Ice Skating Downtown Los Angeles, LA Live vs Pershing Square, Where to ice skate

If you want to enjoy ice skating in downtown Los Angeles for the holidays you have two options: LA Live or Pershing Square. If you're having a hard time deciding where to ice skate here is a comparison of the two venues...

Ice Skating at LA Live
Pros:

• Unlimited skating
• Larger rink with longer laps
• More festive atmosphere and a beautiful Christmas tree in the middle of the ice
• You can start and stop when you please

Cons

• More people with less space to maneuver
• More out of control skaters
• Cheap plastic rental skates will kill your feet and have dull blades (they are a hard plastic and similar to ski boots)
• Ice quality isn't as good
• $3 more than Pershing Square ($13)

Ice Skating at Pershing Square
Pros:

• Fewer people, more room to maneuver
• Quality of ice is better
• Higher quality rental skates are more comfortable and have sharper blades (they are made from leather with real laces)
• $3 cheaper than LA Live ($10)

Cons

• Smaller rink
• Not as festive atmosphere
• Skate sessions are only one hour long and are on a set schedule. So you have to coordinate your start time.

LA Live