The Le Marais Suite at the Hôtel de Glace
Hotels are like people: some are very exciting for a few hours and in others we would stay to live. It depends, it always depends. Life is a big depends.
The Hotel de Glace in Quebec, in Canada belongs to the first category. It is exotic and provides us with an unforgettable experience, but there would be no one will hold one week.
This happens for a very simple reason: it is built, entirely, of ice . Every year, from January 5 to March 24, it rises in a different way designed by experts in ephemeral architectures in this stuff. Once opened, it works like a normal hotel.
Normal if we do not take into account that the walls, the ceiling, the floor, the bed and all the furniture sound of ice that the temperature of the room around -3°/-5°C. And that the bathroom is outside. And that the average temperature in quebec in winter it ranges between -25 ° and 5 ° C.
The cozy Ice Bar
The answer to the big question 'How do you sleep in an ice hotel?' is: on a fur blanket and inside a sleeping bag. The hotel has a bar where vodka in glasses of ice, of course. It is important a shot of vodka to cope with that. Or several.
Upon arrival at the hotel there is a much needed orientation session to prevent any surprises. Part of the 'charm' of spending a night in this place is that it is possible take a sauna and an open-air bath overnight. This that seems insane is a highly recommended injection of adrenaline. Yes, breakfast is served, but in a warm and charming stone and wood building, the celsius pavilion , which is a few meters away.
Children, families and groups flock to this hotel. There are people who get married here wrapped in fur . I was only worried about where I was going to plug the mobile. I didn't see plugs in the ice.
sleep in it Hotel de Glace it is a one night stand . It's great that it happened, but how good that it ended and how good to be able to remember it.
Paste everything drink something hot at The Ice Café
The spectacular entrance of the Hôtel de Glace