Is it worth staying in the IceHotel?

It is an experience for life to spend a night in a cold room here! I would recommend it to all my friends. The tour of the hotel to watch all the beautiful ice sculptures is great. Be prepared that you will keep your clothes in a locker while you accomodate the cold room.



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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!

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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.

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As it can be very cold, we always suggest that one night in the Ice Hotel is enough. We understand that staying one night in the Arctic is not long. So, we recommend booking a few nights in other forms of accommodation such as, a glass Aurora Hut, chalet, or a Tree Hotel.

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The temperature inside the Hotel de Glace is always below freezing, so you'll want to be in full winter gear the entire time, just as if you were outside. And yes, the bed frame is completely made of ice. On top, they place a wooden board, and then a hard mattress upon which you sleep.

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Sleeping on ice For your night in Icehotel, we recommend you wear thermal underwear, thin wool socks and a hat. The key is to think layers that allow good ventilation of body heat, materials that breathe and avoiding perspiration.

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Every winter around 50,000 guests visit us to experience Icehotel during wintertime, and many of the guests hope to spot the northern lights at the same time. But few guests knows that there is a chance to see the northern lights and sleep at Icehotel from as early as August.

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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.

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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.

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The ice structure stops heat being transferred to the surroundings, because the ice and the windless air are both excellent insulators. The buildings depend on sub-freezing temperatures and usually melt in summer, rebuilt again from fresh ice every year.

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The Ice Bucket This is another item hotel cleaning staff tend to skip over. They are full of contamination and germs. If that's not enough, the ice machine itself is another item that rarely gets cleaned.

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3. Icehotel | Jukkasjarvi, Sweden. Of all of the ice hotels around the world, perhaps the most well-known is Sweden's Icehotel. Dubbed the world's first and largest hotel built of snow and ice, Icehotel has been welcoming visitors for over 30 years.

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Every year, when Torne River turns to ice, a new Icehotel is created in the small village of Jukkasjärvi in the north of Sweden. The ice of the river transforms to design and architecture - an ephemeral art project and the world's first, and largest hotel built of snow and ice.

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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.

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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.

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