About us

Let me tell you how this guesthouse stepped into life. I’ve got two stories. The first story describes my ultimate bond to the land of Hiiumaa. I was 25 years old when I happened to drive through central Hiiumaa to visit my girlfriend in Kõpu peninsula. Interestingly, I had grown up in Hiiumaa, yet been to Kõpu so few times that I was forced to use a map in order not to get lost.

Since then I started to visit Kõpu as well as other parts of the island much more often. Soon enough I had a revelation: “Inside Hiiumaa, there is a second Hiiumaa, which is much greater than that of the outer!”

After all these years of living here, I had finally discovered to myself the utmost beauty of Hiiumaa. With a history of 6,000 years, it has 325 km of stretches of unspoiled coastline with various types of beaches and forests. The ancient land holds dozens of manors and ports, and nearly 200 villages, of which some have become merely places with names, yet even the smallest one has a unique story.

The second story is about Dagen Haus which means “a house in Hiiumaa”. At the age of 16, I occasionally wandered in the remains of an old manor built in the 1840’s. As a teenager, I fell in love with the inexplicable beauty and charm of the site. Years later I bought the place and started the restore the historic house, which in turn gave birth to my eternal passion for old, worn houses with character and authenticity. As time went by, Dagen Haus paved the way to Dagen Organic farm, that caters organic beef and lamb, dairy products and grain foods, preserved and processed in our own classical manor basement. There are more exciting challenges ahead, whereby we hope to surprise our loyal customers even more!

Omar, Dagen Hausi peremees