Chena Hot Springs Resort: Hot springs, Ice museum, and Aurora viewing

Alaska is beautiful in the winter and Chena Hot Springs has many adventures to offer its guests. They are best known for their natural hot springs, awesome Ice Museum, and great aurora viewing.
Chena Hot Springs Resort is also home to the world’s largest year-round ice environment, the Aurora Ice Museum! The tour lasts for 45 minutes, starting at the activity center. Your guide will go over some of the iconic ice sculptures and interesting facts about the museum before allowing you to freely roam and take pictures! You can enjoy your pre-purchased Appletini delicately served in their famous ice glass.
Today Chena Hot Springs resort enjoys a clean, healthy, and beautiful natural environment and continues to welcome people from all over the world to bathe in the curative powers of the hot waters. The Resort is located approximately 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks, accessed year-round on a State maintained road via Chena Hot Springs Road.
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[@SelMeyers]

Hi, can you walk to each activity/house within the resort, or did you have to drive over from where you were staying (if you were staying) to get to places like the museum, and pool?

[@ThisDINKYLife]

We didn’t stay at the resort, but I think they provide buses that take you to different areas.

[@DorFra3]

Hi there 👋🏽,
1. What time of the year did you all visit?
2. Is it fair to compare Chena Hot Springs with Iceland’s Blue Lagoon? If so, which one do you prefer?
3. Looking at their ice museum reminds me of Quebec’s Hotel de Glacé. I believe it’s only opened January-March. I have not personally been, but it’s on my bucket list. 🧊

[@ThisDINKYLife]

We went in March. Both are touristy, but The Blue Lagoon is about 20x bigger and better lol.

[@kileNoe]

You can get a seasonal job here and instead of paying 600 dollar a night, you can work 8 hours a day , earn a little money and get free acess to all the events while staying for months at a time. I wanna try that in 2025