CHRONICLE – How it all started

The story of a small farm to a bed and breakfast…

1930

The history of our house begins in 1930. Juliane and Anton Kerber, have started to build the “Haus Hochmoos” here in this unique panoramic position. Mathilde Kerber was born in 1930.

1950

In the winter of 1950 she started renting. At that time there was a single room and two double rooms for the price of 5 shillings (0.35 cents) per night per person. Breakfast was served in the own living room and when it was warm outside in the garden. Since in the past one lived only from agriculture, this was a nice additional income for the two of them. Where today is room No. 7, was formerly the driveway for the threshing floor (storage room for hay). The hay was also used with the cows at that time, because there was no tractor in the house at the time. When it was then used for feeding, one opened a luck (where today is room no. 8) and threw the hay into the stable. At that time, today’s fireplace was the stable.

1964

Many of our guests can certainly still remember the old 1-chairlift. It was built in 1964, and with it a little tourism in Lermoos began to grow.

1966
Mathilde and Josef Koch decided in 1966 for 6 more rooms (rooms 1-6).

1984
As tourism became more and more, they decided in 1984 for a further 8 rooms (rooms 9-17). That same year, Alexandra was born in April. Due to severe illness of Josef Koch, the rooms were not completed until 1988.