{"id":248,"date":"2014-06-23T14:31:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T12:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-hummeren.wp1.hcweb.dev\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:55:08","slug":"the-story-of-hummeren-hotel-and-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/en\/historien-om-hummeren-hotell-og-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"The story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It all started in 1935. Trygve \u00d8stb\u00f8 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. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Source: Atle Skarsten<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-253 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/byst1996_01_141_668x191.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Photographer Gabriel T. Espedal - 1936 \/ Stavanger City Archive.\" class=\"wp-image-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/byst1996_01_141_668x191.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/byst1996_01_141_668x191-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/byst1996_01_141_668x191-250x71.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Photographer Gabriel T. Espedal - 1936 \/ Stavanger City Archive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the war, the hotel was used as headquarters by the German forces stationed in Tananger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-257 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hotell-hummeren-uteplass-bygges_670x406.jpg\" alt=\"Here, the Hummer has been rebuilt after the first fire. \" class=\"wp-image-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hotell-hummeren-uteplass-bygges_670x406.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hotell-hummeren-uteplass-bygges_670x406-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hotell-hummeren-uteplass-bygges_670x406-250x151.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here, the Hummer has been rebuilt after the first fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the Hummeren hotel we see here <a title=\"Storm warning mast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kystkultursamlingen.no\/tananger\/stormvarsel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">storm warning mast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-255 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hotel-hummeren-med-rob\u00e5t-foran_669x415.jpg\" alt=\"The hotel&#039;s patio is complete. In addition, the hotel has been expanded with extra rooms in the west of the picture.\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hotel-hummeren-med-rob\u00e5t-foran_669x415.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hotel-hummeren-med-rob\u00e5t-foran_669x415-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hotel-hummeren-med-rob\u00e5t-foran_669x415-250x155.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The hotel's patio is complete. In addition, the hotel has been expanded with extra rooms in the west of the picture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-259 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummeren-hotell-1_670x475.jpg\" alt=\"The hotel has been transformed once again. There are now more windows on the 2nd floor.\" class=\"wp-image-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummeren-hotell-1_670x475.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummeren-hotell-1_670x475-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummeren-hotell-1_670x475-250x177.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The hotel has been transformed once again. There are now more windows on the 2nd floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-249 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1979_08-tananger-hummeren-hotell_669x442.jpg\" alt=\"Hummeren hotel in August 1979\" class=\"wp-image-249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1979_08-tananger-hummeren-hotell_669x442.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1979_08-tananger-hummeren-hotell_669x442-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1979_08-tananger-hummeren-hotell_669x442-250x165.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hummeren hotel in August 1979<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-29 size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummerene-hotell-fasade--1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"lobsters-hotel-fa\u00e7ade-\" class=\"wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummerene-hotell-fasade--1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummerene-hotell-fasade--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummerene-hotell-fasade--250x125.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.hummeren.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/hummerene-hotell-fasade-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hummeren hotel - April 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kystkultursamlingen.no\/tananger\/bilder-hummeren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The coastal culture collection<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all started in 1935. Trygve \u00d8stb\u00f8 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...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8852,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-248","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Historien - Hummeren Hotell<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Det hele startet i 1935. 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