Opened at the end of 2019, the Arctic Bath is an extraordinary new floating spa hotel located on Lule River near the small village Harads in Swedish Lapland. Built on the water, the hotel floats during summer and freezes into the ice during winter embracing the region’s seasonality.
The brainchild of the team behind the nearby Treehotel, this 12-room hotel has been designed by architects Bertil Harström and Johan Kaupp and aims to harness the extreme Arctic seasons. Constructed using local materials and with very little impact on the environment, the circular design of the main building is centred around an open-air plunge pool.
The main building is accessed by a walkway and houses the restaurant, lounge bar, four saunas, the spa treatment room, changing rooms and a small shop. The wellness centre offers massage, hot stone treatments, cleansing, detox and relaxation. A hot bath is available for soothing muscles between bracing cold dips in the plunge pool.
Arctic Bath has One MICHELIN Key distinction, recognising “a very special stay”.