[LIFE STYLE] Sleeping in an ice hotel, the experience that turns 30

[YaKuZa--BoSs]

In the north of Sweden, in the small town of Jukkasjarvi, 200 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, stands the Icehotel, a property that has become a constantly changing art exhibition. Although for a few years its creators decided to keep part of the hotel open throughout the year, the "Icehotel Winter" is created with a new look every winter, from ice from the nearby River Torne.

The hotel, which first opened in 1989, this year celebrates its 30th anniversary with new design, activities, and even an observation tower.

In the north of Sweden, in the small town of Jukkasjarvi, 200 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, stands the Icehotel, a property that has become a constantly changing art exhibition. Although for a few years its creators decided to keep part of the hotel open throughout the year, the "Icehotel Winter" is created with a new look every winter, from ice from the nearby River Torne.

The hotel, which first opened in 1989, this year celebrates its 30th anniversary with new design, activities, and even an observation tower.

From December to April, for five months, guests from around the world experience art before its structure melts in the spring. The Icehotel Winter has twenty standard rooms and fifteen suites carved by hand and uniquely created by artists from around the world.

A different experience
Spending a night at Icehotel is a once in a lifetime experience. Although the room has a temperature of -5 to -8 degrees Celsius, it is not cold. In the suites, the bed has a thick mattress that rests on a wooden base covered with reindeer skins and a thermal sleeping bag.

For their part, each of the twenty standard rooms has beds made of ice. The decorator Johan Larsson says the idea is "to create a feeling of being hugged and protected by the ice."

Ceremonial hall:

One of the most exclusive areas is the Ceremony Room, which, like the rest of the winter hotel, is built every year and is open from December to April. This year it pays tribute to the Chinese Gingko tree and features 30 carved stars on the ceiling, one for each year of Icehotel. With capacity for around 40 people, with walls and an ice ceiling, civil and religious weddings are held, as well as renewal of vows or blessing ceremonies.

The Torneland IceBar was designed by the French Luc Vosin, a landscaper and interior designer, and Mathieu Brison, an urban planner and architect. Among its decoration stand out the hot air balloons carved in ice that surround the bar.

In total, artists from 16 countries have used 30,000 cubic meters of "snice", a mixture of snow and ice, to build this impressive building.

Edited May 19, 2020 by YaKuZa--BoSs
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