The 8 Best Ice Hotel and Glass Igloo Stays

1.Snow Hotel Tour and Ice Restaurant Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 345 reviews · from $229Our pick

You’ll tour Rovaniemi’s Arctic SnowHotel with an English or Finnish guide, then eat a three-course dinner in the Ice Restaurant. Choose elk, salmon, chicken, or a vegan falafel main course. Return transfers, the Ice Bar, Sky Bar, sledding, and tobogganing are included, but drinks cost extra.

“The snow hotel is absolutely amazing! I cannot believe they build it in three weeks! We had dinner in the restaurant which was both amazing as an experience, and the food was truly delicious! Our waitress was absolutely fabulous had a great sense of humour and was very accommodating and taking photographs et cetera. The tour of the rooms within the hotel was totally amazing! I cannot believe every single room is completely different and absolutely amazing. The ice chapel is gorgeous and the ice bar is definitely somewhere to have a drink. Bizarrely it’s much warmer in the ice hotel than it was the whole week we were there……”

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2.Arctic Snow Hotel Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 302 reviews · from $118Best value

Take a 3.5-hour guided visit from Rovaniemi to the Arctic SnowHotel. See hand-carved ice rooms, the Ice Chapel, Ice Bar, and Ice Restaurant, then enjoy free time for tobogganing and kick sledding. Your English or Finnish guide explains how the hotel is built and operated, with return transfers included.

“The activity was excellent. The ice hotel Was incredible and a sit to behold. Unfortunately the trip lacked guidance. No one was there at the coach meeting point to explain what was happening and no guide on the coach to tell us about local traditions, people etc.”

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3.Snow Hotel Tour with Food by the Fire

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 144 reviews · from $201

Visit Rovaniemi’s Arctic SnowHotel with a Finnish or English-speaking guide, see ice-carved suites, try a drink in an ice glass, then eat a three-course Lapland-inspired dinner beside an open fire. Evening pickups run from Santa Claus Village, Ounasvaara, and central Rovaniemi.

“This was a fantastic experience. Driver was friendly and very skilled on the icy roads. We were greeted by our guide who explained the plan for the evening then showed us around the hotel and how it was built. He showed us all the rooms, each incredibly unique with fantastic ice sculptures. We had a chance to have a shot in the Ice Bar and throw the ice glass against the wall. We then had time to explore the rooms again on our own and relax in the Sky Bar with hot lingonberry or a cold drink before an amazing meal next to the open log fire. Sadly the Northern…”

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4.Arctic Snow Hotel Tour and Snow Sauna Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 75 reviews · from $207

Spend five hours touring Rovaniemi’s Arctic SnowHotel with an English or Finnish guide, then use a private snow sauna, Finnish sauna, and outdoor jacuzzi. You’ll see ice rooms, the Ice Bar, Ice Chapel, Ice Restaurant, and themed sculptures before returning by included transfer. Guide Emma has led some visits.

“The visit of the Arctic Snow Hotel with Emma was really amazing, we had a great time visiting the ice bar, the ice chapel, the rooms, and all the small village with the sculptures. And we really enjoyed our time in the Finnish Sauna and snow sauna to get warmer in these cold days.”

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5.Snowmobile Safari to Arctic Snow Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 36 reviews · 6 hours · from $302

This six-hour Safartica outing pairs a long snowmobile ride through the Rovaniemi wilderness with a guided Arctic SnowHotel visit and a two-course lunch of glow-fried salmon in a warm Kota tepee. English-speaking guides such as Juho, Emil, and Valentina have led the trip. Bring a driving license if you plan to drive.

“O dia foi espetacular! A atividade é fantástica e nós fomos com o melhor guia que poderíamos ter, Juho!!! Super atencioso, nos passou todas as regras de segurança e nos levou para todos os lugares incríveis que o lugar tem! Vimos Reindeer, paisagens incríveis, fomos ao Hotel de Gelo e fizemos um tour! Tivemos uma parada para o almoço e Juho nos contou histórias locais e do país! Super culto e gentil! E o melhor, Juho é finlandês e, por essa razão, conhecia tudo nos mínimos detalhes!”

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6.Guided Tour to Icehotel and Jukkasjärvi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $202Top rated

Spend about three hours visiting the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, the 1607 Sami church, and Nutti Sámi Siida. Your English-speaking guide, such as Yvla or Peter, explains local history and Sámi culture, then gives you time to view ice art and meet reindeer. Pickup is available in Kiruna, with groups limited to eight people.

“Incredible tour, learned so much about Sami culture and reindeer! The ice hotel is truly a must see, absolutely breathtaking!”

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7.Tour of Icehotel and Jukkasjärvi

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 20 reviews · from $187

Join a local Sami guide for a three-hour visit to Jukkasjärvi from Kiruna. Explore the Icehotel’s changing ice-art exhibition, see the 1607 Sami church, learn about Sami culture, and meet reindeer at Nutti Sami Siida. Pickup is included, and groups are limited to eight people.

“Great trip, everything went perfectly. We were picked up on time, and everything was great. The Sami Museum, the old church, and the Ice Hotel are also definitely worth seeing.”

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8.Explore the Icehotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 16 reviews · 7 hours · from $165

Travel from Abisko or Björkliden through Swedish Lapland to Jukkasjärvi for a self-guided ICEHOTEL visit. See sculpted Art Suites, Ice Rooms, the Ice Church, and enjoy a drink in an ice glass. English-speaking hosts handle transport, while lunch and Icebar drinks cost extra.

“Bussen kom i tid och personal hämtade oss inne på hotellet. Både chaufför och värdinna var trevliga personer. Men derr var ju ingen guidning alltså ingen guide. Missvisande i er text. Och varför har ni så konstig text under Viktig information? På det hela en bra transport till ishotellet inkl inträdet. Men förhållandevis dyrt.”

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