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According to its website, <a href="https://www.icehotel.com/">Icehotel</a> is the world's first and largest hotel built of snow and ice. Each year, about 100 people are involved in building the hotel, which consists of 30,000 tons of a snow-ice mixture. Along with the 50 decorated cold rooms, an ice bar and ice church, the hotel also has a restaurant, cabins, 70 hotel rooms and a lounge where visitors can escape the cold.
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According to its website, Icehotel is the world’s first and largest hotel built of snow and ice. Each year, about 100 people are involved in building the hotel, which consists of 30,000 tons of a snow-ice mixture. Along with the 50 decorated cold rooms, an ice bar and ice church, the hotel also has a restaurant, cabins, 70 hotel rooms and a lounge where visitors can escape the cold.

Igloo hotels and ice bars around the world

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Ice ice baby!
Ice bars and hotels were posh before Super Bowl LII, but Minneapolis certainly did the trend a favor with its array of frigid attractions.
And while it may seem counterintuitive to seek out chilly hangouts during winter, these beautiful locales made of ice might just change your mind.
From the artistically sculpted walls of a Canadian ice hotel, to a subzero bar in London, we’ve rounded up 15 hot spots worth braving the cold for. Just don’t forget your gloves! — Lauren Hill

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