quality tourist hotel in Trøndelag and one of the most exclusive in the country. Anders Beer Wilse—one of Norway's leading photographers—took advertisement pictures of the hotel and a commercial was made in French. The Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority made a tourist map for the hotel. In 1923, a longer dispute between the hotel and the municipality started regarding the liquor license. Initially the request was dismissed because of defamatory statement made by the police commissioner. Spisevognselskapet took the issue to the courts, who judicially declared the statement is null and void. An application was denied by the municipal council ahead of the opening of the hotel in 1924, and again the following year. Spisevognselskapet then took the issue up with NSB, in an attempt to lobby a change of regulations to allow denial of lack of liquor licenses to be appealed to the government. Eventually in 1925, a license was granted by the municipal council. This was repeated until 1929, when the license was again dismissed. To avoid additional losses, Spisevognselskapet agreed with NSB to have a dining car put onto the train between Oppdal and Trondheim, and to close the hotel after Easter, from 5 April 1929, and remain closed during the low season. However, the Parliament of Norway intervened and instructed the state-owned company to keep the hotel open. It was therefore re-opened from 25 June 1929. Locals were not allowed to purchase alcoholic beverages at the hotels in Oppdal. Therefore, some locals would bicycle to the nearest station, get on the train and get off at Oppdal. There they would get into the same queues as the tourists and purchase the alcoholic beverages. From the opening until 1940, the hotel did not make sufficient profit to cover the investment costs. From 1940 through 1945, the hotel was requisitioned by the German occupation forces. It was originally used as a field hospital, then gradually became a reserve hospital for Trondheim. Tourists were still allowed to stay at the hotel, but only on condition that they greeted German soldiers politely. After the war, the hotel was renovated, including all-new interior and furniture for the restaurant and saloons. Plans for a ski lift were launched by hotel manager Ruth Juul in 1936. Instead, the hotel started with slalom instruction. In 1947, the tourist committee started working on the plans, which resulted in Norsk Spisevognselskap being a major owner of