Sweden Ice Hotel

This is the world’s first Ice Hotel and they’ve made it their mission to create life enriching experiences, in Jukkasjärvi and beyond. The walls, floors and ceilings of the hotel are the canvases of designers from all creative disciplines. The artists and art work vary from year to year, each rendition of the hotel

SWEDEN

ICE HOTEL

Every winter in the heart of Swedish Lapland, something truly magical happens. As the waters of the river Torne freeze over, a glittering, shimmering hotel emerges, sculpted out of the ice itself. Set in pristine wilderness in Swedish Lapland around 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, the Ice Hotel is a magnificent location for a weekend break or longer holiday with a difference. From the moment you step inside the door, you’ll understand why this hotel is famous the world over from it’s hallways lined with ice art and glittering chandeliers, to the atmospheric ice bar, you won’t be able to stop yourself being swept away by the magic.

The ingenuity of the design and construction has to be seen to be believed and, with an interior temperature kept at a constant -5°C, it really does take your breath away. Each winter the hotel is built to a new design, filled with all manner of amazing ice sculptures and features, only for it to melt back into the river from sometime in April.

If you are looking for a truly inspiring winter getaway, then a visit to the Ice Hotel should be at the top of your ‘to do’ list. The ‘sleeping on ice’ experience is certainly not to be forgotten and is far more comfortable than it may at first sound. Add in fine dining, a cosy bed for additional nights, a whole host of snowbound activities such as husky sledding and snowmobiling and the chance to see the northern lights you have the ultimate ‘cool’ break.

the original

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The original Ice Hotel, Sweden was founded in 1989. It’s an art exhibition and hotel made of natural ice and snow from one of Europe’s last wild rivers, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.

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Hotel Kakslauttanen is the home of the famous Igloo Village with the unique Glass and Snow Igloos and the World’s largest snow restaurant. In addition guests can enjoy all the other Lappish winter activities including the Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) visible generally from late August to late April.