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Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel

Property class: 3.5

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An ice church interior with a central altar, benches, and candles. - Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel (Alta)
An igloo with a sign reading "SORSINIVA" and a wooden door. - Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel (Alta)
A wooden cabin with a snow-covered roof and a wooden door with a circular window. - Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel (Alta)
An igloo bedroom with a bed, green lighting, and a snow-covered floor. - Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel (Alta)
An ice hotel room with a central ice sculpture, a small ice bench, and a view into another room. - Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel (Alta)
A firepit, a bar, and a sauna are just a few of the amenities provided at Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel. Adventurous travelers may like the snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and sledding at this hotel. For some rest and relaxation, visit the hot tub. The on-site local cuisine fine-dining restaurant, Sorrisniva Restaurant, offers lunch and dinner. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Parking included
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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An ice igloo with a small bench inside.

Igloo Hotel double room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 6 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A sculpture of a face with a hat, a bottle, and a landscape base.

Igloo Hotel Suite

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the neighborhood

Located in Alta, Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel is in a rural area and on the riverwalk. Local points of interest include Alta Church, Alta Rock Carvings, and Alta Museum. Explore all the area has to offer with ziplining, mountain biking, and hiking/biking trails. Visit our Alta travel guide
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Sorrisniva 20, Alta, 9518

What's nearby

  • A building with a unique red and white facade and a green tree in the foreground.
    Alta Museum
    21 min drive - 14.6 miles
  • A large, cracked stone pavement with red graffiti.
    Alta Rock Carvings
    21 min drive - 14.6 miles
  • A modern building with a cylindrical base and a tall, slender tower.
    Northern Lights Cathedral
    23 min drive - 14.7 miles
  • Alta Church
    21 min drive - 14.0 miles
  • Alta Tourist Information
    23 min drive - 14.9 miles

Getting around

  • Alta (ALF)
    25 min drive

Restaurants

  • Laksestua
    1 min walk
  • Kiti_s PalaCe
    19 min drive

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Sorrisniva Restaurant

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Hot tub
  • Sauna
  • Sledding
  • Snowmobiling
  • Snowshoeing
  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • In the mountains
  • On a river
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

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  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between May 01 and November 30.
The property is closed: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 2 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 2 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: NOK 250 per person (one-way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 2 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

Frequently asked questions

Is Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Does Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of NOK 250 per person applies.

Where is Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel located?

Situated on the riverwalk, this hotel is within 12 mi (20 km) of Alta Church, Alta Rock Carvings, and Alta Museum. Northern Lights Cathedral and Sautso Canyon are also within 12 mi (20 km).

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

9.2

Location

9.4

Staff & service

9.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 78 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 78 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 78 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 78 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 78 reviews

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff as amazing, kind and helpful. Igloo room was incredible. Slept like a baby, highly recommend! Just be prepared.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Cornelia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super quality nature lodge offering great excursions and experiences.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Allyson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was fabulous! We really were warm and cozy in our igloo ice room! Such a unique and memorable experience!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All facilities were beautiful and staff incredibly professional and friendly. They organized all activities and dining in advance as per our request. A truly 5 star experience all around.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Erinn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The customer service was above and beyond what we expected. The amenities in the resort were fantastic. Breakfast selection was phenomenal. The Ice Igloo was surprisingly comfortable to sleep in - a once in a lifetime experience and worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The igloo hotel was amazing! Can't say enough good things about this place. The artistry was amazing. The staff was so nice. They went out of their way to help us multiple times. They even came to tell everyone the northern lights were out. Would definitely recommend and stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So wanted to come here to stop in the Ice Hotel. Slept really well! On arrival they took you through the procedure for sleeping in the Ice room. The sleeping bags were very warm and due to my thermals I was very earm and comfortable. Theres places to sit if you needed to to come back in and warm up. Spar is great, breakfast good, lots of choice. If you dont have a car I do recommend booking the hotel shuttle. 500 nok one way and 25 mins to the airport. I only stopped one night. Will definately be coming back again but for longer. This was at the end of a two week trip around Norway Highly recommend! L
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay in the ice hotel

The snow/ice hotel looks like it was constructed in a hurry and not many ice carvings, compared to others in Scandinavia. There were many spots on the ceilings that looked like water had entered and different colors. Small details but not worthy of the price charged. The main hotel facilities are fantastic and the staff was great!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
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10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantasy Experience

Awesome experience! Slept in the ice hotel for two nights and it was some of the best sleep I've had. If I had one criticism, it would be the lack of info on the website explaining how it all works (i.e. you don't get to leave any of your things in the room because they run tours during the day). Small thing though and well worth the expense and travel to do it.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Laila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stunning and uncomfortable

It may not come as a surprise that sleeping in an igloo is not overly comfortable. I loved the overall experience, and the ice art is incredible. That said, it was much more comfortable to sleep in the lodge and just visit the ice hotel to admire the art. The staff is super helpful, friendly and sweetly authentic. This is one place that still has soul, does not feel like a corporation.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
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6/10 Okay

Jose

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

Only worth it if u Gona sleep in a igloo suit

I only recomend one day here and only for the experience of sleeping in the suites at the Ice hotel. The 2 best rooms are Aladdin and Divine Femenine. The ice hotel is more like a museum everyone can come to look at the suites and nornal rooms beetwen 10 am and 20.00 in the nigth. After that the ice hotel is only for guests sleeping there. Is cold -5 aprox but u will Get very good sleeping bags and pilows. I asked for extra sleeping bag to be more confortable. The system is that the first guests ariving will choose the suit they like. The ice bar is open 4 times a day only 1 hour at the time and you can only choose beetwen one alcohol free lemonade and a vodka with Curaçao the price is 10-12 euro pr shot glass wich are made of ice. We eated at the Lavoo restaurant couse we saw it had betyr review on internet but the food was disappointing. Don’t eat there couse there are many other restaurants near. Massage over rated and u most pay to use the sauna amd jacuzzi if u wana use it the same day u arive,35 euro or person. I have many recomendations more for this hotel. My insta is bcovip I have been in 97 country’s follow me
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Johan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the experience friendly helpful staff. Calm peaceful
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Everything was beyond perfect. A fabulous experience. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Unique
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Simona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Wonderful

Fantastic and magic experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ice Hotel was a near experience. Sleeping bags kept you nice and cozy. Experience of a lifetime.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
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8/10 Good

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, good experience. Nice facilities, friendly staff and beautiful igloo hotel. I thought it was weird that we had to pick up our sleeping bags and pillows and carry them to our room inside the igloo. That process could be more seamless but everything else was great!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Most amazing place we’ve ever been to. Don’t worry about the cold. You are provided more than ample sleeping bag and we actually found ourselves more than warm enough. The sculptures are stunning as is the lighting and quietness. The excursions available are fantastic and if more than one night in ice hotel is enough for you, you can move into a regular indoor hotel room. There is ample warm common spaces to spend your day relaxing and sitting in front of a fire if you’d like.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
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2/10 Terrible

ilaria

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Di per sé l'hotel é molto bello e pulito, ho avuto un problema con la camera suite igloo ( non mi sono sentita bene all'interno) cosi dopo esserci rimasta per meno di 1h ho chiesto il cambio della camera e di averne una normale, il ragazzo mi aveva detto che avrei pagato solo la differenza fra le due camere invece il mattino dopo mi é stato detto che avrei pagato l'intera camera ( con uno sconto) comunque più di quanto preventivato, anche perche mi avesse detto questo la sera magari avrei rifiutato e sarei rimasta nella zona di attesa piuttosto. Da un hotel di quel calibro non mi aspettavo questo colpo basso.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

WILLIAM B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Espetacular O hotel e muito aconchegante, luxo rustico E a opcao dos quartos em igloo e uma experiencia para a vida
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Stine Longva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Veldig spesiell opplevelse å overnatte på dette hotellet. Anbefales!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Ambiance et dépaysement total. Expérience insolite dans un très bel hôtel 4 étoiles. Petit dej top, et très bonne organisation. Après la nuit d hôtel, le sauna était inclus et était très apprécié.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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4/10 Poor

Pablo

Disliked: Amenities
L’hôtel est très beau : l’igloo, la réception, le restaurant, les différents petits coins pour chiller au chaud près de la cheminée. C’est aussi chouette de se promener en chaussons dans l’hôtel. Par contre, la nourriture et le service sont médiocre et pas du tout à la hauteur du prix facturé et des prestations d’un hôtel 4 étoiles. 20€ une soupe sans pain ni rien. 30€ pour un burger sans trop de goût. 5€ pour un ramequin de chips malgré plusieurs cocktails et bières commandées pendant l’après midi. Le cocktail que j’avais commandé en apéritif à dîner est arrivé juste avant le dessert… Le petit déjeuner est très basique. Les bonnes choses (omelettes, bacon, avocado toast et même le capuccino) sont en supplément !) Enfin, le taxi commandé par l’hôtel qui devait nous coûté 500 krn (40€), nous a coûté 950 krn (80€). Nous sommes contents d’avoir vécu l’expérience du igloo par contre nous n’y retournerons pas et nous ne le recommanderons pas non plus. De plus des enfants qui courent et qui crient partout.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Anette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Anbefales!

Veldig god service i resepsjonen, hyggelige og blide. God mat og drikke. Flott hotell!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025