Area53 - Indoor Paintball Reviews Summary

Category: Paintball center

Address: 616 Scholes St, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA

Phone: +13473057448

Rating: 4.4
based on 218 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Activities were fun to do, and the staff were very friendly and kind."
  • "The entire paintball staff was **very helpful**."
  • "The guy at the front desk didn't know anything about the schedules for activities, but he was a hard worker, smart and very eager."
  • "Front desk staff, harness staff and rock climbing staff were all very friendly!"
  • "The staff very pleasant. Al and Nick(awesome commentators) very funny."
  • "One of the workers, Eric, were extremely accommodating to me and my significant other."
  • "The staff Carlos, Vinny and Holim were very nice and friendly. 100% recommend it!"

Cons:

  • "They have 2ppl working paintball section understaffed and borderline disrespectful."
  • "The energy and attitude from the girl on the phone completely averted me from this place."
  • "The guys running the paintball place don’t know a thing about paintball and all have b attitudes."
  • "its understaffed expect to spend at least 15 mins in the line at the counter to make a purchase good luck if you forgot to buy something first time."
  • "The ref is **nasty** and the manager is useless since he can't manage the staff."
  • "The employees working at the food stand were **very disrespectful**."
  • "The staff was very unprofessional, my pizza was cold and the pie wasn’t cut."

Safety and Facilities

Pros:

  • "Getting hooked up on a harness to walk on top of a skills course almost 2 stories high was enjoyable."
  • "The field looks pretty cool."
  • "The facility was **perfect**."
  • "The arena was also big enough for our group of 14 with lots of obstacle spaces and areas to hide."
  • "The place is huge and very well laid out for strategic fun."
  • "The field has 2 floors- there are a lot of awesome hiding spots!!"
  • "Great place in nyc, well lit and sized cqb area for airsoft."

Cons:

  • "They have no staff attendants at the top of their obstacle course causing me to literally have to rescue a child that was terrified because his harness was stuck."
  • "The wooden ramps and walkways are coated with slippery, oily, paint which is super dangerous."
  • "It’s slippery entering the ring so make sure to wear boots with grip."
  • "The skating rink is **uneven, unleveled** and a HAZARD to anyone who uses it."
  • "Finally to top it off I witnessed rats and mice run around the field and adventure park/skating rink/ ice cream area where people eat and congregate."
  • "The entire top floor for paintball was covered in some sort of slime which was extremely slippery and made it very unsafe."
  • "Very hazardous and unsafe recreational space."

Equipment and Pricing

Pros:

  • "Great service and affordable rates."
  • "Each bag of paintball is $12 or a case for $70."
  • "Pretty fun pretty **fair pricing** as well."
  • "The rentals package for $37 per person that came with the necessary equipment [Mask & Gun (Upon entering the game)] along with 500 paintball was perfectly worth it."
  • "The price are the same as every spot but it includes all needed."
  • "For $50 with skate rentals included, it was definitely worth it."
  • "Not that expensive as well, I was expecting much higher prices."

Cons:

  • "The most frustrating issue, however, was that the rental equipment largely doesn't work."
  • "For two rounds in a row the gun was not working."
  • "Guns did jam up which was a bit annoying."
  • "The arcade section too also **didn't work**."
  • "The guns don't fire half of the time."
  • "3 out of 4 basketball games were **broken** and the lazer maze was also broken."
  • "$54 is a **rip off** for the little amusement this place has to offer."

Customer Experience

Pros:

  • "First time paint-balling ever and I had such a blast!"
  • "Super friendly staff, and overall an amazing experience."
  • "Had an **amazing time** at Area 53."
  • "Overall, great experience and I surely recommend going there for a play."
  • "This was my first time paintballing and that adrenaline is crazy."
  • "I like that u can play constant rounds and the different games keeps it fun."
  • "This place was AMAZING. I threw my daughter's 4th birthday party here and EVERY SINGLE CHILD had something to do and had fun doing it."

Cons:

  • "This place JANKY."
  • "The service is **bad**."
  • "Customer service can be **approved**, not enough staff on the floor to help ppl if help is needed."
  • "Wasn’t the best experience.. nothing was explained for 1st timers."
  • "The vibe and the energy was off so it didn’t have the elevated experience I anticipated."
  • "Although it IS fun it's a bit overpriced and rushed."
  • "I wasn’t impressed, the place got **boring quick**."

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