Icehotel

DO NOT MISS SLEEPING in one of the rooms!! Best sleep I have ever had. Great staff and beautiful rooms. The artistic abilty of the ice carvers is truly amazing. They have great activities to enjoy the winter wonderland.

Our group of three were staying in one of the warm cabins, and when you stay at any part of the hotel, entry to the exhibit is included. If you only stay for one night and want to go into the icehotel before checking in or after checking out, just talk to the person at the hotel reception. If you go after you have checked in, your key-card is your ticket. Also, the reception for checking in is not at the "entrance" sign, it's just after the arch and Adventure center & shop. All the rooms except booked deluxe suites are available to walk into, and as far as we know we had access to all the rooms when we went here. The exhibit is amazing! It's hard to understand how the artists can make the things they do out of ice and snow. There were some other people in the 365 part, but when we went into the original icehotel we went the other way and had the rooms to ourselves to photograph. The cabin was nice and cozy and featured a fridge. What looks like wooden floors are actually a soft carpet, and some of the interior were a little worn (like the door to the bathroom were a bit hard to close). We had a late night and early morning so can't write a very thorough review of the beds, but they seemed comfortable. It was somewhat unclear if you were supposed to wash the dishes or if the staff would do it after you checked out, but there were dish soap so we just cleaned them ourselves. The breakfast was served across the street and was the standard hotel buffet, and of course they had some reindeer meat for the sandwiches ;). They also had a separate gluten free corner. There was plenty of room to hang your coats before entering the dining area, so don't be afraid to put on the thick coat if it's cold outside. We will definitely come back and stay in a cabin again!