Prima Cabana la Lacul Balea a fost ridicata in anul 1904 de catre Societatea Carpatina Transilvaneana (S.K.V.) si inaugurata la 29 august 1905. Era o constructie simpla din piatra prevazuta cu o singura camera. In anul 1914, din cele cinci cabane existente in Muntii Fagaras, numai cea de la Balea si Negoiul au rezistat conflictelor primului razboi mondial. In anul 1937 cabanei de piatra I-a fost adaugata inca o cladire de lemn. In perioada anilor 1948

The first chalet at Balea Lake was built in 1904 by SKV and inaugurated in 29 th of august 1905.That chalet was just a simple construction made by stone and consisted of a single room. During the 1st War conflicts,in 1914,there were only two chalets