IceHotel is the first hotel in northern Sweden built of snow and ice, located in the town of Jukkasjärvi, more than 200 kilometers from the Arctic Circle. Every year, hundreds of guests flock to IceHotel to experience quiet and refreshing sleep at -5 degrees Celsius.
The hall of IceHotel 365
Flame heating in a building that made completely by ice in IceHotel 365
A white bed room with blankets of reindeer leather
Originally inaugurated in 1989, IceHotel has now officially functioned smoothly throughout the year owing to the use of solar-powered cooling technology, thus it is now known as IceHotel 365, after 27 years of building and renovation in every winter. According to The Sun, about 50,000 tourists from all over the world visit this hotel each year. The number of guests is anticipated to skyrocket now that the hotel is open all year.
The IceHotel 365 view from outside – Photo: WENN
The outside of IceHotel 365
The door to the IceHotel 365
IceHotel 365 is the first hotel that inspire to many other similar buildings in the world, with the ice walls and the reindeer horn-shaped doors. All All of which originated in the northern of Sweden since 1989.
A statue of elephant is sculpted from ice with 3m high set in the hall of the hotel impressed tourists by the sculptor of AnnaSofia Måå – Photo: Daily Mail
All items are made from ice, from chandeliers to bed rooms. Photos: WENN
Using ice from the Torne River as a source, the 2,100-square-meter structures are built of two layers of walls: an ice wall on the inside and a concrete wall on the outside that is covered by snow and ice. IceHotel employs a natural cooling system with steel pipes dug straight down to the freezing layer 5 meters below earth to keep the temperature at -5 degrees Celsius. The structures will be entirely isolated from their surroundings using this approach, preventing cold air from escaping to the outside and hot air from penetrating into the interior.
The Torne River (Left)
The ice wall of the inside and the concrete wall of the outside which covered by snow and ice.
IceHotel 365 employs a natural cooling system with steel pipes bored straight down to the freezing layer 5 meters below earth to keep the temperature at -5 degrees Celsius. The structures will be entirely isolated from their surroundings using this approach, preventing cold air from escaping to the outside and hot air from penetrating into the interior.
From April to August, the hotel employs solar energy to keep rooms cool enough during the spring and summer. The electricity will assist the “cold pipes” inside the ceiling in maintaining the hotel’s temperature at -5° C at all times. The hotel features 20 suites, an ice bar, and an ice sculpture gallery.
As soon as the temperature drops below 0 Celsius degrees, the construction will be started, and it takes 2 months to complete.One of the hotel’s guestrooms. The innovative design of IceHotel 365 promises to provide all the beauty of its sibling hotels. Another unique feature is that this ice hotel will be open all year round owing to solar energy cooling technology that will keep the frozen structure intact throughout the warmer months.Previously, this hotel was known as IceHotel 365 and established in 1989. However, the hotel is only run and maintained throughout the winter because when the sun warms up, the ice melts, thus the hotel is only constructed once a year in November, December, and April of the following year.
The construction of this ice hotel is a feat, using 5,000 tons of natural ice exploited from the Torne River. This peacock statue is lit by bulbs, created the shimmering looks fanciful.
Under the Arctic Skin designed by Rob Harding and Timsam Harding which has the bed covered with the reindeer leathers, impressive circles on the walls and dome.
The hotel has 9 deluxe suites with private bathrooms and saunas, 11 art suites, an ice bar and an ice sculptures gallery. All of things are carefully sculpted by the famous artisans from all over the world. All the items in the hotel are made of ice, from rooms, beds, chairs, chandeliers, fireplaces, decorative patterns, drinking glasses …
This unique room is called Wake designed by Petros Dermatas and Ellie Souti, with light passing through the ice cubes.
The most impressive thing about the Eye Suite was designed by Nicolas Triboulot and Cade Dick Alizard are textures on the walls and and bulkheads. The bed is decorated very magnificent.In addition to the 3 meters high elephant statue, this year the hotel also has Love Capsule — a bedroom designed in the style of the Russian Royal Theatre. This room also has an ice cave.The visitor’s ice bed is covered with a waterproof mattress and topped with a reindeer leather piece. When visitors wish to sleep, there is a switch near the bed that turns out the lights. At 7 a.m., they were woken with a glass of warm fruit juice.
The luxury room The Great Escape designed by Marjolein Vonk and Maurizio Perron, with plenty of space for visitors to explore, hide and seek.
With its arch dome and ice cubes, one of the IceHotel 365’s distinctive ice rooms. The visitor’s ice bed is covered with a waterproof mattress and topped with a reindeer leather piece. When visitors wish to sleep, there is a switch near the bed that turns out the lights. At 7 a.m., they were woken with a glass of warm fruit juice. — Image courtesy of the Daily Mail
The new freezing technology helps maintain the hotel all year-round. Photo: WENN
The decoration patterns are also made by ice. Photo: WENN
Reindeer leather is widely used in the rooms and seats to keep feeling warm and comfortable.
Ice GalleryThe Ice Bar of IceHotel 365
Drinks in the Ice Bar are served in these molded ice cubs (left) while some courses in the restaurant are served on an ice slab (right)
It is no surprise that the temperature in the ice bar is very low. So visitors have to wear warm clothes before coming here and wear gloves to keep the cups made from ice.
The hotel also has an ice church, which helps couples who want to get married in the Arctic
Outside the hotel area is a flat land, ideal place for viewing the aurora borealis. In addition to the beautiful rooms, the hotel also offers wake-up service to wake up visitors to watching northern lights (Aurora Borealis). You can also join the survival courses or relax in the spa.Autumn arrives, the yellow of September and the first northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in the season appeared make captivated visitors – Photo: WENN
The hotel also has an ice church, which helps couples who want to get married in the Arctic
The IceHotel also has a Homestead restaurant with chef Alexander Meier serving traditional cuisine. The rustic Homestead restaurant with famous Swedish delicacies like reindeer meat served with chocolate sauce.
The hotel also has warm areas for visitors who can not stand the cold – Photo: WENN
The hotel also has warm areas for visitors who can not stand the cold – Photo: WENNThe hotel consists of two rectangular long buildings that contain the ice rooms and bar, scattered around are the cabins and a cozy restaurant in the center. IceHotel seen from above. Photos: WENN
This project team used up a large amount of snow enough moulding 700 million snowballs to make 19 rooms with a variety of themes, with a church and a bar.
