The outside area is festive. Lots of restaurants and entertainment. Inside, is nice. Surprised to see they had kosher food available which I supported. Nice to have diverse menu options. Wish the team played better yet It was still fun to be at the game and the arena.
Went to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert on 12/3/17. The concert was great, but the traffic management and parking was a complete joke. First, 2 days before the show I was emailed that they changed my prepaid lot from next to the arena to one further away. On the day of the show, we exited off of the freeway about an hour beforehand, and ended up being 20 minutes late. There was no one directing traffic, and no information on where to go. The few parking attendants that we did see were all standing around doing nothing. We finally decided to just park wherever we could find a spot. It was an absolute mess.
I will be hard pressed to attend an event at Gila River Arena again. I attended the Trans Siberian Orchestra which was a truly outstanding show. But the venue has a lot to be desired. We took the Glendale avenue exit from 101 per the online directions. It took over 1 hour from the time we got in line until we had parked the car and it was only 1-1/2 miles. Traffic flow was horrendous. Before going to the event I checked online for what items can and cannot be taken into the arena. There was absolutely no mention of the small pen knife that they confiscated from me. It had a blade 1 inch long. Not exactly a dangerous weapon. But if they are not going to allow them then there should be a statement to that effect on the website. Then, upon departure it took another hour to get out of the parking lot. Never again.
Great venue with decent variety of food (if insanely expensive food!). Entrance easily handles the crowd and hard liquor stands abound! Seating is nice with good views of the action. Glad and being extend very high to save your orbital socket and teeth so you don't look like a hockey player.
Awesome facility, this arena has always been fantastic to see a hockey game or a concert at! Paying $15 to park is a bummer. If you go early enough you can find free parking. Great places to eat at inside the arena too!
The seating, seats, and view lines are fine. The walking path to get to seating sections is weird, non-circuitous / disjointed. I guess that happens when you construct an oval arena in a rectangular building. The food selection is limited and poor how about some healthy options? The local signage/ guidance to find your intended parking lot is poor and likely a bigger mess when two events are occurring simultaneously.
Great place to watch hockey. The seats are comfortable and the staff is great. The food and drinks can be a little pricey but it is what you would expect at any stadium or arena. They also have a Tim Horton's that serves poutine.
Clean facility, polite workers. Very helpful in getting you to the right section and finding your seat. Even the concessions people were very polite. Ticketing was fine, except there are a lot of fees. Parking is not inexpensive either, but free parking is available.
Went to a Hall & Oates concert. A smaller hockey arena so the acoustics weren't great. But good access and visibility. Part of the Glendale sports complex so much to do and many restaurants. Sorry no photo.
Concert was way too loud! You'd also think by now that stadiums would actually staff better when it comes to serving alcohol. Do they hire trained bartenders because it takes way too long to get drinks. Maybe it's just me but you'd think they'd be about $$$$ and if so they'd staff up the alcohol servers!
Had a great time at Coyotes game. Missing one star because parking was pretty terrible. Make sure you arrive extra early.
Nice layout and good views from most of the seats. Prices for hockey games are very reasonable, most likely because the Coyotes are not a top tier team at the moment. Hopefully that will change in the near future. Everything is easy to find and there is plenty of paid parking space. Food and beverage prices are what you'd expect, high. You can bring in one sealed bottle of water per person.
One of the best arena I've ever been to. Awesome setting for pre and post game. Wish there was more food selection inside the arena, but as for outside World class!
Home of the Arizona Coyotes can be a drive for most of the Phoenix sports fan but it's beautiful. Plenty of thing to do pre and post game. Locals should experience it a few times a year and more if you love hockey!
Great seating and tons of vendors, also has a lot of reastroom easily available to get to. I have gone to for COYOTE'S games & Always have the Best Fun. A little bit pricey but worth it for the Experience. They are so interactive with the audience and have lots of give-A-ways to get you involved. Excellent customer service is given at all points, A very Family oriented venue for sure. : )