Luxury Hotel in South Pole

If you’ve already checked a lot of the items on your bucket list, and you have the financial bandwidth to partake in a once-in-a-lifetime experience that could surpass all your previous global pursuits, this is the trip for you. Located on Queen Maud Land, a pizza slice-shaped stretch of Antarctica, the space-themed Echo Camp is the latest addition to polar tour operator White Desert’s audacious eco-luxury projects. The carbon-neutral company whisks guests (other than scientists and explorers) via charted jet from Cape Town to ice-hewn wilderness camps that are only open for six weeks a year at most.

Exploring the Wonders of the South Pole from a Luxury Hotel

Luxury Hotel in South Pole, domed pods that rest near the base of a 200-foot wall of ice and next to a frozen lake. Each pod is roomy enough for three, but guests also gather in three communal domes that function as a reception, lounge / library, and dining area. During the short season that the polar camp is open, the meals are on par with those served at a top-notch boutique hotel.

The rooms are inspired by the forbidding Antarctic landscape, with dark green walls adorned with a black and white pattern, plus large windows that look out over the glacier-sheathed mountains and snow-capped peaks. The bathroom is equally dramatic, with a walk-in shower that doubles as an alpine tunnel, a basin with a wide mirror surrounded by frosted glass above it and LED downlights that resemble stars.…