Ice Hotel!

[mithen]

I was reading a book about unusual hotels, and came to this one: Icehotel, a hotel built entirely of snow and ice in the Swedish Arctic. It's sculpted by artists every winter, and in the spring is allowed to melt away again. The insulating snow keeps the rooms at a balmy -5 degrees C. no matter how cold it gets outside (and it gets a lot colder!)

I think it's pretty obvious what the appeal of Icehotel is for me (click on pictures for the room's web page):






(the one above is probably my favorite, not only for its look but because it's named the "Yin/Yang Suite").












So whatta ya say?  Superman Fan Conference at the Icehotel in 2011?  :D

Comments

[genclay.livejournal.com]

This place is stunning.

Thanks for putting theses up, it's giving me a few ideas :)

[mithen.livejournal.com]

I was absolutely hoping they would, too. :) I got a lot of inspiration about the feeling of the Fortress...

[rjunkie.livejournal.com]

Haha. There are cave hotels too, in Mexico I believe. How about a Batman conference there? Although the ice hotel is still more interesting.

[(Anonymous)]

Canada's might be easier for some to get to, though...

And the lighting would be better in the ice castles, definitely. Unless you put tons of lights in the cave, and that's just not right.

[mithen.livejournal.com]

I found a cave hotel in Italy as well! Yes, we should definitely hold the conferences in caves and ice hotels in alternating years. :D

[shardsofblu.livejournal.com]

I'm just bursting with squee looking at those photos!

[mithen.livejournal.com]

Aren't they gorgeous? Too bad it would be way too cold to write anything, I'd love to sit on the bed and type away. :)

[schala-kid.livejournal.com]

That last one really screams Fortress of Solitude.

This and the Crystal Cave in Mexico just fascinates me I mean there's something serene and relaxing being around a bunch of crystals, I think if I ever become rich I would make a room in my mansion a replica of the Fortress (and have my basement become the Batcave XD).

[mithen.livejournal.com]

I love the idea of having a Fortress house with a Batcave basement, lol! Whoo!

I agree the last one seems almost like a set from the movies...

[chironian.livejournal.com]

What memories your post has brought back! I have stayed overnight in the Ice Hotel in Quebec City - where it is of course called the Hôtel de Glace (http://www.icehotel-canada.com/). It is not an experience I will soon forget, especially sleeping on those animal-skin covered ice beds! I was okay, up until the point that I had to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night...

[fictionalknight.livejournal.com]

You beat me to it - I was just going to mention our Hôtel De Glace! :) I've never stayed there, but I have visited and it's quite a sight all right! :D

[genclay.livejournal.com]

Even more pretty!

[mithen.livejournal.com]

So beautiful! And much closer to home, hmmm. :)

[fictionalknight.livejournal.com]

It's further away from the Arctic circle, though... ;) But hey, we have maple syrup. *lol*

[mithen.livejournal.com]

Maple syrup does help make up for less chance of seeing the Northern Lights... :)

[mithen.livejournal.com]

*fangirls you* There's one in Canada too, wow! That's much closer to a possible destination, hmmm... :)

Incredible stuff, thanks for sharing the Canadian link too! I'm amazed at human beings right now...

[awils1.livejournal.com]

Gosh, these photos are gorgeous. I'm bursting with squee too!

[mithen.livejournal.com]

I spent way too much time on that page and had to share, lol. Now I have to find a cave hotel to match it... :)

[22by7.livejournal.com]

haha i have an entire FOLDER of these pictures (and others - like ice caves) because i once started a painting featuring the Fortress of Solitude. it never got finished, though. hmm.

[mithen.livejournal.com]

it never got finished, though. hmm.

*whistles innocently* Inspiration is good! :) I'm writing some scenes set in the Fortress right now and it's really helped me with the sort of feel of it...

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Hard to believe they have to rebuild that every year! O_O Wowsa...

[mithen.livejournal.com]

I know! I'd be so sad to see it all melt! Their web page says they're busy all summer saving up blocks up ice from the river to prepare...man, that would be so interesting to see...

[(Anonymous)]

We have one in Quebec every year, it's neat. Hoping to spend the night one of these years, but it's expensive. We brought Maya, my host-sister, when she was in the country, and she was tripping out.

XD I have never thought of it as a Fortress of Solitude- Dude!

-elenorasweet, unable to log in

[mithen.livejournal.com]

I got to see the web page for the Quebec one as well! And yeah, lots closer to home for those people unwilling to travel to the Swedish Arctic, lol. It's all for research! :)

[zenithjolt.livejournal.com]

Wow, i like, i like indeed. Gosh, I'd probably break a few things though :P

That is amazing. (Fortress of Solitude!! XD) You'd have to have some pterry thick PJ's though, lol ;)

[mithen.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I'd probably break a few things though :P

LOL, I'd probably be really nervous. "Uh, I broke your coffee table..." :) And yeah, they recommend a LOT of thermal underwear and such, lol...although apparently once you're actually in the bed it's very nice!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I seen that place - or places like it, lol - before, but it's beauty never fails to amaze me. Fortress of Solitude, whoo! :D

[mithen.livejournal.com]

Isn't it gorgeous? Let's meet there!

[dm-wyatt.livejournal.com]

That is so awesome...

I love that... I'm going to have to download all the pictures, it brings up images of surprising luxury in the arctic.

Thanks so much for posting those, not sure it gives me a plot bunny or not, but I do like the idea of them.

[mithen.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have to download all the pictures, it brings up images of surprising luxury in the arctic.

Doesn't it? It's a fascinating sort of richness and sparseness at the same time...

[evo-spider.livejournal.com]

Hellz to the yes! :D

But I would bring some Abuelita's chocolate for the cold. @_@

[mithen.livejournal.com]

Apparently they bring you warmed lingonberry juice in the morning. :) I have no idea if I like lingonberry juice, but I'm pretty sure if it were warm I'd drink it at that point...

[northernwalker]

My dad was involved for years in the ice harvest for Ice Alaska. They have a webcam up if you want to see the carvings.

http://www.icealaska.com/

Also, the world's only year-round ice museum!

http://www.chenahotsprings.com/index.php?id=museum

[mithen.livejournal.com]

AWESOME! Man, harvesting the ice looks really difficult, that is some heavy stuff...

I might have to try to make it to the Hokkaido Ice Festival this year now. :)