St. Louis Skatium

I called today and they said private parties only. Guess I won’t be practicing for roller derby here.

Pretty sure someone whipped out a gun at a late night roller hockey game. I’m also pretty sure no one who frequents this place has the gall to pull a trigger. Yawn. At least sell alcohol…

Last night was my frist trip to the skatium. I went for a roller disco event which was a good time and certainly a far from ordinary way to spend a Saturday evening. While the event was fun, the venue is certainly lacking and in need of some improvements.
The biggest problem is the rink floor being elevated. As a result, you must skate up and down a ramp to get onto the floor. This not only presens a problem getting on and off the floor but even skating past it. If you catch the ramp, the uncertainties kick in. I saw countless people really struggling and falling in this area. A friend with me was a casualty of this ramp. He bit it pretty hard.
The venue is also still smoking which seems bizarre to me. I wander in and out of my share of dive bars and handle it as part of what they are. But to allow smoking inside a skating rink seems quite odd.
A number of people and I had trouble with he storage lockers. The machines stole quite a few quarters before I just gave up and placed my stuff in one and left it unlocked.
On the positive sides, its hard to argue with the drink prices and they did allow a large group to come in and get a bit rowdy for the evening. Thanks to them for allowing it.
I’m glad that there is a skating venue within the city but its ramps and narrow walkways do not make it a venue for the occasional skater.

Well, I have to say that I agree with the only other reviewer… dirty and old but still useful and fun! My first time there was for a private b-​day party and we had a blast.
We were able to bring in our own food/​drinks and music, which was great, but there was also a basic bar on hand.
Nothing fancy here, but I’d definitely recommend for a b-​day party!

Dusty, dirty, and old — but useful and cheap. The St. Louis Skatium has been around forever and is now used mostly for private parties and as a practice space for hockey and roller derby.
You can rent it out for only $ 50/​hour! So it’s perfect for a large birthday party if you don’t want to trash your own house. The owner barely takes care of it, so don’t expect too much.