Given the many cheaptravel options available including cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, and cheap vacation packages,selecting a truly interesting destination is often more difficult than planningan affordable vacation.
Year-RoundIce Hotel Opens which was the worlds first hotel made of snow and ice when it firstopened in 1989. After 27 years of beingbuilt and rebuilt each winter, the ICEHOTEL 365 is the first frozen accommodationto remain open on a permanent basis.
New solar powered cooling technology is making it possiblefor part of this legendary hotel, including a bar, art gallery and 10 luxurysuites, to host guests searching for the midnight sun as well as the northernlights.
Located 200 kilometers north of the Arctic circle inJukkasjarvi, sections of the hotel will continue to melt and be rebuilt asusual, resulting in fresh new icy artworks for guests to enjoy each year.
The hotel sports all the fixtures and fittings, includingchandeliers, one would expect in a luxury hotel. The unique twist is that they are made out offrozen H20.
The building material used for the hotel is called snice(a snow and ice mixture). Constructionused enough of this mixture to make 700 million snowballs.
About 580 artists have created works for the hotel since itfirst started hosting guests in 1989.
The hotels ambient temperature is -5 C, but sports thickcapes, high-quality sleeping bags and luxury fur throws to keep guests comfortable.
Not everything in the hotel is made of ice. There is a spa and sauna to relax in awayfrom the elements.
ICEHOTEL 365 is built on the site of a former refrigerationplant. To ensure that gusts do not missthe Northern Lights, there is a special auroral alarm.
The hotel comes with its own chapel and hosts about 100wedding each year, making for a lot of happy snow queens.
Around 27,000 cocktails are enjoyed each season at theIcebar, which now has branches worldwide.
Winter activities include dog sledding, while summer guestscan hike under the midnight sun.
www.cheapfares.com