Ice Hotel, Quebec

I recently got back from a great trip to Quebec city, Canada. It was a 9 hour journey from San Francisco, but well worth it because it's home to an ice hotel. There are only 2 ice hotels in the world; the other is in Sweden.

The itinerary was packed with fun. We spent the first night at the Loews Concorde with a panoramic view of the city from its revolving restaurant.

The next day was spent at the ice hotel; much of the evening was at the spectacular ice bar, bathed in light from a fibre optic system and serving up drinks in glasses made of ice.

Next, a sports day with dog-sledding and snow-mobiling.

The last day was spent living large at the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, a beautiful old hotel looking over the St. Lawrence river. The streets were picturesque, and the hotel even had a speedy ice toboggan run.

If you want a few days of adventure that ranges from sleeping on a bed of ice to eating a luxuriant seven-course meal, I highly recommend a jaunt to Quebec City.

Click on the image below to see the ice bar.

Comments

[Christopher St. John]

I'm way jealous. Staying at an ice hotel has been on my "need to do it eventually" list for a long time. We should do it quick before global warming makes it the slush hotel..

[Praveen]

Graham,

There is one in Sydney.

http://www.minus5experience.com/

Praveen

[Graham Glass]

Hi Praveen,

That's an ice bar, not an ice hotel. I've been to a couple of ice bars; one in St. Petersburg and one in Helsinki. They are fun, but are tiny compared with an ice hotel.

Cheers,
Graham