is about 45 minutes long. And since it's located right in the heart of Boston's tourist
epicenter, Frost is a great place to start the
evening before heading somewhere else,
such as out for dinner in the North End or
to see a show in the Theatre District.
Photographs courtesy of Minus5° Ice Bar (Minus5°)
Icy
weekends
away
Boston isn't the only place in the Northeast to experience the strange chill of
an ice bar. New York City punctuated its
steamy summer with the July 2013 opening
of Minus5° Ice Bar at the New York Hilton
Midtown. Minus5°'s New York location
marks the first East Coast branch for the
ice bar chain, which also has locations in
Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Resort and
Casino and the Monte Carlo Resort and
Casino. Another Minus5° is slated to open
at the Pointe Orlando in Florida.
Ice bars are fun attractions that
people are always eager to check off their
bucket lists, says Minus5°spokesperson
Ken Langdon.
"It really is unlike anything else. It's
like visiting the largest ball of yarn," he
says. "Most of our customers use it as an
attraction. It's really an entertainment
experience."
But Minus5°has little in common
with kitschy attractions like the largest
ball of twine.
"It looks like a winter wonderland.
Minus5° celebrates the art of ice,"
Langdon says. "You really get taken away
into a different place. It's really truly like
escaping reality."
In addition to the general admission
option, which includes entry to the bar
and the use of a parka and gloves, Minus5°
also has a "VIP" admission package,
which includes gloves and a white fauxfur coat to borrow, a cocktail, souvenir
photo, and a white faux-fur Russian-style
keepsake hat.
Minus5°'s location in the lobby of the
Chill Out
Top to bottom, Frost's
sculptural bar; Minus5°'s
ambient lounge; and
Minus5°'s VIP Room
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