Spend the night in this Ice hotel in Quebec built each December and opening only for three months.
It takes about a month and a half to build with 50 workers. The Hotel makes its own snow using a special mixture to adjust the humidity. It is built with metal frames, it is allowed to harden for a few days, and then the cranes are removed. The hotel is made of 30,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice and the walls are up to four feet thick.
Hotel de Glace provides rooms in Saint-Gabriel-De-Valcartier. The hotels features three thematic ice bars. There is also an indoor ice slide, and free WiFi is provided.
Guests will sleep in rooms at a temperature between -3 and -5 degrees Celsius. Rooms come with a sleeping bag and pillows, and guests will be greeted with a cocktail in an ice glass. Guests have access to shared bathrooms and a bed in a dormitory room if choosing to sleep indoors.
There is an ice chapel with 70 seats. Guests will also enjoy the
relaxing Nordic relaxation area featuring outdoor spas and sauna. There
is an indoor water park, which guests can access for an additional fee.
Facilities
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Non-smoking rooms
- Bar
- Hot tub/jacuzzi
- Fitness centre
- Sauna
- 24-hour front desk
- Chapel/shrine
- Non-smoking rooms