The 14 Best Snow Hotel and Ice Restaurant Visits in Rovaniemi

1.Snowman World Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 755 reviews · from $49Our pick

Spend a full day at Snowman World in Santa Claus Village, where you can skate on real ice, ride snow and tube slides, explore a snow maze, and visit the Ice Bar and Snow Restaurant. Your ticket includes skate and tube rental, with Finnish and English hosts on hand.

“Visiting the Snowman World is a great way to spend some time having childlike fun and playing around in the snow. The snow slides are cool and the labyrinth was also very nicely built. The snow art on the walls are breathtaking, and having a drink while sitting on a bench made of ice is truly a unique experience. Totally recommended even for people travelling alone.”

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2.Snow Hotel Tour and Ice Restaurant Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 345 reviews · from $229

Ride from Rovaniemi to the Arctic SnowHotel for a guided tour of snow rooms, ice art, the chapel, and Ice Bar, then sit on ice chairs for a three-course dinner. Choose elk, salmon, chicken, or vegan falafel. Transfers, outdoor activities, and English or Finnish guiding are included.

“The snow hotel is a nice 40 mins visit if you get to see all suites which are the rooms that are decorated with ice sculptures and show drawings. Dinner is fairly standard, the elk steak was really good though. All in all it is a bit expensive, especially if you only get the hotel tour without the ice restaurant dinner.”

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3.Arctic Snow Hotel Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 302 reviews · from $118

Ride from Rovaniemi to the Arctic SnowHotel for a guided look at ice bedrooms, sculptures, the chapel, restaurant, bar, and snow sauna. You’ll have free time for kick sledding and tobogganing, plus a chance to buy a drink in an ice glass. The tour runs 3.5 hours.

“The activity was excellent. The ice hotel Was incredible and a sit to behold. Unfortunately the trip lacked guidance. No one was there at the coach meeting point to explain what was happening and no guide on the coach to tell us about local traditions, people etc.”

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4.Snow Hotel Tour with Food by the Fire

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 144 reviews · from $201

You’ll tour Rovaniemi’s Arctic SnowHotel with an English or Finnish-speaking guide, see ice-carved suites and the Ice Bar, then eat a three-course dinner beside an open fire. Return transfers are included, with time for tubing and kick sledding.

“Snowhotel very nice. Do have a drink in icebar. Food restaurant ok.”

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5.Entrance tickets to Snowman World and Snow Restaurant Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 53 reviews · from $173

Spend two hours at Snowman World in Santa Claus Village, Finland. Skate, slide through an icy labyrinth, inspect snow sculptures, and enjoy a three-course Lappish dinner in a snow-built restaurant. English and Finnish hosts are available, and warm clothing is essential.

“Really cool experience! It was a 3 course meal and just as described. I had the elk and everything was very tasty. There is an ice disco bar in the restaurant as well. They served shots in shot glasses made of ice. The snow sculptures on the walls were very impressive! I had access to Snowman world and went on the large labyrinth slide. Bundle up because it's cold!”

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6.Ice Restaurant Dinner with Snow Sauna & jacuzzi

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 41 reviews · from $318

Spend 6.5 hours at Rovaniemi’s Arctic SnowHotel with an English or Finnish guide. Tour the frozen rooms, use a private snow sauna, Finnish sauna, and outdoor jacuzzi, then dine on elk, salmon, chicken, or vegan falafel in the Ice Restaurant.

“We felt that the overall experience was excellent and the Ice Hotel and snow sauna were very unique experiences. However, we were asked to be at the meeting point 1/2 hour prior to the start of the experience. That seemed somewhat excessive, but we were willing to do that to prevent any unnecessary delays. But when the bus transporting us came 15 to 20 minutes late, it meant that we had to stand out in the cold for approximately 45 minutes for absolutely no reason whatsoever. If you are going to demand punctuality from your guests, you should make sure that the transportation is punctual as well.Read more”

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7.Snowmobile Tour to Arctic Snow Village & Snack

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 37 reviews · 3h 30m · from $228

Ride about 25 kilometers by snowmobile from Ylläsjärvi to Lapland’s Snow Village, with two people per machine. Explore themed snow rooms, ice sculptures, a restaurant, and chapel, then enjoy a hot drink and doughnut. English-speaking guides, winter clothing, transfers, and safety instruction are included.

“Merci à Elie et Elena pour ce tour vraiment sympa. On a même vu un renne durant la promenade en moto-neige. Je recommande”

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8.To the Kingdom of Snow and Ice – Full day snowmobile safari to ice hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $317

Set out from central Rovaniemi in a two-person snowmobile, riding snowy forest tracks to the Arctic Snowhotel. Your guide handles the route and safety briefing, while Safartica provides winter clothing, lunch, and the hotel tour. Guides may include Alessandro, Valentina, or Alexi.

“Safartica is an extremely professional company with excellent equipment and the most incredible guides. For this tour, they provide everything from overalls to boots including socks, and balaclava. You just need to show up and they take care of you. We were a group of 11 and had 2 guides Alessandro and Valentina. Both were very knowledgeable, caring and friendly. I want to especially thank Alessandro - my wife was a solo driver and for some reason her snowmobile wasn't going as fast as others even with full throttle. But he was so sweet that he stayed back with her, didn't rush her at all and made sure to keep…”

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9.SnowHotel Visit with Ice Restaurant Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 3 hours · from $306

Travel from Rovaniemi to the Arctic SnowHotel with a live English, French, or Spanish guide. Tour the yearly rebuilt ice rooms, learn how the snow hotel is made, then eat a Lapland-inspired dinner inside the Ice Restaurant before returning to your hotel.

“La cena è un'esperienza davvero unica che combina l'incantevole atmosfera artica con una cucina raffinata e inusuale. Non appena si entra nel ristorante, si è accolti da un ambiente incredibilmente suggestivo: le pareti di ghiaccio e neve brillano sotto le luci soffuse, creando una sensazione di magia e intimità. L'idea di cenare in una struttura così particolare, dove tutto è scolpito nel ghiaccio, rende il pasto ancora più speciale. Il menù è un viaggio nei sapori locali, con piatti tipici della Lapponia preparati con ingredienti freschi e di alta qualità. Si può gustare una selezione di piatti a base di carne di renna, salmone affumicato e altri ingredienti caratteristici della…”

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10.Visiting package: Guided Tour at Arctic Snow Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $125

Take a guided visit to Arctic SnowHotel from Rovaniemi, with transport, SnowHotel admission, Ice Bar access, toboggans, and kick sledges included. Learn how the hotel is built and run, then explore its ice rooms at your own pace. The English tour lasts about 3.5 hours.

“Beaucoup de poésie et de créativité dans cet hôtel,des sculptures de neige et de glace et un beau paysage autour.Le bonus: des colonnes de neige pour faire vos propres sculptures,alors venez équipés !”

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11.Arctic Snow Castle Visit with Lappish Dinner – Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $279

Spend about 2.5 hours at Rovaniemi’s Snow Castle, 25 km from the city center. An English-speaking guide leads you through the ice hotel and chapel before dinner in the ice restaurant. Choose salmon, reindeer, vegetarian food, or a children’s fish-and-fries meal.

“Incredible experiance, ice hotel is amazing and the detial in the sculptures Is outstanding. The food was amazing, be prepared for the cold, wrap up warm with plenty of layers. Gets very cold when sat still.”

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12.Arctic Snow Hotel Visit in Wildness in Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $131

Travel from central Rovaniemi to the Arctic Snow Hotel in Sinetta for a self-guided visit among ice rooms, sculptures, an ice restaurant, bar, and chapel. Pickup is available within 12 kilometers of the city center, with an English-speaking driver-guide and about 45 to 60 minutes inside.

“Muito interessante a experiência dentro do hotel, quartos com decoração diferentes, várias esculturas de gelo, restaurante e um bar onde pode tomar uma bebida quente. Uma tarde muito divertida!”

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13.ARCTIC SNOWHOTEL the biggest in Europe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $240Top rated

Visit Rovaniemi’s Arctic SnowHotel with an English-speaking guide, inspect ice rooms, learn how the hotel is rebuilt each year, and enjoy a three-course meal if included in your booking. Pickup and return transport make this a simple evening outing.

“The tour was just myself, my boyfriend and the tour guide. That was quite a nice touch to start with. The guide drove us to the hotel, showed us around all the rooms in the hotel and then led us to the restaurant where we enjoyed a 3 course meal (included in the price). We also got to enjoy a drink (not included in the price) in the ice bar - the glass is made out of ice and you can throw this at the wall as it’s no longer needed once you’ve finished it. The guide drove us back to our hotel at the end of the tour and…”

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14.Ice sculpting experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · from $193

Visit the Arctic SnowHotel with an English or Finnish-speaking guide, tour its ice rooms and Ice Bar, then carve your own sculpture under expert instruction. Guide Louis has even demonstrated an eagle’s head during the workshop. Warm sculpting clothes, transfers, and tobogganing access are included.

“Fantastic organization! Upon arrival you receive a ticket indicating the times of the activities you have to do. The hotel is incredible, we visited all the rooms, but above all the experience of sculpting the ice was unique and unforgettable!! Louis was a fantastic guide, we were also the only two booked at that time and he also showed us the complexes where they were moving the huge sheets of ice. We also got to watch him work while we sculpted our pieces: he created an eagle's head in the blink of an eye! Absolutely recommendedRead more”

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