点评:This was truly one of the most incredible things my husband and I have done—it felt so magical, even as adults. If you have kids who like the movie Frozen, this basically feels like it’s straight out of that film: warm lighting, ice carvings, the whole entire vibe.
The pictures speak for themselves (but don’t do it anywhere near enough justice—it’s way better in real life!), but I’ll give some tips based on our experience. These will help especially if you’re not a native or fluent French speaker and aren’t familiar with the area.
1. True to what the website will tell you, it gets COLD in Quebec. I’m from Maine so I’m very familiar with cold winters, but this is next level cold. And since the ice hotel is most magical at night when the lights are brighter and the vibe is more cozy, it’s even colder outside (think single digits Fahrenheit to often below zero). Be prepared with your warmest outerwear and maybe even some hand/boot warmers. It’s more enjoyable when your hands aren’t numb 🙃
2. Whether you purchase tickets online (recommended) or at the time of your visit, you still have to go through the information desk as you enter the resort area. The ice hotel is built next to an actual hotel and ski/lodge type resort, so you’ll need to go through the info desk to get paper tickets. Even if you have a digital ticket, you won’t be able to get in until you’ve exchanged your digital ticket for a paper one with a barcode. Also, in our experience, this was the one area of our visit where the staff had the most limited English, so communication was difficult. Therefore, just follow the directions on your ticket and save yourself the hassle that we went through of having to walk back to the info desk.
3. While the ice hotel is handicap accessible, keep in mind that it is in fact completely made of ice so it can be very slippery in spots. Several people were wearing boots with grippers on the bottom which I think is smart.
4. There is a bar in the ice hotel which accepts cash and cards. They have shot glasses made of ice which were very cool. Just a PSA in case that’s your thing :)
5. There is a small kids play area inside the ice hotel with an ice slide and some ice stairs and stuff. Unless you want your entire back side to become wet and then subsequently freeze the moment you get off, do not go down the slide unless you have snow pants on. This is based on a true story and that’s all I’m willing to say. ☹️
6. The resort area does have some gift shops, restaurants, etc. as well as several bathrooms. We didn’t eat there, but everything looked very nice.
翻译:这确实是我和丈夫做过的最不可思议的事情之一——即使作为成年人,这也感觉如此神奇。如果你有喜欢电影《冰雪奇缘》的孩子,这基本上感觉就像是直接从那部电影中走出来的:温暖的灯光,冰雕,整个氛围。
图片本身就说明了一切(但不要做得足够公正——现实生活中要好得多!),但我会根据我们的经验给出一些提示。如果您的母语不是法语或流利的法语并且不熟悉该地区,这些将特别有帮助。
1. 正如网站所告诉您的那样,魁北克的天气很冷。我来自缅因州,所以我非常熟悉寒冷的冬天,但这是下一个级别的寒冷。由于冰酒店在晚上最为神奇,灯光更亮,氛围更舒适,所以外面甚至更冷(想象一下华氏度通常低于零)。准备好最温暖的外套,甚至一些暖手/靴子保暖器。手不麻的时候更开心🙃
2. 无论您是在网上购买门票(推荐)还是在参观时购买门票,您在进入度假村区域时仍然需要通过问讯处。冰酒店建在真正的酒店和滑雪/旅馆型度假村旁边,因此您需要通过服务台获取纸质门票。即使您有数字门票,也必须将数字门票换成带有条形码的纸质门票,才能入场。此外,根据我们的经验,这是我们访问期间工作人员英语最有限的一个区域,因此沟通很困难。因此,只需按照门票上的说明进行操作即可,这样就可以省去我们必须走回服务台的麻烦。
3. 虽然冰酒店适合残疾人士使用,但请记住,它实际上完全由冰制成,因此有些地方可能会很滑。有几个人穿着底部带有抓手的靴子,我认为这很聪明。
4.冰酒店内设有酒吧,接受现金和刷卡。他们有冰做的小玻璃杯,非常酷。只是一份公益广告,以防你喜欢:)
5. 冰酒店内有一个小型儿童游乐区,有冰滑梯和一些冰楼梯之类的东西。除非您希望整个背部都变湿,然后在下车后立即冻结,否则除非您穿着雪裤,否则请勿滑下滑梯。这是根据真实故事改编的,这就是我想说的。 ☹️
6.度假村区确实有一些礼品店、餐馆等以及几个浴室。我们没有在那里吃饭,但一切看起来都很好。