Hotel de Glace (Ice Hotel)

I came to Quebec City by myself and did not have a car. That said, please keep in mind there used to be a shuttle that you could take to reach the hotel. This service has been discontinued. The two best options for reaching the hotel would be a taxi or an Uber. Keep in mind the hotel is basically on the outskirts of town, which means there are very few Ubers you can take to reach return back to downtown Quebec City. On your way back to Quebec City, I would recommend asking the front desk to call a taxi for you. The taxis mainly take cash AND credit card. Overall, my stay was comfy and was a wonderful experience.

Surprised my wife with a romantic getaway and completely stunned her with the beauty and magic of this utterly unique ice hotel experience. So creative and artistic, fantastic incorporation of lights into all the decor… definitely check out online photography and video tours, to be amazed. I think I could visit here every year. We sprang for the premiere suite with fireplace and courtyard with private hot tub. (I mistakenly thought the hot tub would be in the room, but it is outside for an open sky view.) ice hotel room was forest themed, with trees carved up the walls and overhead, and animals everywhere– – Perfect. I wish we could have been better rested before arriving so we could have stayed up later enjoying it, before going to sleep. Their online instructions were clear and perfect. In the end I only used one layer of synthetic long underwear, and wore wool socks over regular socks. No hat. And I did not even have to cinch the mummy bag up around my head. The bag kept me perfectly warm and cozy, not too hot. someone else in her review left the advice to not drink much later in the evening, in order to try to avoid going to the bathroom… Yes, getting out of that snuggly bag in the middle of the night for a restroom trip was quite a shocker in 4°F. Leave yourself adequate time to tour every themed suite. Recommend proper snow boots and full insulated gear like snow pants, ski jacket, full headgear and gloves, for the walking tour and sliding board. Definitely heed their preparation guide if you will sleep there, RE clothing. We got up early enough to enjoy the hot tub again in the morning. I wish we had left ourselves enough time to enjoy it a few hours of the snow park before we had to leave. It’s a bit of a trek for us, over a 9 hour drive or a flight, but I will strongly consider doing this again for a two day stay, it is just so otherworldly special. The regular hotel room was perfectly lovely as well. The staff were professional and courteous, and the maintenance guy who rescued us when my sleeping bag zipper would not close, was a kind friendly soul, easy to love. Quick easy drive from Quebec City. The resort itself seems geared to families, given the indoor water park and the enormous snow park so while the ice hotel itself is romantic, just be prepared for all the families at the resort itself.

Really unique experience to see this engineering marvel. It is much larger than I remember from when I visited it over 10 years ago. Many more sculptures now. Amazing that they build this from the ground up every year. Like the additional tubing hill nearby. The $40 entrance fee was a little high.

Très belle expérience d’avoir dormi dans l’hôtel de glace. À faire une fois dans sa vie! Nous avions une chambre standard mais comme ce n’était pas complet, nous avons eu un surclassement à une chambre plus spacieuse. Le fait que Valcartier nous donne une chambre également à leur hôtel lorsque l’on réserve une chambre à l’hôtel de glace aider énormément à aimer l’expérience. Sans cela, je ne l’aurais pas fait. On s’est levé en douce à 6h30 pour finir notre nuit au chaud. 😊. Par contre, pas facile de bien dormir dans un sleeping sarcophage car on ne peut pas bouger mais le but n’était pas de bien dormir.

this was a magical place very calm and wild at the smae time lots to do hotel is a bit cold but a small price for the overall experience. Everything was really fun and really nice ice skating and tubing for all stages from beginner to expert Amazing trip 10/10 would go again definitly try to go when the festival is acticve. :)

C'était ma 2e expérience à l'hôtel de glace... bon, l'autre datait de 2012 quand même! C'était tout autant époustouflant à admirer. Il y avait un Dj le soir que nous sommes allés alors il y avait une bonne ambiance en soirée. On a profité du spa avant d'aller dormir et on a été surpris du confort du lit. Il faisait chaud dans le sleeping! On a quand même terminé notre nuit dans la chambre supplémentaire pour dormir plus longtemps. Le seul point négatif qui ne concerne pas l'hôtel en soi c'est que les restaurants autour du site ne pas du tout recommandés. Le staff nous a grandement suggéré d'aller manger en dehors et je ne parlerai pas des avis tripadvisor. Donc, si j'avais un ptit tip pour vous : apportez des lunchs ou bien préparez-vous mentalement à sortir vers Québec.