Hotel Esplanade

What Hotel Esplanade does

Hotel Esplanade is a privately-held four-star hotel operated by Esplanade s.r.l (Partita IVA 00062380688) and located at Piazza 1°Maggio 46 in Pescara, Italy. The property offers 150 rooms (including suites) equipped with bath/shower, telephone, minibar, television, and air conditioning, supported by 24-hour reception, a sea-view restaurant and bar on a panoramic terrace, conference/meeting facilities, a fitness center, paid garage parking, partner beach access, free WiFi, room service, and pet-friendly accommodation. Reservations are handled via the property's own bilingual website (esplanade.net) and the third-party HolidayOnline booking engine; no proprietary technology, app, or AI capability is in evidence.

The business model is a classic independent full-service hotel operating as direct-to-consumer: revenue is generated primarily through room rentals, with secondary streams from F&B, paid parking, beach-concession access, and convention-room rentals. The hotel positions itself as a historic landmark ('scandisce la storia moderna della città adriatica') with a unique 'suspended between sky and sea' location between the Adriatic and the Apennines, and it markets to both leisure travelers (couples, families, weekend getaways) and business travelers (commercial rates, meeting facilities, laundry). It also signals a sustainability orientation through ecological amenities and cleaning products.

Geographic scope is single-country (Italy, Abruzzo region). Headcount is reported as 11–50 employees, which appears low for a 150-key full-service property and may indicate heavy outsourcing, data truncation, or underreporting. Ownership, founding date, revenue, and management team are not disclosed in available material; no funding rounds, M&A, or leadership changes are documented. The operating posture is stable but with publicly visible signs of deferred capital reinvestment noted in third-party reviews, and there are no current signals of aggressive expansion, product launches, or technology investment.

Name

Hotel Esplanade

Legal name

Esplanade s.r.l

Website

https://esplanade.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hotel Esplanade is a privately-held four-star, 150-room independent hotel in Pescara, Italy, operated by Esplanade s.r.l, serving leisure and business travelers with on-site dining, conference facilities, and panoramic sea-view amenities booked via its website and HolidayOnline.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel Accommodation and Hospitality

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Resort Convention Hotels (THAGALAC)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation
• Hospitality services
• Restaurant dining
• Conference facilities
• Travel lodging

Headquarters

HQ city

Pescara

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Room rentals: The hotel generates primary revenue through room rentals across its 150 rooms, including standard rooms and suites. Room bookings can be made directly through the hotel website or via third-party booking platforms.
2. Food and beverage services: Revenue from restaurant and bar services overlooking the sea and mountains, including breakfast service on the terrace, room service, and bar/lounge operations.
3. Ancillary services: Additional revenue streams include paid parking (garage with reservation), beach access agreements, and meeting/convention room rentals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hotel Esplanade is a four-star hotel in Pescara, Italy offering 150 rooms (including suites) equipped with bath/shower, telephone, minibar, television, and air conditioning. The hotel provides on-site dining (restaurant and bar with terrace overlooking the sea and mountains), conference/meeting rooms, 24-hour reception, free WiFi, fitness center, paid parking, beach access, room service, and pet-friendly accommodations. Online reservations are processed through the HolidayOnline third-party booking engine.

Product overview

Hotel Esplanade is a four-star hotel offering a unified accommodation service in Pescara, Italy. The core product consists of 150 guest rooms (including suites) with standard amenities, complemented by on-site dining (restaurant and bar with sea-view terrace), conference facilities, and recreational services. Additional services include room service, fitness center, paid parking, beach access, free WiFi, and pet-friendly options. Online reservations are handled through a third-party booking engine (Holiday Online).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Accommodation (150 Rooms)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• NH Hotels (Italian portfolio): Mid-scale European hotel chain with significant Italian presence including Adriatic coastal cities. Competes for the same corporate and leisure travelers as Esplanade but with the advantages of a global brand, loyalty program, and centralized distribution.
• Best Western Italy: Large Italian hotel consortium operating 3-4 star properties across the country, including Pescara. A direct substitute for independent hotels like Esplanade, particularly for corporate travel programs and OTA-driven bookings.
• Forte Village Resort (Sardinia): Large Italian resort operator with extensive conference, F&B, and leisure facilities. Useful as a benchmark for how an Italian full-service resort hotel can scale rooms, F&B, and events into a multi-revenue operation.

Direct peers

• Hotel Royal Continental (Naples): 4-star full-service Italian coastal city hotel with sea-view restaurant, meeting rooms, and a similar mix of leisure and business travelers. Closely comparable on product scope, F&B emphasis, and Adriatic/Italian seaside positioning.
• Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido: Historic 4-star resort hotel on the Italian coast with conference facilities, panoramic dining, and a heritage brand identity. Comparable to Esplanade on the heritage-driven, full-service, seafront positioning.
• Hotel Villa Maria Pescara: Independent 4-star hotel located in Pescara offering accommodation, restaurant, and meeting facilities. Directly competes with Esplanade for the same leisure and corporate guests in the city.
• Best Western Hotel Plaza Pescara: 3-4 star hotel operating in the same Pescara market with comparable amenities and target guest mix (business and leisure). Provides a direct benchmark for occupancy, pricing, and channel strategy in the city.
• Hotel Lungarno (Florence): Upscale 4-star Italian hotel with strong location, panoramic F&B, and a heritage-meets-modern positioning. Comparable in the way it monetizes a singular city-center asset through rooms plus high-margin F&B.

Emerging players

• Hotel Duomo Salò: Independent Italian lakeside 4-star hotel referenced on Esplanade's privacy policy, suggesting a possible affiliated or sister-property relationship. Comparable as a small Italian independent hotel relying on direct booking and TripAdvisor-driven demand.

Regional players

• Marriott Pescara: International chain presence in Pescara offering branded 4-star accommodation and meetings. Provides the chain-side comparison for ADR, occupancy, and corporate share in the same local market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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