occupation and difficult times

The hotel benefited from three good summer seasons before the War broke out and Strand Hotel Fevik was occupied by German officers in April/May 1940. Thanks to the manager at the time, Frida Hansen, and her husband Harald, the hotel was saved from major destructions.  As soon as the hotel was liberated in 1945, it was redecorated and made ready for reopening in 1946. The years after the war were tough, and the hotel had to rely on help from the neighbouring farms in order to provide the necessary supplies.

Just after the War, the English moved into the hotel and were very popular in the area. The war was over and better times were in sight.  A very special man returned home after many years as a prisoner of war in Germany.  His name was Arne Bjørklund. In 1949 he became the new manager of Strand Hotel Fevik, and he ran the hotel until 1956, until Axel Lund took over the position.  In 1957 he built the small annexe "Stjernen” (the star) at one side of the hotel, and a cafeteria at the other side facing the road.