Ice Hotel

Highlights

• Sculpted purely from ice, the hotel melts in the spring and is re-built in a new guise each winter. It is one of the most legendary art installations in the world.
• The hotel is designed to be a real once in a lifetime adventure where -5 degrees is your balmy room temperature.
• There are a range of hotel rooms which include everything from simple designs to full-on artistic creations.
• A gourmet restaurant, a rustic homestead and a relaxed Lounge area all offer excellent dining options.
• The Ice Bar is an artistic masterpiece where you can sip on champagne before heading to the snow dance floor.
• Dogsled rides, snowmobiles and extreme driving are just some of the ways you can explore here.

You should know

• You will normally spend only one night in your ice room; the rest of your stay will be in the hotels ‘warm’ accommodation.
• When booked in the cold accommodation you automatically have access to the adjacent heated service building, which houses a relaxation area, showers, toilets, saunas, changing rooms and lockers. It’s staffed 24 hours.
• The night which you spend in your ‘Cold’ room will normally be determined on booking.
• The Ice Hotel runs guided tours during the day so you will need to be out of your ice room before 10AM.
• All tours should be booked at least three weeks in advance of your stay.
• ICEHOTEL isn’t all ice – the hotel complex includes heated hotel rooms, two heated restaurants, the lounge and a shop

The Details

Every year in the snow-clad Swedish village of Jukkasjärvi an artistic masterpiece is created. Sculpted purely from frozen water and “snice”, the Ice Hotel is one of the most legendary art installations of modern times and is definitely one of the coolest stays you’ll find. Newly-designed every year, it is a magical place to enjoy a once in a lifetime adventure where -5 degrees is your balmy room temperature.

Ranging from simple and unique to masterfully creative, the rooms each have their own imaginative touches. Cosy reindeer skins adorn the ice beds in the Snow Rooms, while the Ice Rooms include their own artistic seating areas. If you want to cosy up beneath the spectacular aurora borealis then the ‘Northern Lights’ rooms are the one for you. With incredible light displays to recreate the phenomena, you can fall asleep alongside this dazzling natural wonder.

The Art and Deluxe Suites are also bound to wow and have a never-ending creativity which will amaze and astound. Beautifully handcrafted, each suite displays its own bespoke designs which can range from classical and mythical to fantastical and visionary.

As you’ll normally only spend one night on ice, the hotel also has a range of ‘warm’ rooms and chalet’s which are available throughout the year. The Kaamos hotel rooms offer double or twin accommodation with en-suite facilities, while the Arctic and Nordic Hotel Chalets sleep up to three to four people respectively. Coupled with the sauna rooms and toasty thermal clothes, these rooms are the best place to warm up.

Located just 200KM from the Arctic Circle and with nothing but beautiful thick forests and clear starry skies for company, the Ice Hotel is ideal for enjoying a unique wilderness adventure. Here you can take a magical husky ride through the thick snow covered floor before gazing up at the magnificent Northern Lights. Snowmobile and hotel tours are also on offer along with ice sculpting lessons and local cultural experiences. For summer visitors, white water rafting, stand up paddling and forest bike tours are also on hand to help you explore the untouched natural surroundings.

Once you’ve finished exploring and want somewhere to relax, the hotel has an excellent selection of restaurants and seating areas in which you can chill-out. The Ice Hotel restaurant is the place for a gourmet treat where reindeer fillets and moose carpaccio are some of the common delights. A traditional homestead restaurant is also available for some rustic homemade dishes, while the world-famous Ice Bar is the coolest place for a drink.

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