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- Icehotel
Icehotel
Located 124 miles (200 km) inside the Arctic Circle and 7.5
miles (12 km) from Kiruna Airport, the amazing Icehotel in
Jukkasjärvi was first opened in 1990. The hotel is built anew each
year, usually around mid-November, when ice is collected from the
Torne River and moulded into magnificent bricks, sculptures, ice
furniture and even a bar with ice glasses! It may be made of ice,
but this hotel is a warm welcome to those visiting for a night.
Guests can curl up in soft, warm reindeer hide blankets in one of
the many themed rooms, sip on an ice-cold glass of schnapps in the
bar, or dine on anything from whitefish roe and venison to
cloudberries and arctic raspberries in the Icehotel restaurant.
Guests also have the option of booking a warm room as well, should
the novelty of sleeping on a bed of ice wear off and the Icehotel
is also open to day visitors throughout the winter season.
Information & Facts
Address
Admission
Free for daytime visitors
Language
Swedish is the main language, with Lapp being spoken by
the Sami population in the north. Most Swedes speak and understand
English. Many also speak German and French.
Money
The Swedish monetary unit is the Kronor/Krona or Crown (SEK),
which is divided into 100 öre. Banks exchange money during business
hours from Monday to Friday. At other times money can be changed at
airports, ferry terminals, post offices and Forex exchange offices,
which are open daily. There are numerous ATMs throughout the
country, most of which accept MasterCard and Visa. Travellers
cheques and most major credit cards are widely accepted for payment
throughout Sweden.
Opening Times
Open to day visitors daily from 10am to 6pm (December
to April). Guided tours from 10am-2pm (Swedish) and 12pm-4pm
(English).
Time
GMT +1 (GMT +2 from the last Sunday in March to the last
Sunday in October).