Icehotel Sweden Opens for Its (Chilly) 30th Season

Have you ever wanted to sleep encased in a room of ice with the temperature hovering at a frosty 20 degrees?

No? Same. But for those of you who do, you’ll be happy to know that from now through April 11, the Icehotel Sweden is offering up 18 specially designed Art Suites, where you can spend the night swaddled in subzero sleeping bags and surrounded by crystalline ice art designed by artists from around the globe.

For the past 30 years, the Icehotel – located in the village of Jukkasjärvi, 125 miles above the Arctic Circle – has catered to guests who crave cold adventure with two hotels, a restaurant, an ice bar, spa facilities and outdoor activities like snowmobiling and sled dog rides. There’s even a year-round hotel with cold and warm rooms for those (me!) who want a more traditional vacation experience.

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For those who can’t visit right now – which, honestly, is most of us – check out our gallery or visit the Icehotel’s Instagram account, where you can check out the Art Suites with the help of some enhanced AI.

More than 70,000 people a year visit the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. The Arctic Circle temperatures ensure the rooms last from December through April, when they start to melt. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
The Toybox Art Suite at the Icehotel, one of 18 suites designed by artists from around the globe. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
The Vila Vid Denna Kalla Art Suite was inspired by an 18th-century Swedish song. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
The Paradice Lost Art Suite. Each ice room comes with a bed topped with a comforter, reindeer hides and sleeping bags. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
You can't use any of the frozen accoutrements in the Sauna Art Room, but there are real sauna and spa facilities available for guests. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
The Winter Garden Art Suite features a magnolia tree motif. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
If staying in a 20-degree room isn't your jam, no worries – the Icehotel also has warm rooms available year-round. Photo: Icehotel / Johan Broberg
The Ceremony Hall is the perfect setting for a chill (ha!) wedding ceremony. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
Belly up to the Icebar, where you can order craft cocktails served in glasses made of ice. (Bring your gloves!) Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
During the day, Icehotel guests can take full advantage of the Arctic climate and paddleboard, snowshoe, hike, take sled dog excursions and more. Photo: Icehotel / Markus Alatalo
Guests take in the northern lights during a snowmobile ride. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
If the Icehotel's rooms aren't cold enough for you, you can always take a frosty dip in the outdoor sauna. Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger
Those brave enough to weather the arctic temperatures can even tie the knot at the Icehotel. (We only hope the sled dog is not voicing his objection to the union.) Photo: Icehotel / Asaf Kliger