While many people book vacations to destinations with warmer climates during the winter months, some travelers prefer to embrace the cold and find wonder in frosty locales. For the latter, you may ...

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For those who dream of sleeping in a room made entirely of ice and snow, there is no place quite like Sweden's Icehotel. Nestled in the serene village of Jukkasjärvi, this icy oasis offers guests the ...

Sweden’s famed Icehotel has opened its doors for winter with 12 temporary art suites promising travellers a cool night’s sleep. The Icehotel 35 opened on Friday (13 December) in celebration of the ...

Experience the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden: stunning ice sculptures, unique icy suites, and the tranquil beauty of Lapland with northern lights. Hotel made of ice and snow sourced from Torne ...

In the Arctic circle village of Jukkasjärvi, the hotel is made of snow and ice, melting in spring and being rebuilt in winter with new designs. Photo by Asaf Kliger shared by Icehotel As the chill of ...

In most hotels, if the temperature dropped to -5 °C (23 °F) inside the room, there would be complaints made to the front desk, but that's the whole point of the Icehotel in northern Sweden. The annual ...

Whether staying in a hotel made entirely out of ice and snow sounds like a dream or a nightmare, there’s no denying that it’s a rare experience. And while the original ice hotel opened in Sweden in ...