ABOUT VILLA FJELLHEIM
Fjellheim is the local name of the property, since we don't know when. Originally the property was farm land, and all farms had names - this was Fjellheim.
1950s
The house was built in 1954, and was built as a boarding house to welcome tourist that wanted to experience the glacier and nature around it.
It was built and run by husband and wife Anna and Torfinn. They lived in the house with their children.
Local people all know Anna, who run the cafe, made the food and also hosted a lot of weddings and funerals in Jostedal. Most girls in Jostedal has worked here in the summer, learning how to clean the way Anna liked.
The glacier was large in the 50s and the view was spectacular, as you can see.
The firs years the house had no paint, then it was painted dark brown.
The 1970s
Fjellheim was painted red and Anna established a garden. She was known for her beautiful garden - most farms didn't have time or room for a garden those days, so it was always nice going to Fjellheim for a cup of coffee and a piece of cake in the garden.
Most kids in Jostedal also learned how to dance at Fjellheim. The company name was Nigardsbreen Gjesteheim, but locally it was known as Fjellheim still. Anna and Torfin was great dancers, and taught others the art of dancing, or hosted dance lessons in the first floor.
2006-2018
The color of the house has also been grey, probably in the 80s. Later it became red again.
When Anna died there were a few years Fjellheim was not open for guests. Then in 2006 it was bought, refurbished and opened again. It was then called Nigardsbreen Lodge.
The balcony was built in, and room 3 and 4 became larger with this. The lovely wall-paper on the top floor bedrooms was put up around 2009 we think.
Kitchen and bathroom was modernized, but the house was still kept mostly as in the past.
it was close again in 2018, and was put up for sale in 2020, when Ole and Janniche bought it.
2020 and onwards
Janniche and Ole took over. They wanted to make the lodge feel more like a Villa, and also to keep the name Fjellheim, since every local person called it Fjellheim anyway. So Villa Fjellheim became the new name.
Janniche and Ole wanted Fjellheim to become a destination that was open alle year around, and was tailored for tourist groups that wants to experience the great outdoors, and the beautiful indoors.
They started to insulate the house for cold winters, adding heating sources, and heated floors where it was needed to be able to dry clothes and keep warm. Every change to enhance comfort, function and respect the beauty outside.
They painted it dark again to suit both nature and architecture, and added a modern balcony and new entrance with bathroom and boot room to work well for big groups with a lot of shoes and outwear.
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