Contact Information
Marknadsvägen 63, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
+46 980 66 800
http://www.icehotel.com

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Ice Hotel - Ice Room

The Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi was Scandinavia’s first Ice hotel and is today the largest ice hotel in the world. The winter season 2011/2012 will be the twenty-second year in a row that the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi is being re-built from snow and blocks of ice from the Torne River. During the years the ice Hotel has changed from an Igloo of 60 square meters to the world’s largest hotel of ice and snow at about 5500 square meters.

The Ice Rooms are comfortably furnished with furniture made from ice. Unique hand crafted artwork decorates the rooms. You sleep in a thermal sleeping bag on a special bed built of snow and ice, on reindeer skins which will keep you warm and comfortable.

After a day of adventures, nightfall approaches quickly. The outdoor temperature drops and when you step inside the Ice Hotel, you feel a rush of warm air. Inside, the temperature is never colder than -5 °C to -8 °C, regardless of how cold it may be outside. It will soon be time to climb into bed.

Please note that you will not be able to take your personal belongings into the Ice Hotel as they will freeze! Bathroom areas and sauna in warm accommodation are located just next to Ice Hotel.

Staying at an ice hotel is a must for the modern adventurer – an experience utterly unlike other hotel stays.

We recommend that you sleep in:

  • woolen underwear
  • woolen socks
  • a comfortable cap
  • woolen gloves

You will be provided with outer clothing which includes a snowmobile suit, gloves, and hat and snow boots.

Breakfast buffet, morning sauna and towels are included.

Distances:

  • Kiruna: 19 km
  • Kaamos Hotel: Approximately 200 metres

Transfers:

The transfer from Kiruna Airport to the Ice Hotel takes approximately 30 minutes per way. An Ice Hotel representative will meet you at Kiruna airport upon arrival. Your return transfer to the Airport will leave the Ice Hotel reception about 1,5 hrs prior the departure of your flight. Kiruna airport is a small airport but there is a small shop and a restaurant.

Rooms:

  • Number of cold rooms: 50

Facilities:

  • The Ice Hotel is an ice museum that receives daytime visitors from 10am to 6pm. Guests will have access to their rooms outside these hours. After 6pm overnight guests take over.
  • Before your overnight stay, the porter takes your luggage to a special luggage area. Remember: if you take your luggage with you to your room, it will freeze.
  • Heated washrooms and changing rooms are provided in the heated section that is built into the Ice Hotel.
  • Women’s and men’s morning sauna facilities and towels are provided in adjacent buildings.
  • Common areas for changing and personal hygiene are provided next to the sauna facilities.
  • Instead of a door to your hotel room, there is a curtain that you pull shut before retiring.
  • Guided tours for newly arrived overnight guests are conducted daily. The tours provide information about your overnight stay and the history of the Ice Hotel.
  • A breakfast buffet is served in the ICEHOTEL Restaurant (warm restaurant).
  • Restaurants:
  • ICEHOTEL Restaurant: The restaurant is not made of ice. So for an extra touch of the Arctic, many dishes are served on ice plates made from the crystal clear ice of the Torne River. The restaurant is located right next to the reception and is also the place for your breakfast buffet. In the evening they offer an a la carte menu of both traditional dishes and an exciting cross-over cuisine inspired by global culture. Prices from SEK 565,-
  • Hembygdsgården Restaurant: (Old Homestead Restaurant), pre-booking directly with the hotel recommended. Call +46 980 66 800. The restaurant is situated 800 meters from the Ice Hotel and is overlooking the Torne River. In this historical log building, dating from 1768, guests are offered a well composed menu including local delicacies such as elk, reindeer, salmon and arctic char. Prices from SEK 350,-
  • Shopping: There are buses to the small town of Kiruna which take approximately 30 minutes per way. You can find time tables at the reception at the Ice Hotel and at the bus stops. Please remember to check when the return bus leaves. There is also a small local shop a couple of hundred meters from the Ice Hotel where guests can buy food and drinks.

    • Hotel Category 1 includes hotel accommodation at modern business class hotels or at unique hotel properties like, i.e. manor houses or historic hotels of Scandinavia. Some hotels are also selected due to their location and charming atmosphere. The hotel standard is 4-5 stars.

    Hotel rooms in Scandinavia are generally furnished with twin beds, which can be moved together to form a double bed or placed separately. Please note that single rooms are generally smaller than doubles, and are often equipped with a shower instead of a bath. Purpose-built triple or family rooms are likewise unusual in Scandinavian hotels. Whilst it is possible for 3 persons to share a room, this will normally be formed by a double room with an extra bed. As a result space may be restricted.

    Please note that the listed hotels are guiding. If any of these hotels are fully booked we will offer alternatives of equal standard. All hotels offer comfortable rooms with private bathroom facilities. In some locations different hotel categories are not possible. In these cases we have included the same hotel in all categories.