Ingebrigt Christian Holm (1844–1918) established the resort so that his patients could breathe fresh mountain air.
[citation needed] Holm was a physician and specialist in respiratory disease.
It is roughly a ten-minute drive to the Geilolia Skisenter on the other side of the valley.
There are four floors with two indoor swimming pools, a solarium, gymnasium, sauna, boutique, beauty parlour, baby sitting services, and laundry facilities.
The hotel is currently being expanded to add 7,000 square metres of floor space, extra parking, a new serving area, an improved spa, seminar and meeting areas, a bowling alley, and apartments for sale.