Ice Hotels
Winter buildings are made of frozen material and stand only while the cold holds. Each one is cut, packed and shaped again at the start of the season, so the plan of the halls changes from one year to the next. The operators around them keep warm buildings in use as well.
Ice HotelsIcehotelJukkasjärvi, Sweden — cut from river ice each winter
Ice HotelsLainio Snow VillageYlläs, Finland — vaulted snow halls raised to a new plan
Ice HotelsSnowhotel KirkenesKirkenes, Norway — frozen rooms held cold through the year
Ice HotelsIglu-Dorf ZermattZermatt, Switzerland — packed snow domes on high ground
Ice HotelsHotel of Ice at Bâlea LacFăgăraș Mountains, Romania — ice building beside a mountain lake
This guide is independent and made for reference. Everything here comes from published material and can change without warning. Frozen buildings stand only through the cold months and are cut again from new material each year. We hold no link with any of the operators listed, sell nothing and hold no reservations. Confirm the current arrangement with the operator.