The Ice Hotel

                  The Ice Hotel

         Every year an Ice Hotel that includes an Ice Chapel, Ice Cinema and Ice Art Hall is built in Sweden. The ice hotel is located on the shores of the Torne River in the Swedish Lapland. In the old village of Jukkasjarvi; the ice hotel is built with 30,000 tons of pure snow and in an area of 30,000 square feet. The ice hotel can provide room for 100 guests at the same time. The inner temperature is between -4 degrees and -9 degrees centigrade. Guests are interested in this unique experience. The hotel provides each guest with a special sleeping bag and warm outer clothing. There are four different types of rooms. The first is a Double Room. It has a thermal sleeping bag that is placed on a special bed of snow and ice. The bed is also covered with reindeer skins. The second type of room is a Suite. It is decorated with ice art and sculptures. Guests who stay in the Double Room or Suite are awakened in the morning with a hot cup of juice.  The third style that is available is an Aurora House Cabin. The cabin has two separate bedrooms, one with a single bed and one with a double bed. The rooms have a ceiling skylight. You can view the midnight sun or the Aurora Borealis. The fourth type is the Chalet Cabin. They offer two elaborate bedrooms with four beds. Both the Chalet and Aurora House cabins have a TV, telephone and private bathroom with a shower and toilet. Whether you stay in a Double, Suite, Aurora House or Chalet Cabin breakfast is included.