What it’s like inside the Igloo Village Hotel in Zermatt

The Igloo Village Hotel in Zermatt offers a truly unique experience.

Surely, during some winters, Switzerland feels a lot more like Siberia. It is not uncommon to see temperatures hovering in the double-digit negatives. And frequently, blizzards cut will cut off entire valleys from the outside world.

But more often than not, the winter weather in the Swiss flatlands is rather mild. We hardly get any snow and often wonder: was this it? Yet, high up in the Swiss Alps in Zermatt, snow and ice are a given. And every winter, some talented hosts build an entire hotel out of ice and snow. Meet the Igloo Village Hotel in Zermatt!

Here are a few impressions of the Igloo Village Hotel in Zermatt. Imagine a small village at the base of Switzerland's most famous mountain, the Matterhorn.

There is a proper canteen for dinner and for breakfast the next morning.

The igloo bar is open late.

This is what a suite at the Igloo Village Hotel in Zermatt looks like:

How about the Romantik-Iglu?

And this is the Family & Friends Iglu:

Staying in an igloo for even a night would certainly come with bragging rights...

But soaking in one of the outdoor jacuzzis will make you the talk of the town!

Iglu-Dorf Zermatt
Rotenboden, Gornergrat Skigebiet
3920 Zermatt
Phone: 041 612 27 28

(All photographs copyright Iglu-Dorf GmbH)

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