Whether staying in a hotel made entirely out of ice and snow sounds like a dream or a nightmare, there’s no denying that it’s a rare experience. And while the original ice hotel opened in Sweden in ...

The Hotel de Glace, located outside Quebec City, is North America's only ice hotel, and its unique and novel nature have firmly planted it atop winter's once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Understanding ...

It doesn't matter whether you're an outdoor lover or something who appreciates the eclectic, one Canadian hotel is being ...

For the past 13 years, Hotel de Glace has transformed a field outside of Quebec City into a winter wonderland for all ages. Hotel de Glace’s artistic theme this year is “journey to the center of ...

When Hôtel de Glace’s Jacques Desbois first read about Sweden’s Ice Hotel back in 1996, he immediately realized, “If they can do it in Sweden, we can do it here in Québec, the snow capital of the ...

The "Perce-Neige" theme suite is named for a snow-piercing plant that blooms in late winter. About a third of the hotel's 40+ rooms are theme suites, with no two alike. Hôtel de Glace features 32,000 ...

Nestled in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec, just outside of Quebec City, is Hôtel de Glace, North America's only hotel made entirely of ice. Every winter, the hotel opens its doors to visitors ...

Winter is coming, so why not lean into the most wintry of winter vacations? Each year, Canada's Hotel de Glace opens for the winter season. Slated to open next January, and run through March 2019, the ...

The ice chapel at the Hotel de Glace holds up to 65 guests, providing blankets and wraps as they sit on fur-covered ice pews. Photo Credit: Xavier Dachez Although the walls are made entirely of snow ...

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When I first heard about the Hôtel de Glace, North America’s only ice hotel and chapel, I pictured something isolated, elegant, and icy-looking — maybe a big, white, Frozen-esque castle in the woods ...