Now is not a bad time to consider your plans for the next festive season, especially if you want to get away from the UK. Christmas at the ICEHOTEL is sure to be a magical world away from anything you’re experienced before. And if you contact us to reserve your place now, just think how smug you’ll feel come December! Ideal for the big kid in us all, here’s the perspective of one very happy 18 year old....
“Christmas Eve morning started with me being woken up at 9 to be told that I was going snowmobiling at 10. I jumped out of bed, got changed and was at the meeting point by 9:05. It took a lot of persuasion for me to go and have breakfast before but after a quick meal, we were off for a day’s fun. In the light you can see exactly how rough the terrain is, but it makes it much more fun and when you are travelling at 70kph across a lake with trees blanketed in snow, there is nothing that can beat it. After Christmas Eve dinner we headed back to our cosy cabin and despite being 18 and 14, my brother and I persuaded our mother to let us open our presents, just like the Swedes do. Come on, everyone acts like a 5 year old at Christmas.
Christmas morning started in a relaxed fashion then at 3pm we headed off to go husky sledging . It is extremely deceptive as the dogs are so strong and fast. Once again, I felt a Lewis Hamilton moment coming on. That night we slept in an art suite, where the ice had been sculpted to look like a dragon curling around the room and the bed emerged from the dragon’s snout. If you expect a cosy night, don’t forget that there is no central heating in an ICE room! However, the sleeping bags kept the cold at bay and I had my best night sleep, despite my brother snoring and kicking me all night!
The next day started with us being woken up with warm lingonberry juice which really is a gift from heaven in the cold and then after warming up in the morning sauna we headed up to the restaurant for breakfast”.
Bruno Kaufmann, December 2007
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