Friday, January 9, 2015

Ice hotels: Castles, igloos and expedition-quality sleeping bags


The SnowCastle of Kemi, Finland


This 21-room snow castle, at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2015. Every season it is rebuilt, but it always features a chapel, a restaurant and a hotel. Guests can enjoy a meal around glistening ice tables, with specialities such as reindeer soup. The temperature inside is a brisk –5C but rooms come equipped with sleeping bags that have thermal fleece linings. A stay also includes breakfast in the slightly warmer Castle Lounge.


Kauppakatu 29, Kemi, Finland (00 358 16 258878; http://bit.ly/KemiSnowCastle). Doubles from €125, B&B.




















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