Ice Hotel: live and sleep in the cold

Ice Hotel: live and sleep in the cold

This hotel is located in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, near the Arctic Circle. Its first building was in 1990 after an ice art exhibition which was done was very successful; was performed in an igloo on the river Torne. Each year the construction is different depending on the inspiration of artists. 

The ICEHOTEL is more an art project than just a place to stay. Year after year, designers and artists gather snow to 200 miles from the Arctic Circle to create wonderful works of snow and ice using the pure water of the Torne river running under your feet. The construction of the ice hotel start in mid-November. Weather conditions in the area allow the hotel to remain standing until April when the snow usually disappears.

The silence in this place offers the opportunity to attend a concert minimalist: the sound of crackling ice and snow under your feet. Other natural wonders to enjoy are the northern lights and pink sunsets during the day. Accommodation Due to the special characteristics of the site as each room is a different story. Guests are given sleeping bags with reindeer fur to withstand -5 inside the hotel. In the morning nothing better than waking up to the taste of a hot drink cranberry.

The ICEHOTEL everything, absolutely everything is made of ice: the entrance hall, a hall with columns, the famous Icebar and glasses and even a church where you can casarte¡ Everything is tinged with a warm blue light which gives the impression of being in a newly formed glacier. For the less adventurous there are other options as sleeping rooms at normal temperature, made of wood, or adjacent huts ice hotel. Only the wooden church was saved because he was already there since 1606 (although there is an ice chapel where weddings are held).

Location: The Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi is located in the middle of Swedish Lapland, about 12 kilometers from Kiruna airport. The major Swedish airports have daily connections to Kiruna airport. Other international airports such as London Heathrow has direct flights season.

Clients come to thousands to watch the midnight sun and northern lights, sleeping in their sacks between ice crunches shocking night. During the day a catalog of themed activities such as skiing, skating, sleigh rides pulled by dogs, snowmobiles, etc. offered There is also a museum dedicated to the culture Sami (Lapp).

There are 3,000 square meters with 34 themed rooms, an art gallery, a bar, saunas, decorative statues ... All ice. These two properties form a unique trio in the world along with the Igloo Village Hotel which is then opened in Greenland. And in this newly independent region of Denmark there is another, but with a fixed structure of steel: the Hotel Artic.