Saturday, January 2, 2021

Ice Hotel 2021

The annual Ice Hotel that is built from actual snow and ice every year in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden has been open for a few weeks now. And every year, the design for the hotel as well as each of the rooms is different! Participating artists and designers come to sculpt and craft the suites into works of art that one can sleep in. The suite themes this year range from the literal to the intangible: a sauna, typeface, the connection between mind and heart, a child's toy box, the fairy tale of Rapunzel if she were a little Maltese dog, an Apocalyptic hot dog stand, and prehistoric lizards and fish.

And they have procedures in place for COVID:

Given the prevailing situation with COVID-19 we want to share with you the safety actions we have taken in our daily operations. While Icehotel is still open our top priority is the health and safety of both our guests and our staff. We follow the information and the directives we receive from the Swedish Government and The Public Health Agency of Sweden closely, and we keep all staff updated on a daily basis.

MEASURES TAKEN FOR THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR GUESTS AND ICEHOTEL STAFF We wash our hands and disinfect surfaces that guests may come into contact with even more frequently than before. We have increased access to hand cleaning and disinfectants in both public- and staff spaces. We clean toilets and public areas more often. We take our responsibility by making sure all of us in the personnel remain at home, even with the smallest symptoms. We have clear guidance on how our visitors and guests can move around safely at the art exhibition and the hotel. Our restaurants and all public areas are sparsely furnished. We limit the amount of guests on our activities and we handle helmets, capes and all equipment with heat and or disinfection.

Sauna Suite by Luca Roncoroni
Sauna Suite by Luca Roncoroni
Sauna Suite by Luca Roncoroni
Sauna Suite by Luca Roncoroni
A Journey Into Letter Space Suite by John Bark & Charli Kasselbäck
A Journey Into Letter Space Suite by John Bark & Charli Kasselbäck
A Break Suite by Lena Kriström & Nina Hedman
A Break Suite by Lena Kriström & Nina Hedman
You Are Here Suite by Elizabeth Kristensen and Dave Ruane
You Are Here Suite by Elizabeth Kristensen and Dave Ruane
You Are Here Suite by Elizabeth Kristensen and Dave Ruane
Kodex Maximus Suite by Julia Gamborg Nielsen and Lotta Lampa
Kodex Maximus Suite by Julia Gamborg Nielsen and Lotta Lampa
Kodex Maximus Suite by Julia Gamborg Nielsen and Lotta Lampa
Toy Box Suite by Wouter Biegelaar and Viktor Tsarski
Toy Box Suite by Wouter Biegelaar and Viktor Tsarski
Toy Box Suite by Wouter Biegelaar and Viktor Tsarski
Toy Box Suite by Wouter Biegelaar and Viktor Tsarski
Oh, Rapunzel Suite by Emilie and Sara Steele
Paradice Lost Suite by Kalle Ekeroth and Christian Strömqvist
Paradice Lost Suite by Kalle Ekeroth and Christian Strömqvist
Ceremony Hall Skogen by Anna Öhlund and John Petterson
Ceremony Hall Skogen by Anna Öhlund and John Petterson
Dreaming In A Dream Suite by Kestutis and Vytautas Musteikis
Dreaming In A Dream Suite by Kestutis and Vytautas Musteikis
Dreaming In A Dream Suite by Kestutis and Vytautas Musteikis
The Strawberry Room by Petter Stordalen

All photos by Asaf Kliger for ICEHOTEL

You can visit the Ice Hotel until April...when it starts to melt!

https://www.icehotel.com/

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