Hotel de Glace: Ice Hotel, Canada

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We have featured sets of some fairly bizarre hotel rooms before. But ever heard of a hotel made entirely of ice? Or one with with a stipulated lifespan? Hotel de Glace near Quebec City, Canada happens to be the first ice hotel of North America. The hotel has been described as a tourist hotspot (coldspot would have suited better) and is backed by Quebec's tourism department. ice hotel hotel de glace The hotel is erected each January and has a four-month lifespan each year before being brought down in April. It takes about a month and a half to build with 60 workers. The hotel makes its own snow using a special mixture to adjust the humidity. The hotel is made of 15,000 tons of snow and 500,000 tons of ice and the walls are up to four-feet thick. ice hotel canada ice hotel lobby beautiful ice hotel ice hotel architecture Amenities include a nightclub, movie theater, an Ice Café, indoor heated washrooms and outdoor hot tubs. There is also a chapel where weddings are celebrated. The Ice Hotel has been described as one of the "10 dream wedding locations”. ice hotel lounge ice hotel bedroom ice hotel beds hotel de glace room ice hotel chapel ice hotel arch ice hotel quebec city ice hotel design What do you think of this hotel? Tell us in the comments.

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