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!

I came out to skate for the first time in decades! It was super nostalgic! Although I had a good…read moretime here, I have to remove many points for the "nickel and dimeing" that they do here! You can purchase a 3 hour skating ticket for $20. At the ticket booth, they do accept credit cards. But then it's just CASH ONLY everywhere else inside. The storage lockers eat quarters. You have to insert a quarter every single time you open it. The snack bar only takes cash and a plain PS 16 oz bottle of water was $3. I mean wow! No wonder they can afford to only be open 6 hours a week! Please, just take credit cards! Make your customers lives easier not harder.

A little pricey and they only had roller skates for rent, no rollerblades, which fits the vibe…read more They have smaller rinks on the side for the kiddos and first time skaters to practice which is an amazing idea. It was pretty hot inside, but we did go in the summer. Also the snack bar is cash only. Overall a cool place with a rad 50s vibe playing 70s-90s music.

I overheard these ladies saying how nervous they were, but that roller skating is like riding a…read morebike. That brought me comfort. It is! I use to love skating as a kid, but it is definitely hard to find skate places that don't make you feel dirty walking in. This place is it, it's still retro, well maintained with polite efficient staff both on and off the rink. They have a cute little toddler corner for them to skate their little hearts out. Respectful skaters and patient by standards the few time I busted my behind. They have skate crutches for 5 bucks. It's worth it. My toddler is a skater and that's fo a help her get there :) This is my new self care spot, you'll be seeing more of me! Thank you!

High rollers is an awesome place. Great music Great food with awesome low and affordable prices…read more Staff are very nice and great place to skate overall. They also have a little kiddie rank for kids to learn which is awesome !

I had fun here like I was a little kid all over again. The go karts were a blast and my son and I…read morepretended we were in Mario Kart. The laser tag was super and it was really cool to check our progress on the scoreboard afterwards . I'd return just to play this again. They have a great special for $26.50 that gives you 2 bumper car rides, 2 go kart rides , and 2 admissions to lazer tag, plus one 16 ounce soda..saves you about $10 The rock wall was challenging but fun. My only complaint was they have a ton of vintage pinball machine which were out of service, yet still on the floor. I really wanted to play the 1978 Bally Star Trek that I haven't played since I was a kid!

Fun place for a rainy day. Look out for the $1.50 advertisement coupons around town to make it…read morecheaper than the combo pass. Bumper cars are single rider only. Go-karts are fun, squeezed two adults into a car and it malfunctioned but they let us go another lap so it made up for it. Lasertag had a lot of ground to explore and hide in, with a side room area that I saw a preschool girl and her family playing in, if you need a smaller field safer for a younger child. Minus one star for games being out of service, two bumper cars and a handful of lasertag vests broken, and they really could use lockers for storing shoes for bounce houses, purses, umbrellas etc as they just get left at the starting gates or hold onto them in the attractions.

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.

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!