Available in locations in Andorra, the Swiss Alps and at the Zugspitze, villages accommodate up to 52 guests in different igloo options from romantic igloos for 2, to larger family and standard igloos for up to 6 people. Prices are lowest midweek, rising at weekends and during the New Year. They include food, non alcoholic beverages and the use of sauna or whirlpool facilities.

The team has even built a church including an altar and baptismal font for a wedding party. Every village is equipped with a large igloo hotel lobby and bar where the evening meal of gruyere fondue and 'vin chaud' is served.

The top range Romantic igloo suites with a private whirlpool even include their own toilet, although you'll not want to spend too long sitting on the seat!

The Engelberg resort is very easy to reach as it is only 2 1/2 hours airport to cable car by train from Zurich.

While the snowboarding and snowshoe activities available at all the villages are to be expected, your overnight package includes the use of a communal sauna or whirlpool. After spending the day on the piste in the fresh mountain air, there are few things more relaxing than sitting in a whirlpool viewing a sunset over the mountains.