You're not going to find legitimate ice hotels in Florida or the Caribbean, but they are the pride of Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Canada. These hotels are protected from the outside climate and feature ice-sculpture interiors and amazing lighting. The temperature is freezing inside, so bring thermal underwear. Better yet, warm up in the next-door sauna.
Ice Hotels
White Desert  
Antarctica
Meet the only luxury accommodation in Antarctica. Or actually, the only temporary lodge - out of season, its structures are dismantled without any human trace. The White Desert is a unique experience package for the super-rich set to run between November and January, starting in 2022. Unfortunately, outside this short …
Accommodation types: Ice   Igloo   Nature
Location: Antarctic Ice Shield  Queen Maud Land  Antarctica
Lapland Hotels  
SnowVillage
There’s been a Game of Thrones musical, Game of Thrones-themed bar, and people have even thrown GoT weddings… so it’s certainly time for a Game of Thrones-inspired hotel! And not just any hotel. The SnowVillage from Lapland Hotels is a seasonal snow retreat built from scratch every year using snow …
Accommodation types: Ice   Movie
Location: Kittilä  Finland  East Europe
Blue Lagoon  
Iceland
When you think of Iceland, you think of magnificent views, beautiful nature, and [exquisite hotels](https://www.uniqhotels.com/luxury-hotels). The Blue Lagoon Silica Hotel is definitely one to visit. The hotel is only a kilometer away from the main Blue Lagoon resort. It is surrounded by lava landscapes and is a mere 10-minute walk …
Accommodation types: Ice   Nature   Spa
Location: Grindavik  Iceland  West Europe
Kirkenes  
Snowhotel
Snow hotels have become a popular destination for many travelers seeking to experience the natural Arctic beauty and truly rare experience. The Kirkenes Snowhotel has been providing guests a winter wonderland in the northern-most reaches of Norway since 2006. Kirkenes Snowhotel has various rooms to choose from, but the most …
Accommodation types: Ice   Igloo
Location: Kirkenes  Norway  West Europe
Ship  
in the Ice
A Ship in the Ice is just what it sounds like — a frozen ship in Tempel fjord, one surpassing 100 years of age and that has been remade into a very nice accommodation. Sure, they could probably thaw the ship out, but what’s the fun in that? It’s far …
Accommodation types: Boat   Ice
Location: Longyearbyen  Norway  West Europe
SnowCastle  
Kemi
The SnowCastle is located in the northern reaches of Finnish Lapland. No, Lapland not the home of lap dancing, but the home of ice and wonder. The SnowCastle has been hand-built every year since 1996 with a new design each time. The annual build happens when the best snow architects …
Accommodation types: Ice
Location: Kemi  Finland  East Europe
Snow Village  
Lapland
Palaces of ice have long been a mainstay of story and myth in European culture. From the frost giants of Norse mythology through Hans Christian Andersen’s classic recounting of the “The Snow Queen” to modern-day America with its legend of Superman living in a huge ice-palace known as the “fortress …
Accommodation types: Ice
Location: Kittilä  Finland  East Europe
Ice Hotel  
Romania
Forget little sculptures at winter fares… in Romania, they make entire hotels out of ice. When it comes to sleeping in a bed made of ice you need not worry about the cold because your bed is super insulated with multiple mattresses, reindeer fur, and thermal sleeping bags. Dinner is …
Accommodation types: Ice   Mountain
Location: Cârţişoara  Romania  East Europe
Iglu  
Dorf
Built from 3000 tonnes of snow in different locations around Switzerland, Germany and Andorra the igloo hotels feature top-notch ice artistry and a variety of rooms all made from glistening ice and snow. There are family and romantic options. The romantic rooms come with ice-carved tables, champagne, and mood lighting. …
Accommodation types: Ice   Mountain
Location: Engelberg  Switzerland  West Europe
Sorrisniva  
Igloo Hotel
Alta is the northernmost city in the world that has over 10,000 inhabitants. Its location in a valley along the banks of the river Alta means it is sheltered from the vicissitudes of the climate to the extent that its land does not develop permafrost. It is one of the …
Accommodation types: Ice   Igloo
Location: Alta  Norway  West Europe
Igloo Hotel  
Kakslauttanen
I’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights. Now, you can view them in all their mystical glory whilst remaining in your bed, how? Because you are staying in a glass igloo, deep in the adventurous arctic circle, you lucky thing. Made from thermal glass, the igloo never spoils your …
Accommodation types: Ice   Igloo   Nature
Location: Saariselkä  Finland  East Europe
IceHotel  
Like the Fortress of Solitude in Superman minus the crystal-powered computer, the ICEHotel is built every winter in Swedish Lapland. It melts every summer and rises again the following year. An open call to artists, architects, and designers is always available, and the hotel pushes creativity forward with a selection …
Accommodation types: Eco-Friendly   Ice
Location: Jukkasjarvi  Sweden  West Europe
Hotel  
de Glace
Unusual? Yes. Unique? Possibly. Most hotels are made from bricks and cement or concrete and steel, this one is made from ice and snow. Skilled ice artisans (or should that be icetisans?) build the hotel every winter slightly differently each time. If you want to volunteer to help them, apply …
Accommodation types: Ice
Location: Quebec City  Canada  North America
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