 Poster: A snowHead
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Has anyone ever stayed at an ice hotel? They will have an ice hotel at Sun Peaks this winter and if we end up going to Sun Peaks it sounds very tempting to stay a night there, looks like it would cost about £150 each. Anyone got any experiences of them?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Red hot in bed = Steaming followed by big wet patch.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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A bit like the Isle of Wight ferry, then.
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David Goldsmith,
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A bit like the Isle of Wight ferry, then
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Did'nt that one go something like... What's brown, steams and comes out of Cowes backwards? 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Cathy Coins, is DB, trying to tell us something here 
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I see that snowHeads is not the only one to have an Ambassador. Yup, looks like similar duties that ours performs for new visitors to our 'hotel' 
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Cathy Coins, a co-worker went to a sales meeting at the ice hotel in Sweden a couple of years back. I asked him how it was, and he told me that it wasn't the most comfortable night he's spent in a hotel. I can imagine why...
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My wife and I spent three nights at the ice hotel in sweden, two in regular accomadation and one in an ice room. To be honest I would probably have preferred to spend all three nights in the regular accomadation. It was great to have a look around the hotel and have a drink in the bar etc. but the actual night was not very comfortable. You are tightly packed into a heavy sleeping bag with just a bit of your face exposed and the "bed" is an ice slab covered with foam and reindeer skins. I like to stretch out and roll around a bit in bed but this wasn't really possible. Also getting up to go to the toilet is a bit of a mission. We ended up getting up and going to breakfast at around 7am, and there were quite a few others up and about already including some who were sleeping on the benches in the area where you store your bags. Some people love it but for me it was about as comfortable as going camping and much more expensive.
We had a great time overall, especially enjoyed an all day husky trip we did, where you had your own dog team and drove the whole day yourself, and I would love to go back, but just wouldn't stay in an ice room again.
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Thanks JohnnyC and aseeto, that's really helpful. I have heard too that getting a good night's sleep is not very common at temps of -5 to -8 C! At the moment I'm thinking we won't book a night in advance but you can pay to go inside and have a drink in the bar etc. Might just do that and if there are any rooms free may decide then whether to book for a night. It's going to be quite an expensive holiday and this may be one expense too far, for an uncomfortable night.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Cathy Coins, I would say that personnally it would give you the same number of bragging rights to be able to say that you had a Vin Chaud in an ice hotel as it would if you had spent a night in one. The fact so few people have even seen one let alone gone in one means both are quite impressive. I would have a beer in it then sleep cosy in my standard wooden chalet afterward with a big beer induced smile.
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You know it makes sense.
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There's an ice bar open in Mayfair now if you want a taster - called the Absolut Ice Bar I think.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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conor, I thought first of all, don't be silly, in London?? But looks like you're right Opens 1 October, if anyone goes report back here please or indeed if I go I'll report back.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Well it looks like the ice bar in London has opened - although for £12 to go inside for 45 mins don't think I'll be venturing there. And I don't like vodka.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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£12 to drink at a melting bar from a melting cup. What would the ash trays be made of anyway 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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As an add on, does anyone konw anything about Tromso? the girlfriend and i looked at the whole three nights and ice hotel bit, but thought it might be good to go to Tromso as a city break for five days.
Looks like a sure bet if we didn't fancy the three days out in the middle of nowhere (I would like to point out that skiing and huskis etc are not her thing)
Any advice?
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Cathy Coins, like aseeto, I've also stayed at Sweden's Ice Hotel. Great experience, but make sure you squeeze like mad on the pre-bed loo trip - it really isn't great if you then have to get up in the wee hours, so to speak! Seeing the Northern Lights with no ambient light is quite stunning and going out to lasoo some reindeer before harnessing them to your sledge was fun.
Food is quite pricey - captive audience I guess - but the quality was excellent and I recommend trying reindeer fillet - mouth watering!
My (now ex) wife and I went early January time and it can get a bit cold. -35 on 2 days, so take your ski clothing and put the Ice Hotel one-piece on over the top. You might look like a Michelin Man, but it's worth it.
I'm not sure if it's a regular feature now, but in 2003 and 2004 they built a scaled down replica of the Globe Theatre where they put on Shakespear productions. You need to book performances well in advance as I gather tickets go very fast, but it's quite fascinating.
Something like 50% or so of the visitors to the Ice Hotel go back, so I guess there must be something about the place. I'd definitely go again.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks Mark, although the ice hotel we were thinking of going to is in Canada, so no Northern Lights and I'm not too sure about the lasooing either . Anyway we've decided not to stay a night - we'll go and have a drink and a look round and I think that'll be enough experience. Unless we decide once we're there to book a night.
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