Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel

3.5 star property
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Lobby
Igloo Hotel double room | Bar (on property)
BBQ/picnic area
Igloo Hotel Suite
Hallway

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Hot tub
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Sorrisniva 20, Alta, 9518
  • Alta Rock Carvings
    17 min drive
  • Northern Lights Cathedral
    19 min drive
  • Laksestua
    1 min walk
  • Alta (ALF)
    25 min drive

Room options

Igloo Hotel double room

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Igloo Hotel Suite

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Alta

With a stay at Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel in Alta, you'll be on the riverwalk, and 10.3 mi (16.5 km) from Alta Church and 10.3 mi (16.5 km) from Alta Rock Carvings. .This hotel is 10.4 mi (16.7 km) from Alta Museum and 10.6 mi (17 km) from Northern Lights Cathedral.

What's nearby

  • Alta Rock Carvings - 17 min drive
  • Alta Church - 18 min drive
  • Alta Museum - 18 min drive
  • Northern Lights Cathedral - 19 min drive
  • Alta Tourist Information - 20 min drive

Getting around

  • Alta (ALF) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gargia Fjellstue - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Boazo Sami Siida - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Laksestua - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Lanttos Mobil Gatekjøkken - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Kiti_s PalaCe - ‬18 min drive

About this property

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel

Riverwalk hotel with a sauna and a 24-hour front desk
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel offers 30 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a spa tub and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 30 guestrooms. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including a spa tub and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
You can enjoy a meal at Sorrisniva Restaurant serving the guests of Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Sorrisniva Restaurant - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.

Languages

Dutch, English, Norwegian, Swedish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Sorrisniva Restaurant

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Sauna
  • Sledging
  • Snowmobiling
  • Snowshoeing
  • A hot tub

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Lockers available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in reception
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Soundproofing

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
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

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

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 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

Property is also known as

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel Alta
Sorrisniva Igloo Alta
Sorrisniva Igloo
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel Alta
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel Hotel
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel Hotel Alta

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 43 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Travelled with family
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

10/10 Excellent

Harold, Chicago

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
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

8/10 Good

Sally

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Travelled with partner
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

8/10 Good

Matt

Travelled with family
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

10/10 Excellent

LIUDMYLA

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unforgetable Experience👍
Finally my dream came through !!! One of unforgetable experience
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Ahmed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The IceHotel was gorgeous. The sculptures were amazing. Beds were comfi and warm, every guest gets 2 sleeping bags. Good food and super friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely had the most amazing time at sorrisniva last week, even with a couple hiccups. We reserved the hot tub, but our time was cut short due to someone else reserving it, but it really wasn’t a big deal to us and the hotel staff still discounted the price for the hot tub. We ate the most amazing dinner we had in our entire trip to Norway, the food was absolutely delicious! We then had a northern lights tour scheduled, the weather wasn’t that great the week we went and it was rainy and cloudy and unfortunately we didn’t see any northern lights that night but the guide was awesome. On our way back the road was so icy downhill that we slid off. My boyfriend and another man from the tour hopped out and pushed the van out of the deep snow. We were back on the road! But 5 minutes later we were sliding down the hill and went right back into the snow. We all hopped out and walked down the hill (I slipped a few times) and the owner from sorrisniva came and picked us up. However there wasn’t enough room for all of us so my boyfriend stayed behind to walk with the guide. Even though things didn’t go as planned, this made our adventure even more memorable. The staff was amazing and made sure we all got back safely. We also did the snowmobile tour in the morning before we left and this was my favorite part of our entire Norway experience. We drove up to the top of a mountain and it was untouched as far as I could see. We flipped our sled but it was still so amazing!!! Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredible experience, couldn't believe I was actually in an ice hotel. Very friendly staff and delicious food.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The igloo hotel was an amazing experience! It was as cool as it looks (literally and figuratively). I was pleasantly surprised how well I slept in the igloo in spite of the fact that I have difficulty sleeping regularly. As long as you wear a lot of layers you'll be fine. I wore 2 pairs of wool socks, long underwear, pj pants, thermal shirt, hoodie, gloves, and a thin down jacket and was fine. The main downside of the hotel is just that the main "living room" area is very small. We got there late in the afternoon and went on the lights safari while we were there, and dog sledding early the next day, but if we had more time to spend at the hotel it would have been less than ideal. There's nothing really in the area so I'd highly recommend getting out and doing activities anyway though.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laila

Travelled with group
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

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

8/10 Good

Tor Magnus

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flott hotell og konseptet med ishotell. Veldig god frokost. Det ble diverse strømbrudd som så ut til å skape det totale kaos. De klarte ikke servere, ikke styr på hva som ble belastet på rom, så det ble bare tatt etter innfallsmetoden virket det som. Vi var en gruppe på 8 personer som ble overfakturerte. De klarte ikke organisere avtalt transport til flyplass. Vi hadde en time i jacuzzi hvor vi var lovet service, men alt uteble, med unntak av faktureringen. Jeg håper alt dette skyltes strømbruddene og at det normalt sett er bedre styring på ting.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ronny

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tiphaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hans

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir hatten für eine Nacht eine der Suiten im Iglu-Hotel gebucht - tolle Erfahrung! Frieren muss man nicht! Die Sauna am nächsten Morgen war Klasse! Wir hatten für den Tag danach außerdem im Hotel noch eine Snowmobil -Tour gebucht. Können wir nur empfehlen! Bucketlist - Done!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023