Black Diamond Hotel
Black Diamond Hotel is a single-property, independently owned hotel, restaurant, and bar in Black Diamond, Alberta (population ~2,308), offering $125/night rooms, dine-in American/Canadian cuisine, full bar service, and Saturday entertainment to local residents and regional visitors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1929
- HeadquartersBlack Diamond, Canada
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Black Diamond Hotel does
Black Diamond Hotel is a single-property hospitality and food & beverage establishment located at 105 Center Avenue W., Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada, at the southwest corner of Highways 7 and 22. Founded in 1929, it was the first establishment in the area to offer food, drinks, and lodging, and remains the largest building in the downtown core. The venue operates as an 18+ establishment, offering a full-service restaurant (appetizers, Certified Alberta Beef steaks aged 28 days, burgers, wings with 20 flavors, daily specials), a full-service bar (domestic and premium draft beers, craft beer from local Alberta breweries including Hard Knox Grunt Work, Railyard, and Fahr, plus cocktails, spirits, and wine), and a small hotel room inventory at $125.00 per night plus room tax. Check-in runs 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily and rooms are reserved exclusively by telephone; food and beverage service is dine-in only with no delivery or online ordering infrastructure.
The business is independently owned, with the current operators having run the establishment since 1982, representing over four decades of continuous ownership. There is no parent company, no disclosed funding, and no equity or venture involvement. The hotel operates a direct-to-consumer model, selling rooms, food, and beverages at fixed unit prices to walk-in and telephone-reservation customers, with Visa or MasterCard required at booking. The business employs approximately 60 staff across hotel operations and food & beverage roles (Cook, Server, Bartender, Cleaner, Chambermaid), and no proprietary technology, point-of-sale integration, app, or digital marketing channel has been disclosed. Marketing is limited to a basic content website, a Google Maps listing, and a Weather Network referral link.
Revenue is generated from two streams — hotel room rentals and food & beverage sales — both priced on a pay-as-you-go, unit-pricing basis. The primary customer segments are local Black Diamond residents and regional visitors within Alberta, with the hotel serving as the de facto community social hub, including Saturday Jams entertainment programming. The town had a population of 2,308 as of July 2010, defining the limited addressable market served by this single-property operator.
Black Diamond Hotel firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Black Diamond Hotel
- Legal name
- Black Diamond Hotel
- Website
- https://blackdiamondhotel.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1929
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Black Diamond Hotel is a single-property, independently owned hotel, restaurant, and bar in Black Diamond, Alberta (population ~2,308), offering $125/night rooms, dine-in American/Canadian cuisine, full bar service, and Saturday entertainment to local residents and regional visitors.
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Black Diamond Hotel industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hospitality Services (Hotel & Restaurant)
- NAICS
- Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Traveler Accommodation (7211), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)
- SIC
- Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA), Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI), Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC)
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Where Black Diamond Hotel is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Black Diamond
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Black Diamond Hotel business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hotel Room Rentals: Hotel rooms offered at $125.00 per night (plus applicable room tax). Rooms include mini-fridge, microwave, colour TV with cable, full 4-piece bath, free coffee, and free wi-fi. Payment by credit card required at booking. All rooms are non-smoking. Check-in available 11:00 am to 9:00 pm.
- Food & Beverage Sales: Restaurant and bar operations offering appetizers, entrees, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, salads, wraps, desserts, and full drink menu including domestic and premium draft beers, cocktails, spirits, wine, and specialty coffee drinks. Daily specials offered at varying price points. Dine-in only for food; some daily specials marked dine-in only.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Standard Hotel Room - $125.00 per night |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Food Menu Items - Various price points |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Beverage Menu - Various price points |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Daily Specials - Variable pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Black Diamond Hotel product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Black Diamond Hotel operates a single-location hospitality establishment offering overnight accommodations ($125/night) with in-room amenities (mini-fridge, microwave, cable TV, free coffee, free wi-fi), a full-service restaurant serving American/Canadian cuisine including Certified Alberta Beef steaks, burgers, wings (20 flavours), sandwiches, salads, and daily specials, and a full-service bar with domestic and premium draft beers, craft on tap, cocktails, spirits, and wines. The venue also hosts entertainment through Saturday Jams and operates as an 18+ adult establishment serving the local Black Diamond, Alberta community and regional visitors.
Product overview
Black Diamond Hotel is a traditional hotel and restaurant establishment built in 1929, offering a single-property portfolio of three integrated core offerings: Hotel Rooms providing overnight accommodation, a Restaurant & Food Service venue serving American/Canadian cuisine including appetizers, steaks, burgers, salads, and sandwiches, and a Bar & Beverages service featuring draft beers, cocktails, spirits, and wines. The Hotel Rooms and Restaurant/Bar operate as complementary services within the same establishment, with daily specials rotating as promotional add-ons to the core menu. The hotel also provides catering services through its food menu.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Hotel Rooms Traditional hotel accommodation at $125.00 per night (plus room tax), featuring mini-fridge, microwave, colour TV with cable, full 4-piece bath, free coffee, and free wi-fi. All rooms are non-smoking with check-in available from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Payment by Visa or MasterCard credit card required at booking. Targeted at adult travelers and visitors needing overnight lodging in Black Diamond, Alberta.
- Restaurant & Food Service Full-service dine-in restaurant offering appetizers, sandwiches, wraps, salads, Certified Alberta Beef steaks aged 28 days, burgers (including a 16 oz XX-Treme), chicken wings (20 flavours), poutine, ribs, fish and chips, and desserts. Menu items range from $9 (Zucchini Sticks) to $35.95 (12 oz Rib Eye). Open daily 11:00 am to 9:00 pm, dine-in only. Targeted at adult patrons seeking American/Canadian cuisine in Black Diamond, Alberta.
- Bar & Beverages Full-service 18+ bar featuring domestic draft beers ($4-$4.50 for 20 oz), premium draft beers, craft on tap from Alberta breweries (Railyard, Fahr, Hard Knox), domestic and premium bottled beers ($5.85-$8.30), cocktails ($5.25-$6.95), scotch/whisky/bourbon/vodka/gin/rum/tequila/shooters ($5.50-$6.50), and wines ($5.25-$9.50). All spirits are at least 1 oz; juice additions add $0.50. Targeted at adult patrons seeking alcoholic beverages and cocktails.
- Daily Food & Drink Specials Rotating food and drink specials offered each day of the week (Monday through Sunday), including discounted menu items such as New York steak ($12), Diamond Clubhouse ($14), Chicken Wings ($6), Fish Burger ($13), Fish & Chips ($14.25), Breakfast ($12.45), Baby Back Ribs ($17), and discounted beverages (Caesars $5, select craft beer $6). Specials are dine-in only and updated at 11am daily. Targeted at adult local patrons seeking value dining and drink options.
Quantifiable outcome
- Historic landmark serving the community for over 93 years
Companies that use Black Diamond Hotel
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Black Diamond Hotel technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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AI maturity
App detail
Black Diamond Hotel partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Black Diamond Hotel competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Earls Kitchen + Bar: Western Canadian full-service casual dining chain featuring premium bar programs and broad menus. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the full-service restaurant and bar category where Black Diamond competes for local dining share.
- Best Western: Global hotel brand with strong presence in small-town and highway-corridor markets. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same secondary-market Alberta traveler that Black Diamond serves, with full digital distribution and rewards infrastructure.
- Holiday Inn Express (IHG): Global mid-scale hotel brand commonly located along highways and in secondary markets. Comparable as the typical alternative Black Diamond Hotel competes with for highway-corridor travelers, though Holiday Inn offers standardized amenities and full digital booking infrastructure.
- Sandman Hotels: Canadian-owned hotel chain with full-service properties that include restaurants and bars. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the Canadian mid-market hotel segment, offering on-site F&B and event spaces similar to Black Diamond's integrated offering.
- Days Inn (Wyndham): Global economy hotel brand with roadside and small-town properties across North America. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for budget-conscious travelers on Alberta's secondary highways, with mature digital booking and loyalty channels that Black Diamond lacks.
- Boston Pizza: Canada's largest casual dining chain with sports bar orientation and broad menus including steaks, burgers, and wings. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the casual-dining-plus-sports-bar segment that Black Diamond competes in at the local level.
Regional players
- Canalta Hotels: Western Canadian hotel chain with strong presence in small-town Alberta and Saskatchewan. Comparable as a regional multi-property operator serving similar secondary-market travelers, though significantly larger and more digitized than Black Diamond Hotel.
- Pomeroy Hotels & Resorts: Western Canadian hotel operator with properties across Alberta and BC, including Kananaskis-area resorts. Comparable as a regional full-service hotel operator with on-site dining and event programming targeting Foothills/Rockies tourism corridors.
Direct peers
- Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar: Canadian casual pub-and-grill chain offering full bar service with a broad food menu similar to Black Diamond's restaurant/bar. Comparable as a neighborhood gathering place concept with strong draft beer and casual dining orientation, though without the lodging component.
- Craft Beer Market: Canadian craft beer-focused restaurant chain with extensive local brewery tap lists. Comparable to Black Diamond's craft beer bar program featuring Fahr, Railyard, and Hard Knox, though operating in urban markets with significantly higher traffic.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Black Diamond Hotel funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Black Diamond Hotel
What does Black Diamond Hotel do?
Black Diamond Hotel operates a single-location hospitality establishment offering overnight accommodations ($125/night) with in-room amenities (mini-fridge, microwave, cable TV, free coffee, free wi-fi), a full-service restaurant serving American/Canadian cuisine including Certified Alberta Beef steaks, burgers, wings (20 flavours), sandwiches, salads, and daily specials, and a full-service bar with domestic and premium draft beers, craft on tap, cocktails, spirits, and wines. The venue also hosts entertainment through Saturday Jams and operates as an 18+ adult establishment serving the local Black Diamond, Alberta community and regional visitors.
Is Black Diamond Hotel a public or private company?
Black Diamond Hotel is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Black Diamond Hotel founded?
Black Diamond Hotel was founded in 1929. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Black Diamond Hotel based?
Black Diamond Hotel is headquartered in Black Diamond, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Black Diamond Hotel make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Hotel Room Rentals are the primary driver. The others are food & Beverage Sales.
Who are Black Diamond Hotel's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Earls Kitchen + Bar, Best Western, Holiday Inn Express (IHG), Sandman Hotels, Days Inn (Wyndham) and Boston Pizza. Regional players are Canalta Hotels and Pomeroy Hotels & Resorts. Direct peers are Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar and Craft Beer Market.
Does Black Diamond Hotel have an API?
No public API is recorded for Black Diamond Hotel.
What industry is Black Diamond Hotel in?
Black Diamond Hotel's product category is Hospitality Services (Hotel & Restaurant). Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFACAH, Hotel & Resort Restaurants, with a secondary code of THAFAEAA, Neighborhood & Sports Bars. Its NAICS code is 72111 and its SIC code is 7011.