S4E1: ION Adventure Hotel, Iceland | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

Duration: 59'04''

Synopsis

Monica and Giles work behind the scenes of a hotel that is all about getting out into Iceland's incredible landscape of volcanoes and glaciers.

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