Ice Hotel Quebec Tourism VR Map Links

Quartier 4-2, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Made from ice and snow, this iconic seasonal hotel (January to March) is 1 km from Highway 73, 28.9 km from Villaggio Indiano

The unique rooms have beds made from blocks of ice, with mattresses and sleeping bags. Themed suites feature ice sculptures and artistic lighting; some rooms have whirlpool tubs and/or fireplaces.

Amenities include a welcome cocktail, breakfast and dinner in the restaurant at Four Points by Sheraton Quebec Resort, outdoor Nordic spa with saunas and hot tubs, and guided tours of the hotel. There's also a bar, a cafe and a wedding chapel.

Link Location Gps -71.3025466

Gps Coordinates / 46.8893835,-71.3025466

The Ice hotel opened on New Year's Day in 2001. For its first year, it was located in Montmorency Falls Park, on the outskirts of Quebec City, with plans right from the beginning to move to the nearby Duchesnay resort for its next year. It had been built there from 2002 to 2010. In 2011, the Hôtel de Glace moved to a new site, in Charlesbourg. It was built there until 2016/2017.

Link Location Gps / Gps Link -71.300725 / Gps Link -71.303183 / Gps Link -71.302956

Gps Coordinates / 46.892594,-71.300725 / 46.889478,-71.303183 / 46.889503,-71.302956

The inside is well lit up with lighting, water and lighting is not always the best mix, your chances of freak accidents where water and electricity mix regularly increases your chances

Link Location Gps -71.3007254

Gps Coordinates / 46.8925951,-71.3007254

The hotel is located 5 km north of Quebec City, on the first slopes of the Laurentian mountains, in the Charlesbourg borough. It is the first and only ice hotel in North America and is built each December for an opening date in early January. The hotel has a three-month lifespan each year before being brought down in April. It had 11 double beds when it first opened in 2001. It has now 51 double beds, all made of ice and followed by a solid wood base and comfortable mattress.

Link Location Gps / Gps Link -71.302769 / Gps Link -71.302661 / Gps Link -71.302547 / Gps Link -71.302531

Gps Coordinates / 46.889547,-71.302769 / 46.889519,-71.302661 / 46.889383,-71.302547 / 46.889353,-71.302531

Fridges in the background, ahh i see what you did there

Link Location Gps -71.3022063

Gps Coordinates / 46.8891375,-71.3022063

It takes about a month and a half to build with 50 workers. The Hotel makes its own snow using a special mixture to adjust the humidity. It is built with metal frames, it is allowed to harden for a few days, and then the frames are removed. The hotel is made of 30,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice and the walls are up to four feet thick.

Have a cold night sleep

Link Location Gps -71.3031528

Gps Coordinates / 46.8887228,-71.3031528

In 2017 the hotel moved to its current home at the Valcartier Vacation Village, a large family resort in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier that also has a large indoor water park, winter tube slides, and an outdoor water park in the summer.

Freaky ice Sculpted corridors

Link Location Gps -71.3024979

Gps Coordinates / 46.8889647,-71.3024979

The hotel is usually made (the architecture and size may vary from season to season) in arches of 16 feet (5 m) over rooms, and larger and higher spaces for a grand hall, a chapel, a bar and a grand ice slide. The walls are over 4 feet (1.2 m) thick on average. All furniture is made of ice. As in the Kiruna ice hotel, the bar serves drinks and cocktails in ice glasses.

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It appears the barman from earlier on in the day was standing in the same spot for too long

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When the time comes, a cozy sleeping bag, an isolating bed sheet and a pillow are delivered to the rooms. Only the bathrooms are heated and located in a separate insulated structure.