Taipei Arena Ice Land — Attraction in Taipei

It was very crowded on the grandstand and in the rink on a Saturday afternoon. There were a lot of skaters clumping up, so majority of the skating is quite slow. Since the middle and one side of the rink is reserved for lessons and beginners respectively, there’s not much space allocated for public skating (about only 50% of the rink). Another drawback is that they don’t specifically tell you the time of when there’s resurfacing of the ice, so if it interrupts your session, that’s too bad. Nevertheless, skating in Taiwan is a unique experience and I wasn’t going in with tons of expectations.

Note that their lockers are one time use, so once you reopen them, their session is considered as ended and you’ll have to repay to use it again. They make sure you have gloves, so if you didn’t bring any, just purchase one, it’s not too expensive. If you’re an experienced skater and don’t want to wear guards and helmet, tell the staff since you’ll have to get a ticket from the counter and not the machine. Don’t lose your ticket when you enter the rink, you’ll need it when you get out. Inside the rink, they have drink vending machines and bathrooms, which is very convenient. Make sure to know your shoe size, so the entire process of getting rentals are faster. Also, they don’t allow you to use your phone in the rink, so just be...

Iceland Taipei Arena is a great place to go ice skating, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro. The ice is always smooth and well-maintained, and the staff is friendly and helpful. There are also plenty of lessons available for all ages and skill levels.

If you're looking for a fun and active activity to do in Taipei, I highly recommend Iceland Taipei Arena. It's a great place for people of all ages to enjoy ice skating.

Here are some of the things I liked about Iceland Taipei Arena:

The ice was smooth and well-maintained. The staff was friendly and helpful. There were plenty of lessons available for all ages and skill levels. My son had a blast. (Oops. I have no son, why did I wrote this)

Here are some of the things I didn't like about Iceland Taipei Arena:

It can get crowded during peak times. Parking can be difficult to find. Lockers can be small.

Overall, I had a great experience at Iceland Taipei Arena. I would definitely recommend...

Worst experience ever of skating!!! Came especially to the opening, to skate when ice rink is still empty of skaters. In a fact, all the ice rink was divided to zones for training with coaches, so only left about 40% of all rink for regular visitors(can be seen on my photo and also on other’s; in time my image was taken were only 2-3 visitors, other are coaches and trainees), and even in the “empty” areas were tons of other coaches (17!!!) and trainees, so it is just impossible to skate cause every meter you will find some trainee or coaches who wants to encounter you.

Moreover, all the blades of the skates are not sharp, so it is difficult and dangerous to skate, cause in your each step you will fill a drift.

At the ticketing office you will be charged extra 50TWD for gloves, cause it is prohibited to enter the ice rink without them.

Waste of time...