Glass igloo hotels, checked room by room
53 places where you sleep under glass in Finland, Norway and Iceland. For each one: the exact room to book, whether the glass is heated, whether there is an aurora alarm, and the best nights to go this season.
Photo: northern lights over Juoksenki, Finnish Lapland, 110 km west of Rovaniemi. Not a photo of a property. YosemiteYamper, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay
Finland
Glass igloos in Rovaniemi
16 stays checked · clearest from 31 December
Finland
Glass igloos in Saariselkä
7 stays checked · clearest from 17 December
Finland
Glass igloos in Levi
4 stays checked · clearest from 7 January
Finland
Glass-roof cabins in Inari
3 stays checked · clearest from 17 December
Norway
Glass igloos and aurora cabins in Lyngen
3 stays checked · clearest from 14 January
Finland
Glass igloos in Pyhä and Luosto
3 stays checked · clearest from 31 December
Finland
Glass igloos in Ruka and Kuusamo
2 stays checked · clearest from 11 March
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Finland
Glass villas and glass-roof rooms in Kemi
2 stays checked · clearest from 31 December
Iceland
Glass cabins and igloos in South Iceland
5 stays checked · clearest from 19 November
More areas are being checked now: Alta, Tromsø, Swedish Lapland and the rest of Iceland.
Rooms with the most checked features
Ranked by how many of heated glass, aurora alarm, private sauna and private hot tub the property's own website confirms.
01
Halo Igloos Hillside
Rovaniemi · 23 km from Rovaniemi centre · Google 4.8
BookHillside Glass Igloo
- Heated or defrosting glass
- Aurora alarm: app only
- Private sauna
- Private hot tub
02
Halo Igloos Riverside
Rovaniemi · 24 km from Rovaniemi centre · Google 4.1
BookRiverview Glass Igloo
- Heated or defrosting glass
- Private sauna
- Private hot tub
03
Aava Glass Igloos
Rovaniemi · 8 km from Rovaniemi centre
BookGlass Igloo Suite
- Heated or defrosting glass
- Aurora alarm
- Private sauna
04
Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos
Rovaniemi · 23 km from Rovaniemi centre · Google 4.5
BookTwin Glass Igloo
- Heated or defrosting glass
- Aurora alarm
05
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
Saariselkä · 10 km from Saariselkä village · Google 4.1
BookSmall Glass Igloo with Shower and Sauna
- Aurora alarm
- Private sauna
06
Santa's Igloos Arctic Circle
Rovaniemi · 7 km from Rovaniemi centre · Google 4.4
BookGlass igloo (Premium options with sauna or hot tub)
- Heated or defrosting glass
- Aurora alarm
- Private sauna: some rooms
- Private hot tub: some rooms
What we check that booking sites don't
- 18 of 53say the glass is heated or defrosts. The rest don't say, so we tell you to ask.
- 5 of 53have an aurora alarm in the room. 11 more only point you to a phone app.
- 6 monthsof nights on every stay's page, rated on darkness, moonlight and how often that time of year is clear.
Questions
What is a glass igloo hotel?
A room with a glass roof, or a glass dome, so you can watch the sky from bed. Most are in Finnish Lapland, Norway and Iceland, and most open from late August to April, when the nights are dark enough for the northern lights.
Do all glass igloos have heated glass?
No. 18 of the 53 stays we list say their glass is heated or can be defrosted. Without it, frost and snow can cover the roof on cold nights. Each listing says what the property's own website states.
Will I definitely see the northern lights?
Nobody can promise it. You need a dark sky, no cloud and aurora activity on the same night. Each stay's page shows the nights with the longest dark sky and least moonlight this season, how often that time of year is clear, and a live 7-night cloud forecast.
How do you check the rooms?
We read each property's own website and quote what it says about the room. If the website doesn't mention heated glass, an aurora alarm, a sauna or a hot tub, we write "not stated". How we check.