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 ...

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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 ...

It’s undoubtedly one of the coolest hotels in the world, and Sweden’s ICEHOTEL has just launched its 32nd incarnation with a touch of royal magic. The world’s first hotel built out of snow and ice has ...

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 ...

When you think about Wonders of the World, what comes to mind? It's just old monuments built by men that have stood the test of time, but what about an ice hotel (yes! You read it right) that is ...

It’s been 30 years since the world’s first hotel made of snow and ice launched, and the team behind Sweden’s ICEHOTEL have gone all out to mark the occasion. A frosty theater production, an ice-carved ...

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 ...

As the chill of winter sets in, construction teams in Sweden take up the annual task of rebuilding a hotel made entirely of snow and ice. The Icehotel sits 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle in ...