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Expected better
I expected better sitting in the lower bowl for the first time. My seat was 5 rows off the ice, the seats were so tightly together I was literally arm to arm with the people next to me, and none of us were big people. I was happy to see the cup holders were in the arm rests rather than on the back of the seat in front of you at floor level like the upper bowl. That is until I tried to use it. The arm rest came to my wrist with the last 6 inches or so as the cup holder, so exactly where am I suppose to put my arm if I'm using the cup holder? Without a cup in the holder I am already arm to arm with the person next to me. Needless to say I set my cup on the floor just like I used to at the Joe.
EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!
With the new hockey season approaching, I am reminded to WARN anybody planning on going to Little Caesars Arena to see a game. UNBELIEVABLE! How can somebody build a multi-million dollar arena in the 21st century that has OBSTRUCTED VIEW SEATS! And I'm not talking netting behind the goals. We sat in Sect. 231 row 11. We could not see 1 sq. in. of the beautiful new scoreboard/video screen. When the play went into the corner diagonally opposite from us, we could only see the skates of the players. If we lowered our chins to our waists, we could see the players' knees. How can they charge $100+ for seats like these. They should sue the architect! I'm sure those two large gondolas are an obstruction to hundreds of seats. WHAT A JOKE! The owners should be embarrassed. The building, concourse, and amenities are great, but our whole experience was ruined by the terrible view. I may return for another game, but only if I'm able to save enough money to pay the price for seats that aren't obstructed. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!!! Hockey fans, consider yourselves warned!
Good experience with one COVID-related warning
All in all, this was a good experience. I mean, wearing a mask throughout the entire game was tough, but better than getting COVID. Food and drink availability was drastically curbed, so don't expect to get exactly what you want.
The arena personnel were vigilant about making sure people were wearing their masks correctly and following policy, so don't think you can get there and pull your mask down.
Also, they were cleaning the "touchable" areas at regular intervals...like every 15 minutes, so they were taking this seriously.
One warning - the "Bag Policy" for the arena has changed for this COVID period. There are NO BAGS ALLOWED. My wife has a small purse...the 8-9"" mini-purse...we had to go all the way back to our vehicle and lock it up, then come back. We Googled the bag policy before we came, and we found the 14x14x6 policy, so we thought that was current...we were wrong.
Lower Bowl
This was the 1st time we sat in lower bowl, all others were in upper deck. The seats were more comfortable but not as wide as The Joe. Just think how remarkable the Arena would have been if they'd showed a little love to those seating upstairs. Ok, enough for the past on 2 the present: our seats were row 16, high enough to track the puck and high enough to see and follow action at the other goal. Looking up and around i really was impressed with the Arena and outside the concourses were extra wide as not to be clostraphobic. After experiencing top and bottom seats I'd give it a 8.3 out of 10