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Many travelers in the world choose to travel to hot weather places during their winter holidays, enjoy the warmth of the sun, while some prefer to opt a place with a snowy winter. Well, it depends on their choice, perhaps the best hotels in the world cannot be built till the last minute.
But ice hotels exist in only a few of the coldest places in the world and perennially provide them with accommodation for travelers by strategically rebuilding or redesigning them. If you staying for one night inside in these ultra-unique ice-made hotels, then their memory is such that it cannot be fade away from their mind soon.
These magnificent-looking structures are built by intricate designs from fully packed snow and ice blocks; Huge ice sculptures, relaxing in snow-made saunas and hotels at night with icy beds comfortable fur will keep you warm as well as cool.
Here's a list of the world's top ice hotels! Where you can check-in to some of the most incredible snow hotels around the world for your unforgettable experience and you will be inspired to do a little differently in the winter season.
Hotel De Glace- Quebec City, Canada
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| Bar at Hotel de Glace, Valcartier Vacation Village, Quebec, Canada © Matthew Paulson / Flickr |
Located in the grounds of the magnificent Hotel de Glace Village Vacances Valcartier resort, located just 10 minutes from downtown Quebec City, the French Canadian castle is one of the world's most famous ice hotels, built and designed in a matter weeks every year. It is the only such hotel in North America made of snow; and It is a good choice if you want to explore the culture of the city. Hotels greet their guests upon arrival with a cocktail served in an ice glasses - apparently it's a unique style. The hotel itself is quite large – which offers 42 rooms, a wedding chapel and themed suites. It's lining the room temperature or suites at about 25 degrees Fahrenheit. The hotel has some beautiful ice-sculpture art, bed frames (made of ice), arctic sleeping bags, ice furniture with warm and comfortable blankets. You can choose premium suites, themed suites, fireplaces and private spas. Overnight guests experience a comfortable sleep in the Sub-Zero sleeping bag, enjoying the Jacuzzis under the stars.
Hotel of Ice - Balea Lac, Romania
In Eastern Europe, The Hotel of Ice was the first one of its kind . It is located in high altitude near Glacial balea Lake in the Carpathian Mountains and is accessible only via cable car. The hotel is made from snowy ice, decorated with hand-sculpted furniture and provided with animal fur, blankets and pillows to visitors for accomodation. In which double rooms are available for the couple guest or own private igloo can be selected near the hotel; In which you get a unique experience. It's not enough winter experience if you're only sleeping in rooms built from snow; warm your hands by a bonfire after icy sleep is a different part of its majestic joy. The chilly setting restaurant and bar offers to visitors traditional Transylvanian and Romanian dishes - and ven starters and desserts are served on pots made of ice.
Kakslauttanen Igloo Village - Saariselka, Finland
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| Night View of Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort © Patcharapol Saelee / Flickr |
Finland's Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort welcomes them throughout the year to visitors but glass-roofed igloo is more preferred during the Northern Lights season. The Northern Lights season, which runs from late April to August, is dedicated to providing visitors with a panoramic view of the beauty of the sky (Northern lights and Twinkling stars). Visitors inside the Igloo Resort will find log chalets and glass igloo for accommodation, inside which you can spend the whole night. It is safe from external noise and also wonderful frost-resistant. Guests can enjoy it by strolling in the ice sculpture gallery. On-site activities, children will go on a trip to Santa's Resort where they can be a guest at Santa's house. Hot drinks can be drank and befriended with local reindeer. There's actually a lot involved.
Ice Hotel - Jukkasjarvi, Sweden
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| Flock Room at Ice Hotel Jukkasjärvi © Rob Alter / Flickr |
The Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel, located 200 km from the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland, was the first of its kind, the largest and probably even the best. The Ice Hotel is built with the frozen waters of the Torne River, famous in Sweden for the "beneath zero" castle. The hotel has been encouraging visitors for 30 consecutive years to befriend the cold and experience the pleasure with it. You can spend the night in a room made of ice at any time of the year and any day, the Ice Hotel has 365 days of ice rooms available; But around 50,000 visitors stay here every winter in the hope of seeing the scenic view of the Northern Lights. Everything in the hotel rooms is made of snow and ice: the bedroom has ice block beds (covered in reindeer skins) as beds, ice sofas, fur, skin and ice bars. The hotel's deluxe suite comes with a private sauna for accommodation, each "art suites" designed by famous artists for visitors. Visitors can become part of the unique "ski in, ski out" photography during on site activities, or go fishing. The hotel's restaurants serve food for you while shining ice-cube plates.
Iglu-Dorf Gstaad - Oberland, Switzerland
Whether you're a couple or making up your mind to visit White Wonderland as a group of family, Iglu-Dorf Gstaad is going to be an exquisite and inviting place. It is about 2,000 metres above sea level to stay in the beautiful Bernese Oberland. In addition to the breath-taking scene with magical sunsets, it works to provide open aerial spaces to take advantage of the beautiful natural environment. Inside this igloo village you will find each of the suites connected by a complex tunnel system. In this you can be sure to spend your time here by choosing from multi-bedroom standard igloo to romantic igloo, warm and toasty igloo. Inside it is a full wellness area with sauna and hot tub beckons, along with a wooden grill hut where guests can warm up with a cozy open fire. It's an ideal place to "cool"; Where you will be provided with amazing experiences of living like a cute dwarf.
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel - Alta, Norway
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| Located in the northeastern corner of Norway, on a riverbank © Ksenia Novikova / Flickr |
The Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, located in the northeastern corner of Norway, on a riverbank, as a rustic snow hotel, welcomes the prince and princess duo guests to their snow-made rooms decorated; or the traditional Sampi tent known as Lavvo for the Sami people of Norway. Additionally includes four suites, a chapel and an ice bar - all equipped with hand-sculpted art. This igloo hotel was opened 20 years ago for visitors' accommodation with only 6 rooms and the hotel is still managed under the ancestor of the family; Although the rooms are not too large, the lower ceilings make them slightly different. The experience of sleeping at night in the igloo is second and if you decide your journey at the right time, you can definitely be entitled to a glimpse of the Northern Lights. Activities surrounding the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel include snowmobile safari that present impressive panoramic views in a trip to the mountains.
Snow Village - Kittila, Finland
Kittila's unique habitat snow village is located in the center of Finnish Lapland, 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle, covering an area of 20,000 square meters; That snow village in each winter season uses more than 33 million pounds of snow every year to change and re-designed its shape. Hotels with more than 30 rooms and suites - a chapel, log cabin, two restaurants, and an ice bar with own igloo discos where you find drink to getting energetic (hot drink and a frosty in ice glass) - need not worry about it. For tourist in Winter Wonderland has an impressive network of snow tunnels adorned with colourful lights that lead to restaurants, bars, rooms and snow sculptures (intricate snow carvings). The snow village has built cabins for long-stay visitors.
Kirkenes Snow Hotel - Sor-Varanger, Norway
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| Snow Hotel Snow-suits have decorations and sculptures made of snow & ice © Lebatihem / Flickr |
The SnowHotel, located near the Norwegian and Russian border, was opened to guests in 2006. According to the natural effect, Norway's Kirkenes Snowhotel loses its size by melting in the Arctic fajord every year, and when it returns to cold temperatures, it is rebuilt for visitors ' accommodation by giving the size and design of hotels, bars and chapels each year to incredibly talented sculptors of ice from the famous ice festival in Harbin, China. The walls of the snowhotel are more than 70 inches thick and but its temperature remains constant to -5 degrees, while polar sleeping bags are able to withstand up to -35 degrees while maintaining the snug. The hotel has 14 rooms available - seven double rooms, seven family rooms and an ice bar; Snow-suits have decorations and sculptures made of snow and ice. The hotel greeted its guests with drinks made from local berries and enjoy a locally-sourced, three-course dinner. Adventure activities by the hotel include Arctic King Crab Fishing Tour, Snowmobile safaris, Cross-Country Skiing, Dog Sled Tour, Northern Lights Tour.
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