Contact Information
Sorrisniva, 9518 Alta, Norway
+47 78 43 33 78
http://www.sorrisniva.no

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Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel is located in idyllic surroundings on the banks of the Alta River. The Igloo Hotel is the only one of its kind and will be built for the 11th time in 2010!

The Igloo measures approx 2000 square metres and the entire exterior and interior is made of snow and ice; the rooms, the beds, even the glasses in the ice bar. Apart from its 30 bedrooms, the Igloo Hotel houses suites, an ice-chapel, an ice-bar and several lounges.

The hotel is decorated with ice sculptures which are exquisite works of art. The temperature inside the hotel is constant between -4 and -7 degrees. However, guests are sleeping on reindeer hides inside sleeping bags that can stand -30 degrees – so there is not risk getting cold.

We recommend that you sleep in:

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

If the snow and conditions allow, it will open on January 15th.

Distances:
  • Alta: 20 km
Rooms:
  • Number of rooms: 30
Facilities: Next to the ice hotel, there is a service centre which holds a restaurant, wardrobes/toilets, showers/sauna, 2 outdoor hot tubes, reception and a souvenir shop. The warm service building also contains a luggage room where your bags are stored safely during your stay. The ice rooms contain only your beds, while other facilities like toilets, changing rooms, showers and sauna are in the warm service building to ensure your comfort.

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.