Sitla Hotel has had various roles over the years. In the beginning, it was an orphanage for youths. There was no church in Øvre Årdal (Upper Årdal) then, so the Sitla basement functioned as a church for some years.

In 1970, Farnes church was built, and what had once functioned as a church was now remodelled as a pub and given the name «Slusken». Slusken is a local nickname for the navvies – those who worked on constructing the impressive old road up the mountain toward Heirsnosi in Årdal. Today, you can also walk this road from the Sitla Hotel; it’s a nice hike if you want to ascend «the 1000-meter» and see how magnificent the village, the Årdalsvatnet Lake and Bøttejuvet look from the bird perspective.

The pub only existed for a few years; since then, voluntary organisations have used the building for various purposes. Today, Sitla is a self-service hotel with good standards and a variety of room categories to suit different needs, as well as both short-term and long-term accommodation.