Overview
Ice hotels are promoted for adventurous travelers who are interested in novelties and unusual environments and are comfortable with the outdoors.[1] Customers have to be prepared to sleep in beds made of snow or ice, but in the warmth of furs, blankets and sleeping bags designed to withstand extremely cold temperatures. Temperature in the rooms is below zero, but much warmer than outside. Staying at an ice hotel is expensive as prices for a night range from around US $300 to $3,000.[2] Some ice hotels may be destination hotels.
Lobbies are often filled with ice sculptures, and food and drinks are specially chosen for the circumstances.[1] For instance, glasses in an ice bar can be made of ice and people sit on benches made of ice.[2] An ice bar, sometimes associated with an ice hotel, is a drinking establishment primarily made of ice.