During five months guests from all over the world experience the art before it melts down in spring and the loan from its adjacent mother Torne river is returned. Besides the about twenty standard ice rooms in the winter hotel, it also houses fifteen art suites uniquely designed and hand-carved, all of them created for the very first time. Ice Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel opened its doors in 2016, first in the world to offer ice experiences year-round. It is a specially designed 2100 square meter ice art hall, which houses Art and Deluxe Suites, an Ice bar and an experience room where you can learn about Ice Hotels history through images, art and a short video presentation, open 365 days of the year. At night time the suites make a hotel, at daytime an art-exhibition. Entrance also to Ice Hotel Winter during wintertime is complimentary to all overnight guests for those who sleep amongst ice as well as in a traditional hotel room.