History

A motel from the 50s

Denmark’s oldest, still existing motel was built in 1955 by American Sallie Zimmerhackel together with Danish Oscar Wittrup.

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It was something of a venture to place an entirely new accommodation concept, imported from America, on a ploughed field in Albertslund far from Copenhagen.

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But Sallie created a place which, this day, is something quite special in Denmark.

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We have a unique transformation in progress

After having followed the evolution of the times for more than 50 years, we have decided to go back to our roots.

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We don't want to be like everyone else. Instead, we are using the motel’s and restaurant’s unique history and are transforming the place to a time warp from the 50s.

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With us you don't just get accommodation and food. You get a historical experience and we are not done yet.

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American inspiration from Sallie

Sallie, from Denver, Colorado, actually came to Denmark to be a teacher at the American Embassy school in Copenhagen, but she ended up with a motel and a snack bar on a field in Albertslund.

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In author Lise Nørgaard’s words, Sallie was “a nuclear bomb in the guise of a woman”. Sallie imported the cheese burger and started the American culture in Denmark. Her spirit lives on to this day.

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