When did Icehotel start?

Every year when the winter comes, the pristine waters the meandering of Torne River slow down and freeze into ice. On one chilly day in 1989, the first ever Icehotel was hand-sculpted out of these massive ice blocks harvested from this very river running alongside.



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Yngve Bergqvist, entrepreneur and founder of Icehotel, arrived at Jukkasjärvi for the first time in the mid-1970s. At that time it was the long spring-winters, which offered perfect surface for skiing that attracted him.

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An ice hotel is a temporary hotel made up of snow and sculpted blocks of ice. Ice hotels, dependent on sub-freezing temperatures, are constructed from ice and snow and typically have to be rebuilt every year.

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The hotel uses 500 tons of ice and 30,000 tons of snow The hotel is rebuilt every year, and needless to say, it's a massive undertaking. The hotel actually uses manmade snow which is churned to make is denser and more humid. You need a solid snow to build a structure like this!

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The classic ICEHOTEL is built every year from scratch featuring new artists and new room designs which melt back to the Torne river every year. ICEHOTEL 365 is a permanent structure which allows guests to stay in cold art rooms all year, the rooms are redesigned and rebuilt on rotation every 6 months.

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The Aurora Ice Museum, located on the grounds of the Chena Hot Springs Resort 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks, is the only ice hotel in the U.S. Ice-carving champion Steve Brice designed.

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The natural ice of Icehotel melts back to the river in spring | ICEHOTEL.

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ICEHOTEL 365 OPEN YEAR-ROUND Icehotel has expanded with a permanent structure as a complement to the winter hotel; which has made it possible for guests to enjoy the splendid art of ice year-round.

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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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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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Icehotel is carefully designed and handcrafted by artists from around the world so make sure to explore the art in the hotel. Roam amongst the beautiful ice sculptures and experience the magical setting in all rooms.

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– Yes, there are toilet facilities at the IceHotel. If you're staying in the regular cold rooms or art suites, there are toilet and shower cubilcals for you to use. When you stay in a Deluxe cold suite, your room will have its own private toilet and bathroom facilities.

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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.

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The skeleton of the hotel is made of steel and concrete and is covered with 2,000 square metres of insulation. The roof has 20-centimetre insulation to protect the ice from melting in summers. The suites of Ice Hotel 365 have art-exhibition during day time and they make a hotel at night time.

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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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