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| - My friends and I came here in a group of 15 to celebrate one of our big birthdays (number witheld). We heard about it through all of the Travel Channel series. What a FUN place.
This place puts you into two different "rooms" (converted freezers) to acclimate you to the dropping temperatures. Before going into the rooms, you are given a choice of regular sweater parkas or the "delux" coats (extra fee) and faux fur hats (extra fee). In the first room, they give you cotton gloves to keep your hands warm. You then go into another room that it is a bit colder for a few minutes. Then, they let you into HEAVEN!
The bar is made entirely of ice. This includes the seats, statues, decorations, bar, cups, and picture taking area (ours was a Caddilac). The bar and wait staff are very friendly and make it a fun experience. They helped clear the Caddilac area and let the birthday boy strip down to his undies to take the picture with the group. It was a blast.
Be sure to try taking a shot of your favorite drink out of the nekkid woman's boobies. They pour the liquid into a funnel that is in the neck are of the ice-woman, and it comes out through slots in her two boobies. You just stick your mouth there and gulp as the liquid comes out!
They have a range of drinks that you can choose from - mainly mixed drinks. The drinks are tasty, but the ice cups only holds a few ounces. Given that the drinks were $12-14 each, it didn't go a long way. It's a bit expensive on the drink prices, but well worth the experience. You can go in and out of the ice bar as much as you like - as long as you continue to order drinks. FUN!
My FAVORITE part of the visit was sitting at the bar outside of the ice bar and ordering the "Dragon Mojito" (?) That had to be the best mojito I've ever had. It's an original drink created by the bartenders and perhaps the most popular. They put that Dragon fruit liquor in it, which gives it a really different and nice tast. I'm not a big drinker, but I had 3 of those drinks (in addition to 3 drinks inside the ice bar). The fact that I wasn't drunk must have been a good indication that the drinks inside the bar weren't too strong and were made of primarily juices.
It's all about the experience, not the drinks! I'll be back! This place is FUN!
FYI - "Minus 5" means "Minus 5 below Celsius" (not Farenheight). It's only 20-something degrees, not 5 minus zero like everyone thinks. Great marketing ploy...
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