Hotel de Glace

CANADA

While most luxury hotels can expect a major upgrade every decade or so, the Hôtel de Glace is created anew each winter. This seasonal, ever-changing snow-and-ice sculpture is open from early January through the end of March and boasts a collection of über cool facilities. You can sip a chilled cocktail from an ice glass in the ice bar or even tie the knot in the ice chapel. The hotel usually contains 36 guest rooms and themed suites. Some of the latter feature their own fireplaces and spas, while all have beds atop foundations of ice, with arctic sleeping bags for keeping toasty warm all night long. Local activities include ice fishing on Lake St. Joseph, snowmobiling and dog sledding. And when you're ready to chill out — or rather, heat up — just head for the sauna and hot tub.

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