San Diego Ice Arena — Local services in San Diego

Hands down the best place to have a birthday party ever. Today I had my cousins 16th birthday party at the San Diego Ice Arena. From the MINUTE we pulled in, we were greeted by our party host Jose. He sat down and had a 1:1 with my cousin and got to know him. He knew how to connect with a 16 year old (which we all know isn’t easy) and got to know him a bit. He also had a big white bag signed by him to give to my cousin to put his presents in. They decorated the bag with markers. Excellent idea! He then greeted all the guests and started an off the ice lesson for everyone including adults. It was fun. Next we went in to get skates and then he shows us the box where the birthday party group would be. Then, surprisingly he helped everyone put on skates and even tied the laces for kids and adults. He made EVERY person feel special, from the youngest (3 years) to the oldest (50 years old) by taking them around the ice once making sure they felt comfortable. The birthday boy had some special things on the ice, and had some dance parties. Then the swept the ice and had everyone come off. Then he gave all the party guests cheese-its. Then back on the ice again. After the skating, we went up to the birthday room where the food and drinks were already set up, played our own private games facilitated by Jose and everyone had a blast- kids and adults. Then we got a special visit from the Ice Cube (spelling?) mascot who game and hung out with us. Took group pictures and then ate. Food was also incredible. Highly recommend the fruit trays! All the party stuff were super helpful and had excellent customer service. Lastly, my cousin got to decorate his own cake (sour worms, m&ms, sprinkles, icing, etc. That was fun. They served cake and ice cream bars and made a special book for the birthday boy. Thank you to all the employees who made this day super easy on me and were so helpful. A special thank you to Jose for being an incredible, energetic party host! Everyone loved you and couldn’t stop talking about how much fun it was! Jose worked nonstop pleasing all the guests the entire 4+ hours we were there. I would highly recommend this place and JOSE as a party host. We will...

Excellent facility Lots of parking close to shopping Great deals (sibling discounts and military discounts) pro shop inside (prices are very good) Don’t allow pets (only service animals). have lockers on site

The skate shop employees are great. They do get swamped so please be patient!

Signed up the family for different classes. Intro to hockey is fantastic. The coaches are patient. come early to get your gear on. It takes a while if you’re new to it.

The skating coaches for the kids are kind and extremely helpful. It’s a bit tight on the weekends (they have classes during the week!) but it’s nice to know this business is doing well.

The kids love seeing the ice cube mascot and they also love the disco lights and DJ. The employees will dance and make it fun on the ice. Staff is observant and will bring ice to your kids or help them get up. ❤️ that!

Their cafe is a bonus. Kids love the hot chocolate and lots to choose from. They have snacks and have vending...

I have been to many ice rinks, but let me tell you, this one is the best!!!! I have been to the San Diego ice arena well over 500 times and have skated for 5 years. They have wonderful kind staff that help you if you need help. Plus there classes have the best coaches. If you want to have even more fun at this rink, I recommend that you skate on a Friday night from 7:30pm to 10:00pm. During this time there is a DJ in the middle of the rink and instead of having normal lights on, they have disco lights!!!!! You can request any music you want at the DJ. They zamboni the ice at 8:45, then at 9:00 they have a snow ball fight, which is really fun. I suggest you bring an extra pair of gloves for after the fight! Thank-you for taking your time to read this, I hope you will skate at the San Diego ice arena!!!!!!(=

Edit: I ended up skating at this ice arena for 10 years. Coaches are great and I’ll always come back to visit even after...