Aurora Ice Museum hotel is a unique ice palace, built in Alaska by Steve Brice. Steve is a champion ice sculptureĀ able to cut all sorts of shapes straight out of the ice.
The Aurora Ice Museum hotel is considered the most elegant ice hotel in the world. The Ice Museum hotel is at Chena Hot Springs, where the hotel is located and gained fame in the early century. It was here at the hot springs where the gold prospectors of old came to recuperate from all over Alaska. Guests at the hotel relax by the springs and can enjoy amazing spectacles of nature, such as the Northern Lights.
The History of the Chena Hot Springs Resort
Chena Hot Springs Resort actually celebrated its 100 year anniversary on August 5, 2005. The hot springs were firstĀ discovered on August 5, 1905 by two gold minersĀ Robert and Thomas Swan. They were brothers who recalledĀ that a U.S. Geological Survey team, in 1904, had reportedly seen steam rising from a valley.
Chena Hot Springs Resort Videos
If you are not able to travel to the Chena Hot Springs Resort in Alaska never mind. Rather sit back andĀ enjoy this selection of videos taken from the Chena hot springs.
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This valley that was home to the hot springs was located somewhere on the upper Chena River. The survey team at the time concluded that it had to be from natural hot springs. However they did not investigate any further. However the Swan brothers did explore and they duly discovered the hot springs at Chena. However the brothers did not claim legal title to the hot springs at Chena. Today the area belongs to the Wilson family and is one of Alaskaās premier getaway resorts.
The popularity of this icy hotel by the hot springs at Chena in Alaska is partly due to theĀ numerous hot springs, the nature of the region and an unusually bright aurora borealis in the night sky.
Aurora Ice Museum Hotel in Alaska
A century later after the Swan brothers discovered Chena. The resort has got its own chapel, restaurant and shop. The hotel guests can while away the evening in a unique bar where drinks are poured directly into the glasses of ice. Guests can visit the spacious living room and lounges with artfully chosen lighting or relax in the pool fed by the hot springs.
ChillyĀ Accommodation for Ice Hotel Guests
The hotel offers four ice bedrooms, each with its own unique ācoldā character. You can rent an ice palace in its entirety if you so wish. The price of staying in this ice hotel includes warm clothes, a room in a āwarmā cottage known as āMoose Lodgeā.
For those who cannot fight such a long cool hospitality, there is a special warm room with a familiar home temperature. Here guests can warm up for a while. While at the hotel guests can relax for drinks at the ice bar.
Stay inĀ Mongolian Style Yurts
Cheaper accommodation is possible in Mongolian style yurts. These yurts are equipped with three beds. An unforgettable experience is waiting for eagerĀ travelers who go out at night on a trip to the endless expanses of snow. Here guests can gaze upwardsĀ at the fantastic beauty of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights.
See the Northern Lights orĀ Aurora Borealis
The beautiful blaze of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, is a natural phenomena caused when particles of materialĀ thrown off the surface of the sun collide with the atmosphere of the Earth. Think of the sun as the sourceĀ of the northern lights. TheĀ Aurora Borealis is an effect of the high energy charged particles that travel a very long way intoĀ space.
After the exciting spectacle of the lights in the sky, guests will be invited to relax in a warm tent and warm up with hot tea, wine and chocolate.
OtherĀ Ice Hotels Around The World
Ice hotels are increasingly popular among hotel guests seeking something bespoke and unique. Guests that like theĀ Aurora Ice Museum Hotel in Alaska will also enjoy the Ice Hotel in Sweden. This ice hotel promises an equally chilly accommodation experience. It is of course on the opposite side of the world.