HOLIDAYS TO SWEDEN

THE ICEHOTEL ®

Ice Safari  | Classic Ice Break | Super Classic Weekend
ICEHOTEL & Skiing  | ICEHOTEL & Whale Watching
ICEHOTEL & Husky Mushing |

Now celebrating its 20th year the ICEHOTEL, a one time modest igloo that was the brainchild of today's CEO Yngve Bergqvist for a local Sami heritage project, has today morphed into a hotel proper in every sense of the word but with the distinction of being built from the uniquely translucent, turquoise ice cut from the adjacent Torne river.

Today as the Besam automatic ice doors slide apart to reveal the hall of pillars, ICEBAR and a labyrinth of corridors off of which are Snow and Ice rooms along with intimately sculpted Designer Suites, you enter not just a hotel but a unique chic interior unmatched by imitators.

In the hotel’s warm areas you can relax in a Republic of Fritz Hansen egg chair; savour the taste of Absolut vodka infused with lingonberry juice, dine in the ICEHOTEL or Homestead restaurants both of which use local ingredients such as arctic rasberries, white fish roe and venison sometimes occasionaly served on ice plates.

Across the last two decades fashion photographer Herb Ritts has used the ICEHOTEL as a backdrop for a Versace shoot; a Sami repertory company has staged Hamlet in an ice replica of the Globe Theatre: Absolut Vodka established the world’s first ICEBAR and the ICEHOTEL has become a magnet for ice sculptors from Chile to Osaka.

Whilst staying in Jukkasarvi you are literally in the heart of Swedish Lapland and as close to nature as its possible to get, so there are endless opportunities for safari excursions by reindeer, husky or snowmobile, along with other ways to make your trip something to tell your friends about. You can practice your skills as an ice sculptor, test drive a Saab in the manner of a professional, explore the grazing grounds of the moose or just kick sled around alongside the Torne river.

®ICEHOTEL is a registered trade mark of ICEHOTEL AB