At night, you'll want to sleep in a single light layer (like thermal pajamas). It's cold, but not that cold. The temperature inside an ice hotel room is usually around 23 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit.
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In most ice hotels, beds are made of blocks of ice on wooden platforms. While this doesn't sound like a comfortable sleeping arrangement, they're topped with layers of foam and hides or furs to make them soft and insulated.
Ice hotels are only available at certain months in the year, which might not be convenient for those with a hectic schedule. The interiors of the hotels are also rather chilly, so you definitely need to enjoy cold temperatures and not be looking to cosy up or go sunbathing!
Hotel ice is generally considered safe to consume, as long as it is made from clean, treated water and handled properly. Let's hope so. Generally speaking, ice machines make ice in a sanitary way. No human hands come in contact with the ice while it is being made, so there's no chance of cross contamination.
Every year, we borrow ice from the river to build a new, seasonal hotel of ice and snow, which eventually melts and returns back to its origin come spring. The basic idea of Icehotel is built on the premise of the environmental cycle, and our relation to the water and the ice is central.
The temperature inside an ice hotel rarely drops below minus five Centigrade. It sounds horribly cold but when you're wrapped up in suitable night clothing and snug inside a special sleeping bag, which the ice hotels provide for you, you stay warm as long as it's over minus 25 Centigrade outside.
There are (believe it or not) warm, ordinary toilets at the Ice Hotel. These are in a small house which is incorporated into the Ice Hotel construction so you can step directly through a door from the Ice Hotel into the warm and comfortable ladies' and gents' rooms.
Use the ice hotel toilet before bedIf you are in an ice or snow room, you probably won't have an ensuite bathroom – you will have to go into the main building for toilets and showers.
The temperature in the Ice Hotel usually sits around -1 to -7 degrees. If that sounds too cold for you, not to worry, you will be given thermal winter clothing, such as a thermal suit, snow boots, and a fleece lined hat.
Staying in a snow hotel gives you the perfect opportunity to hunt the northern lights. Most Nordic ice hotels are located within the Arctic Circle, in areas of relatively remote wilderness. This means they have little light pollution and are perfectly situated for witnessing the aurora borealis.
There are actually three ice bars at the Hotel de Glace. Each room has intricate and unique carvings. There's one working fireplace – don't worry, it's installed so the building won't melt. The other fireplaces you'll see around the Ice Hotel are purely decorative.
There isn't any running water in ice hotel rooms, but there are always nearby bathrooms with flush toilets should nature call in the middle of the night. But don't expect an all-ice hotel to have indoor plumbing.
Over the course of time, hotel ice buckets get used so often by so many people, that it's inevitible there may be germs and other bacteria can develop . The ice buckets would be safe if they were washed in an industrial washer between guests, but that isn't always possible.
Generally glassware and mugs and other dishes from rooms are taken away and run through a sanitizing dishwasher. But that doesn't happen with ice buckets. They are usually just wiped down and put back on the tray along with whatever germs and bacteria are lurking in or on them.
The best time to see the Northern Lights is on clear nights around midnight during the Aurora season starting at the end of August and finishing by mid-April. However, if you are at a lower latitude and there is a big solar storm, you can enjoy the Aurora even during the summer months, like June or July.
To stay in some of the nicer ice hotels in Norway, you can expect to pay anywhere from 2,200-3,000 NOK per night. This might be a little pricey for some travelers, and instead only look at the inside of an ice hotel rather than actually booking a room.