Five Amazing Ice Hotels From Around The World
The Ice Hotel – Romania
The Ice Hotel at Balea Lac (Balea Lake) in Fagaras Mountains,
about 300 km northwest from Bucharest, capital of Romania.
The hotel has been open for the past five winters and has
an inside temperature of about minus four degrees Celsius with the drinks in the hotel’s bar are served in glass made from ice.
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Kirkenes Snow Hotel – Norway
The Kirkenes Snow Hotel sits close to the Norwegian-Russian border and had its first season during winter 2006/2007.
Starting in mid December, the hotel offers guests individual rooms called “Snow Suites”. The complex also also comes complete with a reindeer park and a husky farm.
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Hotel de Glace – Canada
Hotel de Glace is celebrating it’s tenth anniversary this year and since it open it has welcomed over half a million visitors!
Every year, the hotel is redesigned and rebuilt in its entirety and this year boats a msssive igloo standing 25 feet high and 40 feet in diameter.
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The Ice Palace – Alaska
The Ice Palace in Chena Hot Springs, Alaska is the only ice hotel in the United States.
Overnight guests are given a parka, snow pants, and boots before being shown to their rooms and regular hotel rooms.
The Ice Palace is also well known for its display of ice sculptures. The design of the hotel is relatively static, but the ice sculptures change every year.
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The Icehotel – Sweden
The Icehotel is located in the village of Jukkasjärvi, about 17 km from Kiruna, Sweden and was the world’s first ice hotel opening back in 1990.
The hotel features a bar, church, main hall, reception area and rooms and suites for over 100 guests to sit and sleep on blocks of sculpted ice in the form of chairs and beds.
The Icehotel is thought to be the biggest hotel of ice and snow in the world, spanning over 6,000 square metres.
Posted on March 16, 2010 | Filed Under Travel
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