The story

It all started in 1935. Trygve Østbø had previously bought an old coal depot in Stavanger, which he used to build a fish reception centre. In the autumn of 1935, he and Marie Rommetvedt converted it into the Lobster Restaurant.

The first season was 1936, a very successful one. Unfortunately, disaster struck the same autumn. On 24 September 1936, the restaurant burned down. Trygve and Marie did not give up.

The new hotel was opened as early as February 1937 - by then the hotel had a flat roof. Even before the opening day, they had had several hundred guests, especially in connection with herring fishing. Source: Atle Skarsten

During the war, the hotel was used as headquarters by the German forces stationed in Tananger.

 

Behind the Hummeren hotel we see here storm warning mast.

 

 

On 12 February 1982, the hotel burned down for the second time. The first fire occurred back in 1936, shortly after the hotel opened. After this first fire, the hotel was quickly rebuilt and continued to be an important meeting point in Tananger.

At the time of the fire in 1982, the hotel had changed owners several times. The last owner before the fire was Winston Hou, who leased the hotel to Kwan Pan Lee. Lee ran a popular restaurant and hotel business that was well liked by locals and travellers alike.

After the fire in 1982, construction work was started in 1986 to rebuild Hummeren Hotell. Today, the historic site is home to a modern hotel and restaurant that is still renowned for its maritime atmosphere and seafood.

Source: The coastal culture collection