Last night, we watched a special on the Icehotel in Sweden. I'd heard of the Icehotel before but the show we watched was fascinating! Everything in this hotel is sculpted of ice. In your hotel room, you're sleeping on some animal skin on a bed made of ice and snow. The hotel bar, a happening place, is made of ice. Instead of having some ice in your drink, your drink goes in a glass made of ice. Amazing! In the morning, you're awakened with a glass of hot lingonberry juice. According to the website, they suggest you spend one night in the icehotel and all remaining nights in a heated chalet type hotel.
Activities include ice sculpting, dog sledding, car racing on an ice track, snowmobiling, and northern lights excursion tour.
They even have an icechurch for people who would like to get married here.
Every year, they must rebuild the hotel. Of course, it melts when the weather warms up!
I clicked on the availability on their website just out of curiosity. I tried a couple random dates--for the year 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. And they were all booked up! This place isn't cheap but isn't as expensive as you'd perhaps think. After you convert to the US dollar, the iceroom runs about 300 per person, per night.
I think I might add staying at the icehotel to my lifelong list of places to see.
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There's also one in Quebec, Canada.
Too cold for me but it does look pretty.
http://www.icehotel-canada.com/en/index.en.php
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