This place is open around the clock for sports enthusiasts and devotees of a healthy lifestyle. The Kristall Ice Palace (Saratov) has an equipped ice arena surrounded by stands with seating for spectators with a capacity of up to five thousand guests. It is known that the players of the same hockey club regularly conduct their training here. Those who wish can take part in mass skating. In addition, the Crystal Ice Palace (Saratov) is one of the most popular concert venues in the city.
Description
The complex operates around the clock. The skating rink provides rental skates, including for children. According to reviews, the ice here is of quite good quality, it is cleaned regularly. Fans of skating to music receive a lot of positive emotions, strengthen their physical abilities, become tempered. It is known that winter sports provide effective prevention of colds. The usual start of matches (Moscow time):
- on weekends: 17:00;
- on weekdays: 19:00.
Cash settlement is provided.
Location
The address of the Crystal Ice Palace in Saratov: st. Chernyshevsky, 63. Nearby is the hotel "Olympia" (170 m). Public transport stop: "Tar". You can get here:
- By minibus number 79 and trolley bus number 15: from the railway station, the journey takes about 30-40 minutes, you will need to go through 14 stops.
- On the trolleybus number 15; buses No. 90, 6, 2; by minibus No. 110, 99, 79: from the Covered Market to Kirova Avenue, the journey takes about 15-20 minutes, you need to go through 9 stops.
- On a trolleybus number 4; buses No. 42k, 42: from Museum Square and the embankment. The road will take about 20-30 minutes, you need to drive 10-12 stops.
Recommendations
Crystal Ice Palace is not recommended to be confused with the tennis center of the same name (at 5th Dachnaya), as well as with the Tantal factory culture palace (at 2nd Dachnaya), which is also called the Crystal (from old memory). Those who are going to get a taxi are advised to use the "magic" words as hints: "hockey", "Saratov pool", "Volga", "Olympia hotel", "Chernyshevsky street".
Reviews
Visitors regret that the building of the ice palace is dilapidated. Overhaul here, as the authors of numerous reviews noted, was probably carried out for a long time. It is known that firefighters also make many claims to the palace building, therefore concerts are often prohibited here (for reasons of fire safety).
Guests express their dissatisfaction with the poor ventilation, lack of changing rooms, inattentive examination of guests at the entrance, as well as inconvenience in the auditorium. Many express their hope that the city authorities will finally pay attention to the ice palace and take care of it properly.