The Hotel

What The Hotel does

The Hotel is a privately held, single-property boutique hotel operating at Rua Belo Horizonte 138 in the Barra neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (postal code 40.140-380). It offers a single room category, the Quarto Deluxe (Deluxe Room), positioned as "urban affordable luxury" and equipped with split-type air conditioning with individual digital temperature control, 100% Full HD TV, acoustic insulation on doors/windows/walls, individual LED reading lights, an exclusive sleep system, an in-room mini-spa shower with selectable massage jets, an open-use minibar, and in-room coffee/tea facilities; complimentary Wi-Fi and a personal-care amenity line round out the in-room offering, with breakfast and complimentary water on arrival. The property's core technology footprint is conventional (standard hotel operations on a Wix.com-hosted website with a basic booking flow), and there are no proprietary AI, API, or data infrastructure components disclosed.\n\nThe company serves individual leisure travelers and tourists visiting Salvador's historical and beach attractions, with the location — proximate to Farol da Barra (0.9 km), Forte de Santa Maria (0.8 km), Elevador Lacerda (5.4 km), Centro Histórico (4.7 km), restaurants, shopping, and nightlife — functioning as the central value proposition. The revenue model is per-night room rental with revenue collected at booking or check-in; pricing is not publicly disclosed and rates must be obtained by direct inquiry or via OTA listings. GTM is direct-to-consumer through the hotel's own website (with best-rate and complimentary-water incentives), supplemented by third-party OTAs Booking.com and TripAdvisor and organic social on Facebook and Instagram. The customer segment is split between domestic Brazilian travelers and international tourists; no corporate, group, or contract accounts are disclosed, implying highly fragmented, transaction-by-transaction demand.\n\nOwnership, financial, and operational scale signals are absent from the public footprint: no parent company, management team, headcount, funding, or revenue data is disclosed, and the hotel does not maintain a mobile app. The strategic posture is that of an independent single-asset operator relying on direct distribution and OTA visibility rather than scale, brand portfolio, or technology moat.

Name

The Hotel

Website

https://thehotel.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Hotel is a single boutique hotel in Salvador's Barra neighborhood, Bahia, Brazil, offering a Deluxe Room with modern in-room amenities under an "urban affordable luxury" positioning. It targets individual leisure travelers and tourists visiting Salvador via direct website booking and OTA platforms including Booking.com and TripAdvisor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Luxury hotel accommodation
• Boutique lodging services
• Leisure travel hospitality
• Urban hotel rooms
• Guest amenities

Headquarters

HQ city

Salgado

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodation: The Hotel generates revenue primarily through room rental for overnight stays. The hotel offers a Deluxe room category and provides amenities such as complimentary water, minibar access, coffee/tea facilities, and breakfast. Revenue is collected at check-in or at time of booking through direct reservations or OTA platforms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Hotel operates a single luxury accommodation product — the Quarto Deluxe (Deluxe Room) — in Salvador's Barra neighborhood, renting overnight stays bundled with modern in-room amenities (digital split air conditioning, 100% Full HD TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, mini-spa shower, minibar, coffee/tea facilities, soundproofing, and an exclusive bed system). The offering is supported by direct online booking with a best-rate guarantee, complimentary welcome water, and breakfast, distributed through the hotel's own website and major OTAs (Booking.com, TripAdvisor).

Product overview

The Hotel is an urban affordable luxury hotel located in Salvador's Barra neighborhood, offering a single primary product: its Deluxe Room accommodation. The hotel operates a core accommodation model supplemented by in-room amenities including Mini-Spa shower massage systems, complimentary Wi-Fi, an amenities product line, minibar service, and coffee/tea facilities. The property positions itself on luxury experience, prime location near tourist attractions (Farol da Barra 0.9km, Forte de Santa Maria 0.8km), and comfort features like acoustic insulation and LED reading lights. Additional services include direct booking with best rate guarantees and complimentary water upon arrival.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quarto Deluxe (Deluxe Room) The Hotel's sole accommodation offering in Salvador's Barra neighborhood: a Deluxe Room featuring digital split air conditioning with individual temperature control, 100% Full HD widescreen TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, Mini-Spa shower with selectable massage modes, an exclusive sleep system, acoustic insulation, LED bedside reading lights, in-room coffee/tea facilities, an open-use minibar, and breakfast — sold as overnight stays to leisure travelers and tourists visiting Salvador.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wix.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationWix.com provides the website platform hosting for The Hotel. According to the Privacy Policy, 'Our business is hosted on the Wix.com platform' which provides the online platform for selling services to customers. All data is stored in Wix.com's secure database with firewall protection.
• TripAdvisorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Hotel maintains a listing on TripAdvisor, a major travel review and booking platform. The partnership provides visibility to TripAdvisor's user base of travelers researching accommodations in Salvador.
• Booking.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Hotel is listed on Booking.com for booking visibility. The OTA partnership allows travelers to discover and book stays through the Booking.com platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Marriott International (Brazil): Global hotel chain with branded properties in Salvador — represents the loyalty- and corporate-program-driven competition for The Hotel in both leisure and business traveler segments.
• Accor (Brazil): Global hotel group operating multiple brands across Salvador and Brazil — represents chain-scale, loyalty-program-driven competition that an independent property like The Hotel cannot match on corporate demand or distribution leverage.
• Atlantica Hotels: Brazilian hotel management company operating multiple brands across the country — comparable lodging business to The Hotel in Brazil and represents the chain-affiliated mid-tier and upscale competition in the same market.
• Iberostar Selection Praia do Forte: International all-inclusive resort in Bahia targeting leisure travelers — competes for the same Bahia tourist demand pool as The Hotel, but operates a larger full-resort model with chain scale.
• Pestana Convento do Carmo: Historic luxury hotel in Salvador's Pelourinho operated by Pestana (a Portuguese chain) — overlaps with The Hotel's leisure-tourist base and urban heritage positioning while benefiting from chain scale and loyalty programs.

Others

• Airbnb: Alternative accommodation platform — overlaps with The Hotel's leisure-tourist target customers in Salvador and competes for direct booking share through short-term rental listings concentrated in the Barra and beachfront areas.

Regional players

• Tivoli Ecoresort Praia do Forte: Luxury resort in Praia do Forte, Bahia — same state as The Hotel with similar leisure-customer overlap, but operates as a full beach-resort model in a different Bahia micro-location rather than urban boutique.

Direct peers

• Hotel Casa do Amarelindo: Independent boutique hotel in Salvador's historic Pelourinho district offering comparable urban heritage-luxury positioning targeting leisure tourists — directly overlaps with The Hotel's independent boutique model and leisure-customer base in the same city.
• Aram Yami Hotel: Small boutique hotel in the Santo Antônio neighborhood of Salvador offering an intimate luxury experience in a historic setting — comparable independent boutique positioning and tourist-customer overlap with The Hotel.
• Hotel Fasano Salvador: Luxury boutique hotel in Salvador with comparable full-service amenities, food and beverage offerings, and location-driven appeal to leisure travelers — competes for the same premium-leisure segment in the same city as The Hotel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thehotelsalvador
• Instagraminstagram.com/the_hotel_salvador

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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