(1) As we rush back in time towards the war, the narrator is puzzled to find Odilo hiding in haylofts and cowsheds in the mountains between Austria and Italy.
(2) The hotel is in a traditional Walser building dating from 1721 and accessible only on foot or by ski lift, but has been made luxurious, with a sauna, shutters with heart-shaped holes, and gorgeous bedrooms in the former hayloft.
Haymow
Definition:
(n.) A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation.