If Korstäppans Estate

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In Leksand deanery lived dean Pehr Hanngren and his wife Hilda of Ekenstam. There, they had their youngest daughter Esther July 25, 1872. Esther was educated as a graduate teacher and nurse. In the late 1800s, the socialite tourists visit Leksand. Esther had as a young child has experienced a great event when Oscar II and his family were guests at Leksand and lived with them in the Deanery.

Esther eventually came in contact with Miss Joanna Heijkenskjöld on Cross plot, which was then a small mansion. She received 1,905 lease Kors plot and together with Miss Heijkenskjöld made extensive additions and renovations. At Christmas 1906 opened Korstäppans private recreation and rest homes.

Although Esther was never advertised Cross plot one of the most popular guesthouses in Leksand and 1916 could Ester purchase the entire property for the money saved. At the beginning of the century was the most selling attractions for tourists close to the pine forests and proximity to cold baths in Siljan. All this cross plot.

Hilda Munthe wife of Axel Munthe, Queen Victoria's personal physician at the nearby Hildasholm sketched garden with terraces (influenced by English gardens) on the back of the guest house to the lake.

Starting in 2009, the Petit Hotel has introduced a quality and environmental certification. The main purpose of the environmental certify our members is to continuously improve their environmental performance and reduce the hotels' negative impact on our planet's environment.

Our eco-certified hotel has an environmental policy and has done an environmental study. The environmental review shows what environmental impact it has. The hotels set goals for how to reduce their environmental impact and to retain the environmental certificate, they must achieve their goals and maintain them.

Even when it comes to hotels' quality is a standard that Petit Hotel has set up. In the same manner as for an environmental certification, the hotels have a quality policy and quality investigation.

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