Generally well organised with clean loos and bar area on site. Wheelchair friendly. Off peak tickets (10-4pm) not widely publicised at £10 adult and £7.50 child during the week. Good, safe area for juniors with limited 'penguins' for under 8's on first come first served basis. Good spectator area with limited seating so non skaters of a group don't feel excluded.
Strictly no bags, including wearing of backpacks, allowed on the rink, but you aren't told this until after you have queued to get on to the ice, resulting in queues at the luggage drop off (extra £1). This, together with inefficient bar/waiting staff (4 taking money and only one making the coffee and non-eaters blocking tables (food orders won't be taken until you have a table) and too many people on the rink for comfort results in 4 stars. Improvement in these areas would get a 5 from me.
Park in Kingswood St car park (L off southbound A23 at Uni student union £5.50 for 4hrs and then 3 min walk) and combine with child friendly Brighton Museum next door to Pavilion for day out without exhaustion or tears. We had a 10 and 8 year old with us. They gave it 10/10 for their first time ice skating.