The 7th Room at Treehotel, Swedish Lapland – Unique Tree Hotel Accommodation
Tree hotel in Swedish Lapland is proud to present its seventh room which will be completed in December of 2016. With design by Norwegian Snøhetta and lighting by Ateljé Lyktan, the seventh room will be larger, taller and even more spectacular than the others, with levels of experience ‘in the borderlands between Heaven and Earth’. […]
More art than ever in this year’s Jukkasjärvi ICEHOTEL
While Torne River slowly freezes over, something intriguing is emerging on the riverbank in Jukkasjärvi. On November 10, Jukkasjärvi Icehotel 365 opens up its doors – a permanent ice experience with nine deluxe suites, each with its own warm bathroom and sauna, as well as eleven art suites. The Ice hotel structure will also hold a […]
Top tips for staying warm in our Ice Hotels
If you’re staying in a snow room, chances are you’re going to wondering how to stay warm when sleeping in -5. These tips are applicable to all our cold hotels including, but not limited to Ice Hotel, Arctic Snow Hotel, Arctic Snow Village and the Ice Castle. For stays in the Igloo hotel, the igloos […]
Building ICEHOTEL 365
In November 2016 it’s the opening of Icehotel 365, a permanent ice experience with an ice bar, ice gallery and ice suites. With a little help from the sun, it will be open 365 days a year. Icehotel 365 will offer visitors a long-awaited alternative to the classic wintertime Icehotel: a way of combining their […]
Icehotel 2016-2017: First Sketches revealed
Want to visit the Icehotel in 2016-17, this year guests are once again in for a treat. A house of cards made from ice and snow, an exotic palace inspired by Casablanca, and a blooming cherry tree made to last the winter by the British brothers Hugh and Henry Miller. These are just a few […]
We recently caught up with Yettio Travel Magazine …
We recently caught up with Yettio Travel Magazine, an online resource for the most unique and interesting discoveries around the world. This is the travel in the broadest sense, they cover everything from art installations to cave restaurants. They recently featured a short piece with photos from our Greenland Iceberg scuba diving tours. The inbuilt […]
Travelling in Iceland? Beware of the Elves.
If you’re looking to travel in Iceland, perhaps in search of the Northern Lights or to experience the fantastic Golden Circle – make sure you’re aware of the Icelandic elves… Ground drilling work in the Hegranes region of North Iceland has been hit by one setback after another – and locals suggest that not securing […]
Icehotel to open 365 days a year
These are busy times by the riverside in Jukkasjärvi, northern Sweden. In November 2016 it’s the opening of Icehotel 365, a permanent ice experience with an ice bar, ice gallery and ice suites. With a little help from the sun, it will be open 365 days a year. Icehotel 365 in Sweden will offer visitors […]
Have you been watching Forces of Nature with Brian Cox?
Have you been watching Forces of Nature with Brian Cox (BBC One) ? What is is about? The opening episode, poetically called The Universe in a Snowflake, saw Cox globe-trotting to demonstrate the importance of shapes in nature. Even the most delicate six-sided snowflake, he explained, tells a story of the forces that forged it. It’s well […]
Travel Tips for Sweden
For guests visiting Sweden, perhaps who have a stay at the Ice Hotel or who are in one of our many lodges such as Camp Ripan, Arctic Eden or Mattarakka, there are a number of tips and tricks which will help to make your stay in the arctic more enjoyable. The travel advice below is […]