100 years of hospitality in the Dolomites of Fanes Sennes Braies

The history of the Lavarella mountain lodge goes back to 1912, when Mariangelo Frenner of San Vigilio di Marebbe built the first mountain hut, serving as a barn.

In 1919, Mariangelo Frenner started the construction of an “ahead of its time” mountain lodge. Utilizing materials from abandoned First World War constructions, he built a small one-storey hut made of stone and wood. Here the first climbers and mountaineers could find shelter and a little something to eat and drink.

In 1934, Fritz Frenner (Mariangelo's son) renovated the hut, adding one floor and making it a real mountain lodge, which his family and descendants have maintained up to today.

The hut burned down entirely in 1939, but it was reconstructed in the same year. Fritz Frenner lost his life in the events of the Second World War. This was when his brother Peter took over the lodge, refurnished it and managed it until the late 70's. It was then the turn of his own son Hanspeter and his family to run the mountain hut, which they have successfully done up to this day. The Lavarella lodge is run by him, his wife Michaela (the chef) and his daughter Anna with husband Gábor.

The lodge was renovated in 1980, 1986 and finally in 1997. The rooms have private washing basins since 2006 and since 2009 there is a finnish sauna at 2.050 m above sea level with Dolomites' view for the guests.

The kitchen was renovated and modernized in 2013.