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uniquely ready to open in Lapland in winter.Even though it’s not Elsa’s ice palace in the film Frozen, this hotel is made entirely of ice.
Named ICEHOTEL, this hotel made of ice is located in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden.The hotel is built entirely from ice from the nearby River Torne.
Interestingly, hotel guests can even sleep on blocks of ice, experiencing the sensation of sleeping surrounded by sparkling snow.Including works of art, the manufacture of furniture in this hotel involved 33 artists from 12 countries.
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There is one that is the highlight, namely a full-scale grand piano that is made of ice and can be played.Apart from that, the hotel also has a cinema made entirely of ice and snow.
As reported
Independent
, the hotel has a restaurant that is ready to serve four courses, the menu highlights include reindeer, sea buckthorn, cloudberry and roe.All dishes will be served on a crystal clear block
Visitors can also experience dining at the chef’s table, while sampling a twelve-course menu.The menu served is inspired by the eight Sámi seasons.
Exciting Arctic-themed activities are also on offer there, including snowmobile tours to chase the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis, dog sledding through rivers and forests, traditional sauna rituals, and dinner in the wild while warming up near an open fire.
Suite rooms with immersive themes related to snow are enough to fulfill this hotel.There are several room options”
in the eye of the storm
“, ”
sweep me off my feet
” and ”
soap bubbles
“.
However, for guests who can’t stand the cold and want to find a warmer room, they can choose one of the 28 “warm” cabins, with prices starting from SEK1656 Swedish Krona or the equivalent of IDR 2.9 million for two people per room.
However, this hotel cannot stand permanently, the building will melt back into the Torne River every spring.
In the process of building this ice hotel, all the ice will start to be collected in March, then this will be followed by the construction of the 2,800 square meter hotel in November.
The team behind ICEHOTEL also plans to open ”
ice bar
” in London next year.As said by ICEHOTEL Creative Director, Luca Roncoroni.
“I’m very proud of everyone who contributed to ICEHOTEL 36. Some artists came with years of experience and others had never worked on snow and ice before. Thanks to hard work and a positive spirit, we managed to get everything ready on time,” he said.
(ana/wiw)
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