Carolina Ice Palace

Such a great time skating at Carolina Ice Palace! Cheap price for entry/skate rental, and the concession had exactly what I was craving after - hot chocolate! We had friends in town from FL and we had a blast! The staff are super knowledgeable on the topic of safety and even informed us about the best times to visit for a less crowded time. Love it here.

Stopped in for a hockey game over the weekend. Friends daughter was playing and wanted to cheer her on. Location was easy to get into and there is plenty of free parking. The lot was pretty full though because the Citadel was also playing hockey at that time. Smaller arena had just enough seating for family and friends. Didn't order any food or drink, so can't comment on that. Didn't go upstairs either, so can't comment on that. Ice was frozen, which makes for a better hockey game. Zamboni driver seemed to know what he was doing. Kids had a blast and we enjoyed watching them play.

Carolina ice palace is fun but a tad bit dangerous! My friend was in town from Albuquerque and we went ice skating a few times when I lived there, so we decided to check this out! It was a lot different from the ice rink in Albuquerque. I enjoyed the frequency in which the ice is cleaned it made for a slippery ride and I wasn't expecting such a well maintained rink to be so far down south. It's also a pretty fair price. I don't remember how much it cost but I thought it was pretty affordable for an open skate. With that being said, I did have a few issues. Firstly, the service is just okay. It's not very informative and there are no signs that teach you how to lace up your skates. They also don't explain what's safe and what isn't. I feel this way about most skating rinks but I think in an ice rink being verbally told the rules or having an informational video play would be really helpful. I went to ask for my size skates and the attendant wasn't very helpful and just gave me a random pair. After getting over my initial fears and gaining some confidence, my friend, who is an ice hockey player fell. I also saw someone fall right on their face! I understand falling is a part of skating, but I think the reason we fell was due to the dullness of the rental skates and less due to faults in our technique. This place is definitely at your own risk. I overheard another patron telling her friends to ask for white skates bc the blades tend to be a lot sharper bc they aren't used as often. Overall, if you are looking for a fun place to hang out in north Charleston and a fun activity to do, this is definitely a great place! I would bring my own skates or at least ask for a sharper pair. I think with a bit more instruction and tlc with their rental skates this place would be even better! Definitely, check it out!

A one of a kind and obviously needed in Charleston to keep hockey viable. We went to watch a friend play in the adult league and then had an adult beverage or two at the bar. Not bad. Good service and a lot of work for someone to keep this place viable. And it is.

Literally missed an hour of skating waiting for a pretzel... how hard is it to put a pretzel on a plate and fill a cup with cheese. The place itself is alright but management needs to watch more closely and make sure all areas of the business are operating smoothly and efficiently. If I had known it would take an hour of my day I could have missed out on the pretzel...

Update: cheese was cold. Waited an hour still got cold cheese... ridiculous...

Great place to take the kids, even first timers! They have ice "walkers" that little beginners can use until they get the hang of it. Great birthday party spot!

Just make sure there are no hockey games on the day you want to go.

Rather dirty, lots of trash lying around. Trash cans are full. Women's tea leaves something to be desired.

The first time was a wreck going, because of my toddler and some of the staff getting a little to close to the parent-child line. Our second visit with our daughter was a huge success! The first time she screamed the entire time but this time she got it! Thanks to the skate guards tonight for letting her figure it out and not being to pressure oriented! It really made it easy for us! The facility is always great and clean. The options for the food and bev are plenty which is great if you have picky kids. Did I mention it's clean?!? Will be back soon for the bar! Cheers!

We love coming as a family for open skate! The facility is huge! The bar area is large and very nice. I wish I was more open to the rest of the ice rink rough, maybe with a viewing area or something similar?

We hope to try out their birthday party option for our daughter this year though!

Paid online from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. Didn't get to start skating until almost 5 minutes late. Then on top of that the workers stopped us from skating at 1:50pm. That's cheating the paying customers 15 minutes of skate time! Just wrong when you have kids watching the clock and hoping to get all they paid for! Wrong!