Spend a uniquely romantic night in a mountain top hotel made of snow in Germany

Pleased to welcome romantics and lovers of first tracks from the mountaintops in fresh snow on the pages of Unusual Hotels. The most amazing hotel in the world is built every year in Germany on top of the mountains.

Andrian Gunter is an avid snowboarder. He dreamed of being the first to blaze a trail in the fresh snow that fell at night. But it always took a long time in the morning to climb up the slope and he was constantly outrun. So he built an igloo at the top and went down in the morning with the sunrise, paving the trail over the untouched cover.

Now he and Sarah hire workers together, and each year they build snow villages on seven different mountains. One of them is the Iglu-Dorf Zugspitze, a seasonal hotel that can accommodate 12 people at a time.

This is what the igloo-hotel looks like from the outside. If all the snow that goes to create the hotel is brought in wagons, the train will be two kilometers long. After all, an entire village is created in the thickness of the snow, and all the rooms are connected to each other. Builders work 2 weeks around the clock, for 3 shifts, in order to have time to open early. The smallest igloo is 4×4 meters, and the largest is 12×12.

Half of the rooms are shared, for downhill boarders. Some of them are designed for couples on a romantic vacation. Some have a separate toilet and even a Jacuzzi. Often the igloo-village is rented for corporate parties and whole companies come.

The landscape of Mount Zugspitze is unique. In front of the hotel, you can sunbathe and simultaneously see the territory of three countries: Switzerland, Austria and Germany from a height of 2,900 meters.

In Iglu-Dorf Zugspitze and other snow hotels skiers are given warm sleeping bags, which are designed for sleeping at 40 degrees of frost. Inside the snow drifts the temperature stays close to zero. That’s why many people say it was hot in the morning.

The large room is designed to hold 12 people at a time. After the workers have erected the walls and ceiling, artists and sculptors come and decorate the room of the snow hotel from the inside.

In the morning you can have breakfast inside the Iglu-Dorf Zugspitze, and in the evening you will be served dinner. In the afternoon, visitors are offered a snowshoe walk. Shoes, clothing and equipment are given away at the hotel. You can also warm up with coffee and other drinks. The snow absorbs all sounds, so it is surprisingly quiet inside. You can even hear the blood flowing through your veins.

Newlyweds constantly come to Iglu-Dorf Zugspitze and other villages with their guests immediately after the celebration and continue to celebrate their wedding in the hotel.

In such cases, the entire hotel is booked for a specific time. For the guests, the bedrooms are designed for 4-6 people. And in the morning, the girls admire from above, as the brave guys make a fresh track.

Every year, artists compete to create the most beautiful sculptures and patterns. In the cafe, all visitors can dine at the same time. Wooden tables and stumps, LED lights amidst the white silence.

At first the igloo was built by stacking blocks. But that’s long and hard. Now the balloon is inflated and filled with snow. After the ice becomes dense, the air is released. The semi-circular construction distributes the loads on the walls and the bottom. In the spring, we tested the strength of the vault by driving two snow tractors from above. The structure held, there were not even any cracks. Tried digging up the walls on one side. The soft-looking snow turned out to be a strong building material.

Amenities are also created for skiers who are just passing through. At dawn, the sun dyes the snow pink and the picture of nature from the mountain fascinates all who see it.