Chill out, comfortably, at these 'ice lounges'

0 Comments | USA TODAY, September, 2008 | by Kitty Bean Yancey, Rebecca Heslin, Chris Gray

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Two extravagant "ice lounges" are due by October in the homes of over-the-top attractions.

Minus5 Las Vegas (as in minus 5 degrees Celsius) in the Mandalay Bay casino/resort complex, which may open by the end of the month, is similar to chill-out establishments in Stockholm (the Absolut Icebar) and other minus5s in Australia and New Zealand. Patrons, who pay $30 to enter the 1,200-square-foot lounge in Vegas, will be loaned parkas and gloves, sit on ice chairs and sip a drink (one included in the entry fee) in frozen glasses.

ICEBAR Orlando, another wall-to-wall glacial experience with an insulated poncho at the door and chiseled decor that changes periodically, is due to open to the public Oct. 1. Admission runs $35-$40 (it's cheaper by...