Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel

During our visit to Alta, we stayed at this hotel for three nights. The location was stunning, and the dining and staff were great.

We spent one night in the Lodge then one night in the Ice Hotel and then one last night back in the Lodge. This place is pure class. The rooms are lovely and all face the river Alta. There is a sauna and a jacuzzi and I was surprised to be asked to pay 300NOK as a guest to use them for an hour. You get to use the sauna for free the morning after a stay in the ice hotel. The restaurant is built in the shape of a Sami laavu and is really lovely. Breakfast is buffet and lunch and dinner are a la carte. We were undecided about sleeping a night in the ice hotel and then figured we would probably regret it if we didn't so we booked one night in the ice hotel. One night is enough because you really only go into that part to sleep. You can tour the ice hotel during the day and it is so beautiful and inspiring and much bigger than we anticipated. We booked a suite which is a bigger room. There were five suites in total and each one has its own unique snow carving. The theme for this year was Greek Mythology and each statue and carving was drawn from these legends. We did not get cold in the ice room because you dress in thermals and the sleeping bags are rated to -40. The room is probably -4C. The smaller rooms are cosy but no art work. Whilst at Sorresniva we did the Reindeer and Sami experience with Mikkel. That was lovely and worth doing. He was fascinating to listen to. He is a fulltime reindeer hearder, not just someone dressed up as a Sami. We also did ice sculpting with Natalie and throughly enjoyed that. It includes a tour of the ice hotel and a drink at the bar. We did a three hour snowmobile tour with Kattel and she was a phenomenal guide. If you want to experience an ice hotel, this one is in the top three in the world.

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.

The Sorrisniva Hotel experience blew us away. It was a beautiful hotel, wonderful helpful knowledgeable staff where nothing was ever any trouble and where they just went above and beyond expectations. The food, particularly the A le carte restaurant, was really lovely. Its a very picturesque location, ideally situated for local excursions and experiences. The hotel offers tranquility, a home from home feeling and the staff were so kind and great at each of their jobs. Highly recommend this place for a northern norway relax and spoiling of yourself!!

Awesome ice sculptures! You can see the work and passion in all the details. Also nice to have a guided tour for the story behind the art and the creation process.. Thank you Petros for the interesting and funny tour, we had a really good time :)