The hotel located in the Jukkasjärvi village of Sweden is the first of its kind hotel in the world. The unique thing about the hotel is that it is made up of ice and is thus called the ‘ICEHOTEL’. Founded in 1989, it is reborn in a new guise every winter in the village in Sweden, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.
When the first snow has sprinkled the whole of Jukkasjärvi with white, artists from all over the world come together in the village to take part in creating the art exhibition of snow, ice and light that makes up Icehotel. The notion that several weeks’ hard work and months of planning and preparation culminate in something that only exists for a few months is in some respects a bittersweet feeling.
ICEHOTEL has around 150 warm and cold beds respectively. In addition, the complex includes ice church, ice bar, ice sculpting studio and pillar hall. The average temperature of ICEHOTEL is -5 C/21 F, thanks to the insulating effect of the snow. Outdoor temperatures range between 20 C/68 F in July and -40 C/-40 F in January.
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