To ensure the new structure stands firm all year round – despite its walls, floors and ceiling being made exclusively from ice and snow – a refrigerating plant powered by solar energy will maintain a temperature of minus five degrees Celsius in the warmer months. In Jukkasjärvi, the sun shines for 100 consecutive days and nights during the summer.
The new 2,100sq m (22,600sq ft) building – erected on the site of a former ice storage facility – features nine deluxe suites, each with its own warm bathroom and sauna, and eleven art suites. It also holds a large ice bar and an ice art gallery. A curved roof covered in greenery provides a vantage point of the surroundings and space for tobogganing.
The classic temporary Icehotel will be opened as usual on 16 December, creating a total of 55 rooms between the two structures. Several tons of ice will create both buildings, which sit on adjacent plots.
Ice sculptures feature heavily throughout the wintry complex. In the permanent version, the art will change during the year, melting back into Torne River when a new selection is needed. Over forty artists, designers and architects from nine different countries have created initial pieces.
French architects Luc Voisin and Mathieu Brison have created props representing the 1920s for one of the suites, while designers Viktor Tsarski and Wouter Biegelaar have dreamt up a crystal forest suite. Another room creates the feeling of being at the bottom of the ocean.
Guests are encouraged to craft their own ice sculptures. Other activities throughout the year include taking an arctic wilderness survival course, travelling to witness the Midnight Sun phenomenon and plunging into the river as part of the Jukkasjärvi sauna ritual.
The creators of Sweden’s famous melting Icehotel have revealed plans for a new ice venture which
will have one key difference: guests will be able to stay all year round.
Northern Sweden’s isolated Icehotel is inviting its guests to design and build
their own ice suites, with successful suggestions being maintained for the
designer's exclusive use throughout the season.
Five-star Scottish countryside retreat Mar Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort in Bishopton has lifted
the curtain on its newly refurbished spa and leisure suite.
Evian Spa, the spa and wellness brand inspired by the premium mineral water brand, has
arrived in Doha, marking its inaugural Middle Eastern location and fifth global destination.
A new nature-inspired wellness destination called Align is coming to Tucson, spearheaded by
brothers and local hospitality entrepreneurs Mark and Eric Erman.
Book4Time has announced the launch of Day & Resort Passes on its award-winning platform to
help hotels and resorts drive staycation business. [more...]
To ensure the new structure stands firm all year round – despite its walls, floors and ceiling being made exclusively from ice and snow – a refrigerating plant powered by solar energy will maintain a temperature of minus five degrees Celsius in the warmer months. In Jukkasjärvi, the sun shines for 100 consecutive days and nights during the summer.
The new 2,100sq m (22,600sq ft) building – erected on the site of a former ice storage facility – features nine deluxe suites, each with its own warm bathroom and sauna, and eleven art suites. It also holds a large ice bar and an ice art gallery. A curved roof covered in greenery provides a vantage point of the surroundings and space for tobogganing.
The classic temporary Icehotel will be opened as usual on 16 December, creating a total of 55 rooms between the two structures. Several tons of ice will create both buildings, which sit on adjacent plots.
Ice sculptures feature heavily throughout the wintry complex. In the permanent version, the art will change during the year, melting back into Torne River when a new selection is needed. Over forty artists, designers and architects from nine different countries have created initial pieces.
French architects Luc Voisin and Mathieu Brison have created props representing the 1920s for one of the suites, while designers Viktor Tsarski and Wouter Biegelaar have dreamt up a crystal forest suite. Another room creates the feeling of being at the bottom of the ocean.
Guests are encouraged to craft their own ice sculptures. Other activities throughout the year include taking an arctic wilderness survival course, travelling to witness the Midnight Sun phenomenon and plunging into the river as part of the Jukkasjärvi sauna ritual.
The creators of Sweden’s famous melting Icehotel have revealed plans for a new ice venture which
will have one key difference: guests will be able to stay all year round.
Northern Sweden’s isolated Icehotel is inviting its guests to design and build
their own ice suites, with successful suggestions being maintained for the
designer's exclusive use throughout the season.
Five-star Scottish countryside retreat Mar Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort in Bishopton has lifted
the curtain on its newly refurbished spa and leisure suite.
Evian Spa, the spa and wellness brand inspired by the premium mineral water brand, has
arrived in Doha, marking its inaugural Middle Eastern location and fifth global destination.
A new nature-inspired wellness destination called Align is coming to Tucson, spearheaded by
brothers and local hospitality entrepreneurs Mark and Eric Erman.
QC New York, a luxury Italian day spa on Governors Island, will expand its offering this July by
adding an extra 15,000sq ft of space. This new area will feature sensory saunas, waterfalls, a
salt room, an ice room, a lavender room, a 142-seat bistro and a waterbed relaxation room.
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released promising new research on the wellness real
estate market at its third-annual Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium in
Manhattan.
Book4Time has announced the launch of Day & Resort Passes on its award-winning platform to
help hotels and resorts drive staycation business. [more...]