How does it work – practical info

What is it like to sleep in Icehotel?

The temperature inside the hotel hovers at a constant of -5 to -7 C. We provide you with expedition-style sleeping bags which are tested for extreme temperatures, so you’ll be fine with just thermals, hat, warm socks and a mid-layer jumper. You are given access to your room at 6 pm, but the heated service building is staffed and open 24 hours, this is where you store your belongings, collect your sleeping bag and use the bathroom, shower and sauna. There is a tutorial for guests sleeping amongst ice art every day.

Around and about Icehotel

The hotel is located in the heart of the tiny village Jukkasjärvi, with about 900 residents. Besides the actual ice hotel with rooms filed with ice art, ice bar and ceremony hall made of ice, Icehotel has a restaurant, cabins, hotel rooms and lounge – all housed in warm buildings within walking distance of each other. In winter there are 53 Ice rooms, Art Suites and Deluxe Suites and in summer there are 18. All year round we have seventy warm rooms; 44 hotel rooms and 28 chalets. There is also the local homestead restaurant just ten minutes’ walk away.

There is a local convenience store in the village, but no cash point.

Good to know for the best experience

• During the day Icehotel is open to the public. Day visitors and guests have access to see all the rooms, except reserved Deluxe Suites. This means overnight guests get their rooms at 6 pm.
• Check-in and out for warm rooms is at 3 pm and 11 am.
• All rooms in Icehotel Winter have curtain doors, while the Art and Deluxe Suites in Icehotel 365 all have doors.
• The beds in the cold rooms have a bedframe made of ice, slatted bed base with mattress, reindeer skins and pillows.

• There are no bathrooms (except the Deluxe Suites) or storage in the Ice rooms or Art suites. These facilities are housed in a heated service building, where you also keep your belongings during the night. The service desk is staffed 24 hours.
• You get a locker or cubicle (if staying in an Art Suite), where you can get changed and keep your belongings.
• The changing rooms, sauna and showers are communal for women and men respectively.
• There are no electric sockets to charge your phone inside the cold room, so be sure to charge your phone before going to bed.
• If you’re changing between ice suites and warm accommodation, there are about 6-7 hours when you don’t have a room to withdraw to. We strongly recommend you to plan one or two excursions during this time as exploring nature and local culture is a substantial part of getting the full experience. 
• Ice is an organic material. We may carry out maintenance and repairs during open hours.
• Icehotel is built in sections, which means that there is still building work going on for some time after we’re open for guests in December.