Inside Sweden’s Luxe Icehotel

For the past 27 winters something magical happens in the Swedish village of Jukkasjärvi. Each December a world famous hotel and art exhibition is made entirely out of ice and snow.

Sweden’s Luxurious 365 Day Icehotel

Sweden’s Icehotel is the coolest to hit the frosty wonderland. The amazing hotel is open 365 days for everyone to experience the magic of staying in a hotel made of ice and snow, but still operational even on warmer weather condition.

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ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi - Sweden

Main hall

Staying at the ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Sweeden can be an adventure you’ll want to share with everyone you know. This “hotel” which is actually built from scratch every winter season is an ever-changing and ever-evolving work of art. Its inspiration comes from the natural beauty of the Swedish Lapland. If you’ve ever wanted to see the Northern Lights, there’s no better place to go.

 The latest iteration of the ICEHOTEL, which is called ICEHOTEL #22, contains 1 Deluxe suite, 16 Art suites, 20 ice rooms, 8 snow rooms and 2 group rooms. There are 47 rooms in total during the winter season of 2011/2012.

 his year’s artists come from 15 countries, among others: Argentina, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Norway and The Netherlands. They arrived in Jukkasjärvi in two turns/teams. The first team built from 6th until 24th November and the second team between 20th November until 8th December. Thousands of guests flood in every year to sleep in rooms made of ice and snow, share wedding vows in the Ice church and enjoy many cold drinks in the ABSOLUT ICEBAR.

 Prices start at about $500 for a basic 3-bed snowroom and go up to several thousand a night for one of the designer suites.

Main hall

Ice church

ABSOLUT ICEBAR JUKKASJÄRVI

ICEHOTEL- Arktikos Suite

ICEHOTEL- Between Worlds Suite

ICEHOTEL- Bubblesuite

ICEHOTEL- Genesis Suite

ICEHOTEL- Ice Fishing Suite

ICEHOTEL - Royal Deluxe suite

ICEHOTEL - Royal Deluxe Suite 2

ICEHOTEL- The Dream Catcher Suite

ICEHOTE - Ice fishing suite

Only cool drinks are served at the bar