Situated about 20 miles northeast of Old Québec near the Jacques-Cartier River, Village Vacances Valcartier lures families and travelers looking for a fun day trip or short getaway. The resort began ...

The Hotel de Glace, located outside Quebec City, is North America's only ice hotel, and its unique and novel nature have firmly planted it atop winter's once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Understanding ...

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When Hôtel de Glace’s Jacques Desbois first read about Sweden’s Ice Hotel back in 1996, he immediately realized, “If they can do it in Sweden, we can do it here in Québec, the snow capital of the ...

Whether staying in a hotel made entirely out of ice and snow sounds like a dream or a nightmare, there’s no denying that it’s a rare experience. And while the original ice hotel opened in Sweden in ...

Winter is coming, so why not lean into the most wintry of winter vacations? Each year, Canada's Hotel de Glace opens for the winter season. Slated to open next January, and run through March 2019, the ...

If sleeping on an ice bed sounds tempting to you (or maybe you're just insanely intrigued by the idea of anyone doing it), then stay tuned. On a recent trip to Quebec City, Canada, I had the ...

This winter, the Hôtel de Glace in Quebec will be built from the ground up—entirely out of ice. Roughly 30 ice workers will construct a hotel from 40,000 tons of snow, while 15 ice sculptures will ...

Little one obsessed with Disney's latest animated hit? The Walt Disney Sudios and Quebec City's Hotel de Glace (Ice Hotel) unveil a special experiential "Frozen" themed guest suite and activity cave ...

It sounds more like a dare than a vacation: Spend a night in a hotel with no bathrooms or amenities, where the temperature inside is kept at 12 degrees below the point where water freezes. The ...