It's not every day that you will get the chance to sleep in a building made of ice. So the Ice Hotel in Sweden is perfect for those looking for a truly unique experience.

The chilly venue has to be rebuilt every year from 10,000 tonnes of ice and 30,000 tonnes of snow and is only open between December and April, before the warmer weather sets in and the building encounters a Snowman-like demise.

Guests at the hotel located in Jukkasjärvi, in the magical Swedish Lapland, are equipped with an ice suit and a specially made sleeping bag to cope with the ice cold temperatures which range between -9 and -4 degrees centigrade.

Following a nippy night's sleep, visitors are provided with a hot drink and can then warm up in one of the obligatory Swedish saunas.

After that, they can purchase a night-cap from the Absolut vodka ice bar, or perhaps spend some quiet-time in the ice chapel. Food is also available in one of the two slightly warmer restaurants.

Most guests will only spend one night in an ice room and the rest of their stay in one of the warm rooms.

There are only 541 residents in the small village of Jukkasjärvi, which is 200km north of the Arctic Circle.