge of the playlist, I doff my hat to you. So many bangers, one after the other, to skate to.

Came in for public skating sat 4-9pm. Admission is free and rental skates $5 cash only. Great space…read moreand fun!

Play in a pickup hockey league there once a week and can say that I'm actually a pretty big fan of…read morethis place despite the inconsistant quality of the ice. The guy who's in charge is friendly, the arena is clean and the locker rooms are heated. Awkward enough the temperate inside the rink is way warmer than in any other indoor rink I've been to causing the ice quality to usually be on the shitty side but overall it's still a good time and very well maintained. As far as parking goes, there's a private lot in the front making things very easy, especially for us hockey players who have to drag a ton of heavy equipment in and out every time.