Hotels as cool as ice cream

De Glase Ice Hotel (Québec, Canada)

Since 2001, De Glase Ice in Quebec has been open from January to March each year. Sculptors create 44 large rooms over several weeks before they welcome guests. Visitors enjoy drinking from ice glasses under chandeliers made from the same material. Don’t worry about sleeping cold, as the beds are fully equipped with warm blankets. The hotel also has hot water in the showers and a sauna. The average cost per night is about $199 per person.

Hotel of Ice (Balea Lac, Romania)

The hotel is located in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, at an altitude of 2,000 m above sea level. It is built once a year on a glacier lake below the Balea waterfall. You can get there by cable car. There are a total of 12 rooms and 3 igloos for rent. Next to the hotel is a large ski resort and many luxury bars. The price of an ice room is 120 USD per night and an igloo is 185 USD.

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort (Saariselkä, Finland)

Open from late August to April, the resort is a series of separate rooms made of ice and snow with transparent ceilings. All are double rooms with a private bathroom, but the hotel also has a communal bath and a sauna separated by gender. There are also large rooms for families of four with hot showers. Activities include fishing, dog sledding, and reindeer riding. Prices range from $450 to $600 per night.

LumiLinna Snowcastle (Kemi, Finland)

LumiLinna is one of the oldest ice hotels in the world, having opened in the winter of 1994. Located in the heart of Finnish Lapland, the hotel has 21 rooms that change their style every year and took a month and a half to build. They also have some rooms with glass roofs so guests can see the Northern Lights. Room rates range from $140-$390 per night.

Snow Village (Kittila, Finland)

There are plenty of bars and restaurants in the area. You can also enjoy a sauna in a large room that can accommodate up to 12 people or use the hotel's spa. Rooms here cost between $160 and $250 a night, depending on the room type.

Iglu Dorf (Engelberg, Switzerland)

If you are looking for an ice hotel in Switzerland, you can’t go any further than Iglu Dorf. It has been open since 1995 and is constantly innovating to please its guests. Taking advantage of its beautiful and airy surroundings, Iglu Dorf offers guests the unique experience of sleeping in a room and bathing in an outdoor sauna. The hotel also has rooms with roofs for privacy, but most are half-open so guests can admire the northern lights clearly. Room rates range from $130-$400 per night.

Kirkenes Snow (Norway)

Most visitors to Kirkenes Snow are there to ski and see the Northern Lights on a dog sled. If dogs aren’t your thing, you can opt for reindeer or ice fishing. If you’re coming alone, you’ll pay $400 for a three-course dinner, sauna, and breakfast at the hotel. If you’re with a large family and you’ll use all the amenities, you’ll need to shell out around $7,000.

Sorrisniva Igloo (Alta, Norway)

Located in the northernmost part of the world, the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel is the best place to see the Northern Lights. Like many other ice hotels, you can go sledding, hunting, fishing. In addition to the snow rooms, the hotel also offers guests traditional huts from the local aboriginal people. They are called Lavvo. The average price per night here is 330 USD for an adult and an additional 160 USD for children.

Alpenniglu (Thale, Austria)

The rooms in the ice hotel are quite small and neat, simple but it still attracts guests with the accompanying services. One of them is the ice party with DJs playing music and fire dancers, or fireworks. The price per night is about 208-236 USD per person.

Skimo (Vas, Slovenia)

The Eskimo Hotel in Slovenia is the most exciting ski resort on this list. The snow rooms all have private bathrooms, though no showers, and are connected by tunnels. The hotel also has a bar and restaurant. You need to take a cable car to get up there and enjoy the snow games. Rooms here cost between $209-237 per person per night.

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