Wilderness Hotel Nellim & Igloos

Stayed in an Aurora Cabin with a glass roof. Added to the great experience. In summary, a very nice, unforgettable 3-night package. For the price paid i would, however, expect that by registration one would receive some assistance with locating the accomodation and with transporting luggage. Also, the buffet concept belongs, in my mind, more to economy hotels.

We booked an Adventure week through Discover The World in early March 2025, and while not cheap, it was worth every penny, and simply the best holiday we have ever had! The hotel was beautiful, clean and very warm, and the buffet style food was very varied and extremely good. The staff were all lovely and the guides exceptional, particularly Gabor who deserves a mention for his enthusiasm, information about the area, wildlife and particularly the Aurora hunting! We were lucky enough to see fantastic Aurora displays every night of our stay, and they are truly magical. We had a log cabin with sauna for six nights and an aurora cabin for the last night. Both were clean, warm and comfortable, but the log cabin was better equipped and much more spacious for a longer stay, and the sauna was wonderful to have to relax in after a day of the extremely cold outdoors. The temperature ranged from -5 to -29 while we were there, so a good base layer of merino wool, plus two or three extra layers on top and fleece lined winter walking trousers were a good addition to the padded overalls, boots and mittens that are provided. Good gloves with silk liners, woolen hat, fleeced neck tubes and balaclava are also necessary, with ski goggles good for husky sledging and snowmobiling. I can highly recommend this holiday for anyone wanting something different and a fairly active time.

We had the most magical 4 nights at the Wilderness Hotel Nellim. We stayed in a log cabin suite which was great for 2 adults and 2 kids. It isn’t huge but is super warm plus has its own sauna. It’s about a 3 minute walk to the main restaurant building. We did a package that included snow shoeing, aurora snow mobiling, day time snowmobiling and reindeer visit, huskies, and aurora camp. We saw the northern lights one night but even without seeing them the other nights we still had a lot of fun. The 9 year old found the snowshoeing a bit hard (we should have taken snacks and water to keep him going) but the rest of us loved it. And we did get the purest water from the stream and our guide gave him biscuits when needed. The huskies were the best bit of the trip. Pure magic. The food was great and the restaurant was never too busy. It was great to get the package and not have to think about anything from arriving at the airport to leaving. I didn’t think the drinks were particularly expensive but we didn’t drink a lot. It was the most amazing trip, all the guides were great and I’d highly recommend.

The most amazing trip! Hotel was gorgeous, food so tasty and varied and activity guides such great people. The surroundings were out of this world; completely in nature and so much to explore right on your doorstep. Would love to go back one day.

Cozy hotel immersed in nature. Their activity packages are amazing, you have your trip organized in advanced: airport transfer + full board + activities scheduled + gear provided. You only have to show up! Everything is very well thought, very well organized buffet (great food, which is not easy!), nice and available staff... AMAZING LOCATION! We were so lucky with the auroras as well... 10/10

We loved our stay in Nellim! Every day was a good mix of activities and chill time in the common lounge area to enjoy a drink or go for a walk around the lake Inari. We really enjoyed the activities, the length of the activities was really good and the guides were super informative. They had a lot of knowledge about the nature, the local culture and history. The best was the outdoor lunch stews in the cold and nature! Thank you for this magical experience!