NEWS: Icebar Opens in London; Mr. Freeze Unavailable for Comment

CULTURE: Icebar Opens in London; Mr. Freeze Unavailable for Comment

Oh, the power of marketing.

In London, vodka company Absolut opened the Absolut Icebar- a bar made entirely out of ice. The walls, art, shelving, even the glasses are made of ice.

Absolut is partnering with the Sweden-based Icehotel, the same company that brought you- yes, you guessed it, an hotel made entirely of ice, in 1994. As far as Icebar is concerned, the more temperate climes of England don't faze them- "The entire venue will be redesigned and rebuilt every six months, because the ice will gradually melt with daily use and the body heat of the crowds."

Even I have to admit, the thought of hanging out in a bar that will eventually be melted is pretty cool. Now if they could only melt down that cover charge.

Of course if the toilets are made out of ice...

this is like that ice palace from Die Another Day

do they make their clientele sign waivers promising not to sue if they slip and break their neck?

but how wil you be able to do cocaine off of ice toilets?

doutful

this isn't america

ts problery more like

you new it was full of ice, don't be a dick if you fall over

Any bar that requires you to wear a cape gets my thumbs up.

The one in Stockholm was on the 6th season of Amazing Race!


And who said reality tv wasn't educational
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2004/12/1/181152/077/Title/Amazing-Race-6-Hotel-Report-Hotel-Ice-Bar

[Edited on Oct 01, 2005 by BlueValentine]

Yeah. I'm kind of hoping this will bring capes back into fashion.

just watch yourself on them there ice commodes.

I'm not sure if the cape and gloves make it better or worse...



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[Edited on Oct 01, 2005 by timmy55]

"Even I have to admit, the thought of hanging out in a bar that will eventually be melted is pretty cool. Now if they could only melt down that cover charge"

BADOOM TISH

"Even I have to admit, the thought of hanging out in a bar that will eventually be melted is pretty cool. Now if they could only melt down that cover charge"

BADOOM TISH

isn't a cover charge were you get you money back on return of said items provideing there exactly how you borrowed them


oh yer thats right

it is

No, that would be a deposit. I'm pretty sure 'cover charge' is just the American way of saying entry fee or whatever. We say it costs £10 to go into a club, they say there's a $15 cover charge.

You are correct sir.

Um, no.

I'd totally go. No sissy cape though.

Going naked, eh?

Frostbite chic.

Hot.

PaulNikon: Bringing blue balls to a whole new level.

Another down side to the Ice Bar is guys wont be able to use the pick-up line, "Is it cold in here or are you excited to see me?"

id hate to see the cost of the drinks ontop of the £12 'cover charge' (which i agree with G1, it usualy means you get your money back)
the drinks would be priced pretty steeply to cover the cost of all the ice, the staff, the refigeration units needed to keep the ice frozen, recoup the costs of building it all etc. etc. i think ill give it a miss until they launch a price list and i can see if its affordable

well i've been to a pub that had a sign saying

''there is a £10 cover charge on the whiteball and cues when playing pool''

you got your £10 back when you finished playing porvideing you hadn't broken it or something