With Kirsten trailing along behind, they did a quick reconnaissance mission of the hotel, getting familiar with its layout. A large dining room was cozier than something its size ought to have been, with two log fires burning on either side of the doors to the kitchens, while in the centre was a large Christmas tree surrounded by presents, which gave the impression the room was far smaller than it really was.
Through a door on the other side was a quaint souvenir shop, some function rooms set up for Christmas activities such as cooking and decoration-making, then a rental shop for ski and hiking gear. All the guest rooms were either above them on the first and second floors, or behind them, in disconnected cabins built on steps in the hillside and accessed via covered stairways that led u
