The construction of the Hotel of Ice, in the heart of Transylvania has finished, and its doors have now opened for guests and visitors, as scheduled, on Christmas Day 2024.
Overview
The remote Hotel of Ice is perched up in the mountains at over 2000m and is only reachable by cable car. It’s a musical theme this year, with sculptures of instruments and famous classical composers from Beethoven to Mozart. The Hotel of Ice has 12 standard igloo rooms, which are priced from as little as £85 per night. The hotel has its very own restaurant, which serves delicious 4-course menus from £50, with one course even being served on an ice plate! For those wanting to warm up with a drink and even a dance, there is also an Ice Bar which serves some drinks in, you guessed it, ice glasses. The temperature in the Hotel of Ice is typically around -2 degrees with professional sleeping bags and cosy bedding provided. There is also a Winter Park with various winter activities from snowshoeing, sledding and even a lift which pulls you up the slope in a rubber ring, which you slide back down in!
Getting There
The nearest Airports are Sibiu (75 mins), Brasov (2 hours) and Bucharest (4 hours). Please note there is no public transport to the remote Hotel of Ice from Sibiu, Brasov or Bucharest so visitors need to either hire a car, organise a taxi or join one of the Untravelled Paths tours below which all start/finish in Bucharest and include visiting Dracula’s Castle and a stay in the Hotel of Ice.
