ICEHOTEL Information 2012/13
Location
ICEHOTEL is located on the banks of the Torne River in the small village of Jukkasjärvi in Swedish Lapland, just 20 mins from Kiruna centre, Kiruna train station and Kiruna airport. Jukkasjärvi has a little church situated at the end of the village with famous paintings. There are daily flights between Stockholm and Kiruna and daily overnight train services. We can arrange your flights and overnight train from anywhere in Sweden, however all flights and all trains pass through Stockholm on their way to Lapland.
Dates
ICE HOTEL opens on Friday 7 December 2012 and closes in mid April 2013.
Warm accommodation at ICE HOTEL
Comfortable double / twin hotel rooms with private facilities, tv, telephone and an extremely useful information pack.
Nordic Chalet
2 bedroom hotel standard log cabin with plenty of space for 4. Private bathroom, living area and a small kitchen. The main bedroom is a double bed and the second bedroom has bunk beds.
Northern Lights Chalet
2 bedroom hotel standard log cabin with a sky light in each bedroom so you may be luck enough to catch the Northern Lights as you lie and look at the star lit sky from your bed! Similar to a Nordic Chalet except the 2nd bedroom has a single bed and not bunk beds.
Cold accommodation at ICE HOTEL
Rooms of ICE with a special bed made of ice with a thick comfortable mattress lined with an insulating reindeer skin. Most rooms accommodate 2 people, however there are rooms for up to 4.
ICE Rooms
Individual rooms of ICE beautifully decorated to capture the imagination of artist, perfectly complemented by wonderful lighting. Most rooms accommodate 2 people, some have space for 3.
Upgrade from a SNOWroom from 350 SEK per person Mon - Wed or 650 SEK per person Thur-Sun.
Northern Lights Suites
NEW for 2012/13 the Northern Lights Suites will be decorated with ICEart and ICEsculptures and the Northern Lights will be recreated on the ceiling! Upgrade from a SNOWroom from 500 SEKper person Mon - Wed or 875 SEKper person Thur-Sun.
ART suites
Unique and more spacious than an ICE room. More elaborately decorated too! Most rooms accommodate 2 people, some have space for 3.
Upgrade from a SNOWroom from 650 SEK per person Mon - Wed or 1100 SEK per person Thur-Sun.
Deluxe suite
One of a kind! A spacious and luxurious rooms of ICE for that special occasion or an out of this world holiday treat. Only available as a double.
Upgrade from a SNOWroom from 1900 SEK per person Mon - Wed or 1600 SEK per person Thur-Sun.
Activities
Available activities at ICEHOTEL
Sleeping in ICE HOTEL
Many people sleep much better in ICEHOTEL than they do in the warm accommodation. You will be provided with a warm sleeping bag which has been specifically designed for ICE HOTEL. We recommend that you have a minimum of long sleeved and log legged pyjamas to sleep in. Toilets, showers, saunas and changing areas are located with a warm building directly connected to ICEHOTEL.
Transfers to ICE HOTEL
Standard transfers to & from ICEHOTEL are by minibus and can be arranged for any flight landing at or taking off from Kiruna airport and for any train in and out of Kiruna Train Station. The transfer upgrades to snowmobiles and husky sleds can only be arranged from Kiruna airport.
Clothing
You will be provided with warm outer clothing that is designed to complement your own thermal under garments. The clothing you are provided with for the duration of your stay at ICEHOTEL includes, hat snowmobile suit, mittens and boots. We recommend you have warm socks, good thermal under garments, good scarf or similar and perhaps some thin thermal gloves to go under the mittens provided by ICE HOTEL.
Building of ICE HOTEL
The planning of ICE HOTEL starts many months in advance of the actual construction project. Ice is sourced from the Torne River in March and April. It is stored in a large freezer until November when temperatures are low enough for the contstruction of ICE HOTEL to begin. Building starts in November and ICE HOTEL usually opens in early December. Building work can progress through to January depending on the conditions. This should not put you off visiting ICE HOTEL over this period. This is an amazing time to visit and actually see work in progress. This is not your usual building site! Videos, documentaries and TV programs have been made about the construction of ICE HOTEL, now is the time to see it with your own eyes.
Restaurants
There are 2 excellent restaurants at ICEHOTEL and we recommend you make a table reservation prior to arrival.
ICEHOTEL Restaurant
Award winning restaurant featuring local delicacies and recipes with inspiration from around the world. Many of the choices are served on plates of ICE as your ICE HOTEL theme continues! This is also where you will find a generous buffet breakfast and lunch.
Hembygdsgården
Cosy and rustic with an open fire, standing on the banks of the Torne River just 800m from ICEHOTEL. Elk, reindeer and arctic char feature heavily on the menu and a mouth water range of deserts include cloudberries and lingonberries.
Currency
Sweden is not a member of the euro zone and uses the Swedish Kronor (SEK). You will find that international credit and debit cards are widely accepted at the local shops and the restaurants at ICEHOTEL. Just a small amount of local currency is useful.
Checking in / Out
You will be able to check in to your warm accommodation from approx. 3pm. You must check out by 11am.
As ICE HOTEL is an art gallery and open to the public during the day you will be able to check in to you cold accommodated from 6pm. ICEHOTEL opens to the public again at 10am the following morning. Should you be staying for 2 nights or longer we recommend you have an activity booked for the short period of time between checking of your room and checking in to your warm room.
Luggage
You will not be allowed to take your suitcase into your room of ICE. As the temperature is a constant -5C to -7C despite (no matter what the outside temperature is!) your personal belongings would freeze. Your luggage can be safety stored for you in the warm building connected to ICEHOTEL.
Shops
The ICE HOTEL shop on site sells a range of souvenirs, clothing and other useful items. There is a small supermarket a short walk from ICE HOTEL where you can purchase snacks and drinks. Please note that alcoholic drinks can only be purchased from a bar (2 at ICE HOTEL) or a state run licensed shop called System Bolaget.
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