Rebuilt every winter from ice and snow harvested from the Torne River, the ICEHOTEL exists only for a few months before melting back into the landscape. Its silent, fluorescent lit corridors and artist-carved suites feel temporary and fleeting, and like waking up inside of a winter wonderland only ever spoken about in fairytales. Guests sleep in thermal sleeping bags on ice beds inside uniquely designed suites. The combination of extreme cold, ephemeral architecture, and profound silence creates one of the purest temporary liminal environments available on earth. It’s like the ‘Backrooms’ but made of ice.
Key features include:
- Artist-designed suites, unique every year
- Ice chapel
- Constant sub-zero temperatures inside
- Located for viewing the Northern Lights
Photo credits: “Dare to Sleep” by momo, CC BY 2.0 , “Ice Church” by Isabell Schulz, CC BY-SA 2.0 , “Dreamscape Room – Icehotel Sweden” by Rob Alter, CC BY 2.0 , Tripadvisor traveller photos
