http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:13:40Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/20/12759/1617 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Finland_Glass_Igloo.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>When we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/29/5041/05214/hotels/Igloos,_Rocking_Chairs_and_Singles_Weeks_at_Kakslauttanen">first heard</a> about the glass and ice igloos of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Kakslauttanen+Hotel+and+Igloo+Village/local/433"><b>Kakslauttanen Hotel & Igloo Village</b></a> in northern Finland, we thought it sounded like a winter paradise. But we thought we'd better take off our rose-colored snow-goggles and check out the real lay of the snow-covered land up there.<p>If some of the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g667560-d293333-r23553734-Kakslauttanen_Hotel_Igloo_Village-Saariselka_Lapland.html">TripAdvisor</a> reviews are to be believed, then there are a few flaws in the igloo industry. While some guests are perfectly satisfied, quite a few mention problems with service. One guest mentioned "90% of [the staff] are not capable to communicate in English", which surprised us since we've always found Finns to be sickeningly multilingual. Another complained that there's no daily amandak 2009-01-20T17:11:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/29/5041/05214 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/kakslauttanen.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>You might not be able to pronounce it, but you probably would enjoy a holiday at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Kakslauttanen+Hotel+and+Igloo+Village/local/433"><b>Kakslauttanen Hotel and Igloo Village</b></a> in far northern Finland. If you go in winter, you can sleep in an igloo made from snow (yeah, you might think they're all made from snow, but just wait a second). The snow igloos have a constant temperature of between 21 and 27 degrees F, so combined with the thick sleeping back they give you, you should survive the night.</p><p>But if you're more into comforts, you can try their special <i>glass</i> igloos. Kakslauttanen says these glass igloos are "based on our wild idea and vision" and they're made from a "very special" thermo glass. amandak 2007-03-29T09:00:28-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/