Sweden’s famed Icehotel has opened its doors for winter with 12 temporary art suites promising travellers a cool night’s sleep. The Icehotel 35 opened on Friday (13 December) in celebration of the ...

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Rates typically start from €400 for a night in an ice hotel, where guests often sleep on beds made from frozen river ...

While many people book vacations to destinations with warmer climates during the winter months, some travelers prefer to embrace the cold and find wonder in frosty locales. For the latter, you may ...

A hotel made entirely of ice has opened in Lapland for the winter. The ICEHOTEL, located in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, is in its ...

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