Ferienhaus Ostsee

What Ferienhaus Ostsee does

Ferienhaus Ostsee is a B2C holiday accommodation marketplace operated by NeoLodge GmbH, connecting travelers seeking stays on the Baltic Sea with individual property owners offering holiday homes, apartments, cabins, villas, and beachfront properties. The portal currently lists 52 properties and operates as a self-serve booking platform with interactive OpenStreetMap-based map exploration, 10-language support, and multi-currency price display across 10 currencies including EUR, USD, GBP, DKK, NOK, SEK, CZK, CHF, TRY, and PLN. Supporting modules include detailed guest reviews (cleanliness, communication, location, value-for-money), tiered cancellation policies (Flexible, Moderate, Strict), last-minute deals, accessibility filters, and a double opt-in email newsletter.

The platform is built on a conventional web stack with a proprietary consent management system, self-hosted Matomo analytics, and core integrations with IONOS (hosting), AWS CloudFront (CDN), Stripe and PayPal (payment processing), Mailjet/Sinch (email delivery), and OpenStreetMap (geography). Ferienhaus Ostsee is one of 17+ regional country-specific portals operated by NeoLodge GmbH, with sister portals covering Albania, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Holland, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Cyprus.

Revenue is generated exclusively through annual host subscription fees rather than per-booking commissions: €180 for the first listing, €120 for listings 2-9, and €99 from the 10th listing onward, with no service fees charged on completed bookings. Hosts manage listings through a centralized self-service dashboard (vermieter.ferienhaus.online), with properties syndicated across more than 35 third-party high-reach portals for broader traveler distribution. The company is privately held by managing directors Andreas Gold and Johannes Weyland, registered in Stuttgart, Germany, with 1-10 employees, and no disclosed external funding.

Name

Ferienhaus Ostsee

Legal name

NeoLodge GmbH

Website

https://ferienhaus-ostsee.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ferienhaus Ostsee, operated by NeoLodge GmbH, is a B2C holiday accommodation marketplace listing 52 properties on Germany's Baltic Sea coast. The platform serves individual travelers and SMB property owners with multi-language support, multi-currency pricing, and 35+ partner portal distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacation Rental Marketplace

NAICS

Other Traveler Accommodation (72119), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Local/Regional Vacation Rental Marketplaces (Geo-Focused Platforms) (THAMALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accommodation-Focused OTAs (Hotels & Alternative Stays) (THAKAAAB), Online Booking & Reservation Platforms (B2B/B2C) (THALAMAA)

Keywords

• Holiday home rentals
• Vacation apartment booking
• Short-term accommodation
• Online travel marketplace
• Baltic Sea tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Brodenbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Host Subscription Fees: Hosts pay an annual subscription fee to list their properties on the platform. Pricing is tiered based on number of listings: 180 EUR for first listing, 120 EUR for listings 2-9, and 99 EUR from the 10th listing onward. No service fees are charged on completed bookings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ferienhaus Ostsee operates an online holiday rental marketplace connecting travelers with owners of holiday homes, apartments, cabins, villas, and beachfront properties on the Baltic Sea. The platform lists approximately 52 properties, supports booking search and reservation in 10 languages and 10 currencies, and distributes listings across more than 35 partner portals. Hosts pay annual subscription fees to list their properties, while travelers browse and book accommodations directly through the platform.

Product overview

Ferienhaus Ostsee is a B2C holiday accommodation marketplace operated by NeoLodge GmbH that connects travelers with holiday homes and apartments on the Baltic Sea. The platform lists 52 properties across various accommodation types including apartments, houses, cabins, villas, and beachfront properties. The core product is the property booking portal featuring interactive map exploration, multi-language support (10 languages), and multi-currency pricing. Supporting modules include a host dashboard for property management (with listings distributed across 35+ portals), detailed guest review systems with ratings across cleanliness, communication, location, and value-for-money, multiple cancellation policy options (Flexible, Moderate, Strict), newsletter subscription, last-minute deals, accessibility filters for disabled guests, and a press center. The platform is available in German, English, and Danish with pricing in 10 currencies. Upcoming features include a mobile app for iOS and Android, direct messaging between guests and hosts, enhanced search filters, and local experiences and activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Holiday Home and Apartment Listings Online marketplace of approximately 52 holiday homes, apartments, cabins, villas, beachfront properties, and unique stays on the Baltic Sea, allowing individual travelers and families to search, browse, and book vacation accommodations by property type, amenities, location, and price.
• Host Dashboard and Listing Service Self-service platform for holiday property owners to register, create listings, upload photos, set prices and availability, and manage bookings. Annual subscription tiered by listing count (180 EUR first listing, 120 EUR listings 2-9, 99 EUR from listing 10+) with distribution across 35+ high-reach partner portals. No service fees charged on completed bookings.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• IONOS SEcoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb hosting provider for the online portal. IONOS SE, based in Montabaur, Germany, provides hosting services with a data processing agreement in place per GDPR Art. 28. Handles server infrastructure and technical delivery of the website.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) / CloudFrontcoreTechnology or IntegrationContent Delivery Network (CDN) service providing fast, stable, and secure delivery of graphics and static content. Amazon CloudFront distributes cached content globally for optimal page load performance.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment service provider for processing payments on the platform. Stripe Payments Europe, Limited (Ireland) handles European data processing for secure payment processing, fraud prevention, authentication, and payment function stability.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationAlternative payment service provider. PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (Luxembourg) handles payment processing, authentication, security, and fraud prevention for the European Economic Area.
• OpenStreetMapcoreTechnology or IntegrationMap service for displaying property locations and geographic information. Map views are loaded only when users actively request them, showing locations and helping travelers find accommodations in specific areas.
• Mailjet / Sinch EmailsupportingTechnology or IntegrationEmail service provider for newsletter subscriptions and the double opt-in registration procedure. Handles transactional and marketing email delivery.
• MatomosupportingTechnology or IntegrationSelf-hosted web analytics platform for statistical analysis of portal usage. Operated within NeoLodge's own hosting infrastructure with privacy-friendly configuration including shortened or anonymized IP addresses. No data transferred to external analytics providers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BestFewo: German vacation rental marketplace with strong Northern Germany/Baltic Sea inventory. Closely comparable as a Germany-focused alternative-stay OTA with similar host subscription/value proposition.
• Novasol: European vacation rental specialist with strong presence in Germany, Denmark, and other Baltic-adjacent markets. Comparable as a multi-country holiday home rental operator with managed inventory across Northern Europe.
• Holidu: Munich-based vacation rental search and booking platform operating across Europe. Comparable as a tech-enabled European holiday rental marketplace competing for the same hosts with multi-country portals and a metasearch layer.
• Traum-Ferienwohnungen: One of the largest German-focused vacation rental marketplaces with hundreds of thousands of listings across Europe. Directly comparable as a regional/European-focused holiday home platform competing for the same German hosts and Baltic/North Sea travelers.

Broad incumbents

• FeWo-direkt (Vrbo): German-language vacation rental platform owned by Expedia/Vrbo with deep inventory in Northern Europe including the Baltic region. Competes head-on with Ferienhaus Ostsee for German hosts and travelers but with vastly larger scale and brand.
• Booking.com: Largest European OTA with extensive alternative-stay inventory. Competitor on the demand side for Baltic travelers and on the host side for listings; operates partner/syndication relationships that overlap with Ferienhaus Ostsee's 35-portal network.
• Airbnb: The dominant global vacation rental marketplace. Competes for the same Baltic Sea hosts and travelers, but with millions of listings and a vastly larger brand; sets the commission/feature benchmark Ferienhaus Ostsee must differentiate against.
• Atraveo (TUI): TUI-owned German vacation rental marketplace. Comparable as a German-speaking alternative-stay booking platform, though owned by a much larger travel conglomerate.

Emerging players

• Spotahome: European mid-to-long-stay rental platform. Adjacent peer operating in Europe with a different (longer-stay) niche but overlapping host acquisition and tech-stack approach.

Regional players

• Ostsee-Ferienwohnungen.de: Direct regional competitor focused exclusively on Baltic Sea holiday rentals. Closest 1:1 niche overlap with Ferienhaus Ostsee, competing for the same limited pool of Baltic Sea property owners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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