Ice Hotel.

By Alex in Architecture, Pictures, Travel on Dec 19, 2006 at 11:49 am

The ICEHOTEL is an actual hotel made out of ice! It’s located in the village of Jukkasjärvi in the Arctic Circle in Sweden. Guests sleep on blocks of ice; needless to say, staying there is an adventure:

After a day of adventure, nightfall approaches quickly. The outdoor temperature drops and when you step inside ICEHOTEL, you feel a rush of warm air. Inside, the temperature is never colder than -5 °C to -8 °C, regardless of how cold it may be outside. It will soon be time to climb into bed. Dress in warm thermal underwear, put on a hat and slip into the cozy sleeping bag. Share the whole surrealistic ice-night with someone special.

Links: 2006 Ice Hotel [Flickr Photoset] | ICEHOTEL website – via Look At This …

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Kristian
Dec 19th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
We visited the “Snowhotel” in Kemi, Finland a few years ago:

http://www.snowcastle.net/

it was sponsored by Finlandia Vodka. Apparently one needs a good stiff drink to spend the night on ice! The beds were covered in reindeer pelts and, while a bit stiff, weren’t terribly cold, even though it was one of the coldest days of our trip (in February).
Dallas
Dec 20th, 2006 at 2:22 am
ICEHOTEL in JukkasjÃ¤rvi Sweden is the original (since 1989) and the largest icehotel in the world. The photos featuring this article (above) are of the ice hotel in Canada…

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