The Deluxe Suite 365 is the most exclusive room type that Icehotel offers and all suites are individually themed and have never been created before. Each suite is hand carved by artists from around the world and available year-round.

The Deluxe Suite Hilla (number 309*) in Icehotel 365 goes by the name 34 meters this year 2020 and it’s one of 9 Deluxe Suites that holds a separate heated relaxation area complete with sauna and ensuite bathroom. With 34 meters of ice walls and 32 tons of raw Torne River ice, this record breaking glacier inspired suite is -5 degrees colder than the other suites and it felt like walking inside a labyrinth as you navigated towards the bed.

Icehotel 365 is the permanent part of Icehotel and it is open all year round to guests from all over the world. It includes 9 Deluxe Suites and 9 Art Suites as well as an Icebar that serves ice cold drinks and an Experience Room where you can learn more about the Icehotel and even watch a short film and get an insight into Icehotel’s history.

The Icehotel 365 concept makes it possible to experience sleeping on ice even in summer time, even though that might be hard to comprehend at first. A chance to mix hot summer days with cold summer nights on ice. And its all made possible thanks to renewable energy and solar power.

The Icehotel Winter is the part of the Icehotel that melts away every year at spring time and then reincarnates the next year in a completely new and unique design between December to April. This process has then been repeated for the past 30 years through the aid of countless artists and Icehotel workers that has participated in its continued legacy and survival.  

We also went behind the scenes on a guided tour with Icehotel Art Director Luca Roncoroni who showed us the unfinished parts of the Icehotel Winter. It was quite the experience to see something of this magnitude take place, hear the stories and see the artists chisel away on the ice. Inside the Icehotel Winter you will find a Ceremony Hall, about 15-20 Ice Rooms and 12 Art Suites.

The feeling of spending a night in a sleeping bag surrounded by ice and snow in sub-zero degrees is a bit surreal but it appeals to our adventurous side. Its not often at all that you get to experience something similar and perhaps for some people, its once in a lifetime.

When it was time to cuddle up in our sleeping bags at night with hats on dressed only in our undergarment we felt both excited and privileged. We switched the lightings off by pressing a button attached directly to the ice bed and felt the arctic cold embrace us in the darkness.

Our room was around -9 degrees Celsius, about 5 degrees colder than the other rooms due to its volume of ice and snow.

The Icehotel restaurant is ranked the top restaurant in Kiruna and among top three in Swedish Lapland. A cozy restaurant with an international kitchen that serves local delicacies such as moose, reindeer, arctic char and bramble berries – always backed by excellent service. Some dishes are even served on ice if you order the ice menu which is an extra delight for your eyes.

We had a wonderful culinary experience at Icehotel Restaurant and honestly had the best meal we have eaten in a very long time. In this 5-course Ice Menu they served us among other things – moose filet with potato puree, browned onion and baby beets along with arctic rasberry sorbet and reindeer tartar. Exquisite tastes that were sort of dancing in your mouth kinda like the northern lights in the sky.  

The Icebar is a wonderful addition to the already breathtaking interior made completely out of Torne River ice in Icehotel 365. Here you can of course enjoy colorful signature cocktails or why not Champagne served in glasses made from ice. We tried the Torne Breeze and Wolf Paw and were definitely satisifed with the tastes.

You can take a seat on reindeer fur next to tables made from ice and sip that cocktail in an ice cold glass while you breath in the arctic cold. That is something you don’t do very often.

Icebar from Icehotel is actually a concept which you can experience in other places too besides just the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi. Another location where you can walk in from the hot streets outside in summer time for example and enjoy an ice cold drink served in glasses made from ice is Stockholm.

There are plenty of activities to participate in and around Icehotel with top adventures such as Drive your own Dog Sled, Snowmobile Tour, Northern Lights Safari on Snowmobile or perhaps Ice Sculpting. All the tours start and end at the Icehotel. In addition Icehotel itself offers all guests warm outdoor clothing which minimizes the chances of freezing significantly.

Also if you are lucky enough you can even see Northern Lights above Jukkasjärvi on a cloudless night just standing outside the Icehotel. But be sure to keep an eye on the aurora forcast, and remember to be patient.

Icehotel is located in Jukkasjärvi just outside the mining town of Kiruna about 25 minutes away. The little village of Jukkasjärvi is a huge contrast to the size of Kiruna but quaint and cozy to walk around on foot. You can leave the Icehotel and see most parts of the village in under an hour.

To get here you can either take the bus, book transfer or drive yourself.