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Saariselka: Igloo Sleeping in Finland Not Always All It's Cracked Up To Be

amandak — 2009-01-20T17:11:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Finland_Glass_Igloo.jpg" class="top"> 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">Kakslauttanen Hotel & Igloo Village</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.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

Best Hotels For Singles

HotelChatter — 2007-12-19T16:13:50-05:00

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Saariselka: Igloos, Rocking Chairs and Singles Weeks at Kakslauttanen

amandak — 2007-03-29T09:00:28-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/kakslauttanen.jpg" class="imgborder"/>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">Kakslauttanen Hotel and Igloo Village</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.But if you're more into comforts, you can try their special glass igloos. Kakslauttanen says these glass igloos are "based on our wild idea and vision" and they're made from a "very special" thermo glass.