Dormy House Etretat - Hôtel & Séminaires

What Dormy House Etretat - Hôtel & Séminaires does

Dormy House Etretat is a historic French hotel-restaurant operating in Étretat, Normandy under the corporate entity DORMY HOUSE SAS, a privately-held company with share capital of €153,600. Established in 1955, the property sits within a 4-hectare park overlooking the sea and offers 58 rooms and 3 suites across six pricing tiers ranging from €175 to €840 per night. The business employs 19 staff and operates two dining venues — a traditional panoramic restaurant and Le Bistrot du Dormy (renovated in 2021) — as well as the Le Rayon Vert bar with terrace. The property also includes three seminar lounges with capacity for up to 150 attendees and a partner spa arrangement with Villa 10 (€80 for two guests).

The company monetizes through three primary revenue streams: accommodation (six room categories priced €175–€840/night), food and beverage across two restaurants and a bar, and corporate/event hosting in three seminar lounges. Adjacent monetization includes the Villa 10 spa partnership and gift vouchers distributed via Secretbox.fr. Go-to-market is multi-language (FR, EN, DE, IT) and leverages direct online booking, third-party OTA listings (secure-hotel-booking), and a B2B seminar platform (backyou.app), targeting both leisure travelers and corporate MICE buyers.

The business operates as a small, family-style independent property with no disclosed funding, no M&A activity, and a stable workforce, with the 2021 Bistrot renovation and a series of digital distribution partnerships representing the principal recent strategic activity.

Name

Dormy House Etretat - Hôtel & Séminaires

Legal name

DORMY HOUSE SAS

Website

https://dormy-house.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dormy House Etretat is a French heritage hotel-restaurant established in 1955 in Étretat, Normandy, operating 58 rooms, 3 suites, two restaurants, a bar, and three seminar lounges, serving leisure travelers and corporate event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality and Leisure (Hotel & Restaurant Services)

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Conference Retreat Hotels (THAGALAG)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation
• Corporate seminars
• Private events hosting
• Seaside dining
• Normandy hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Etretat

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Room Rentals: Revenue from renting 58 rooms and 3 suites across multiple categories (Comfort, Excellence, Prestige, Deluxe with Jacuzzi, Villa rooms, and Prestige Suites), with seasonal and tier-based pricing ranging from €175 to €840 per night.
2. Traditional Panoramic Restaurant: Traditional restaurant with panoramic sea views serving refined cuisine made with local regional products. Open daily for dinner 19:00-21:30. Revenue from à la carte dining.
3. Le Bistrot du Dormy: Bistronomic bistro restaurant renovated in 2021, open daily for lunch (12:00-14:30) and dinner (19:00-21:30). Offers salads, burgers, meats, and fish with 100% homemade cooking in a casual brasserie atmosphere.
4. Bar and Terrace (Le Rayon Vert): Bar service with cocktails and billiards, plus a landscaped terrace with deckchairs. Generates revenue from beverage sales and outdoor dining. Bar open daily year-round.
5. Seminars and Corporate Events: Event hosting for private occasions (weddings, baptisms) and corporate seminars. Venues accommodate up to 150 people. Includes catering services, vin d'honneur, brunches, and customized lunch/dinner packages.
6. Breakfast Service: Breakfast buffet served in the bistro (07:30-10:00) or in-room (08:00-10:45). Prices: €22/person at buffet, €27/person in room. Additional revenue stream from overnight guests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dormy House is a clifftop hotel-restaurant in Etretat, Normandy, offering 58 rooms and 3 suites across six categories with panoramic sea views, two on-site restaurants (a traditional fine-dining restaurant and the bistronomic Le Bistrot du Dormy), a bar with terrace, and three seminar lounges for corporate and private events. The property also packages gift vouchers and partners with Villa 10 to provide spa add-on experiences for guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Accommodation (58 rooms and 3 suites across 6 categories) Overnight accommodation for individual leisure travelers, couples, families, and corporate guests, comprising 58 rooms and 3 suites across six categories with park, sea, cliff, or village views, free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and adapted rooms for guests with reduced mobility.
• Traditional Panoramic Restaurant Fine-dining restaurant with panoramic sea views serving refined cuisine made with local regional products, open daily for dinner 19:00–21:30, and targeted at hotel guests and external diners seeking a high-end Norman culinary experience.
• Le Bistrot du Dormy Bistronomic bistro restaurant renovated in 2021, open daily for lunch (12:00–14:30) and dinner (19:00–21:30), offering salads, burgers, meats, fish, and homemade cooking in a casual brasserie atmosphere with views of the Falaise d'Amont and outdoor terrace seating.
• Bar and Terrace (Le Rayon Vert) Bar service with cocktails and billiards plus a landscaped terrace with deckchairs overlooking the sea, open daily year-round, targeted at hotel guests and external visitors for beverages and casual outdoor relaxation.
• Breakfast Service Daily breakfast offering for hotel guests and external diners, available as a buffet in the bistro (07:30–10:00) at €22 per person or served in-room (08:00–10:45) at €27 per person.
• Corporate Seminars and Business Events Three equipped seminar lounges (L'Oiseau Blanc 100 m² for up to 150 attendees; L'Oiseau Blanc 1 45 m² for up to 50; L'Oiseau Blanc 2 55 m² for up to 100; Nungesser and Coli 35 m² for up to 10) offered with residential and semi-residential seminar packages, catering services, and event planning support for companies roughly two hours from Paris.
• Private Events and Venue Rental (Weddings, Baptisms, Receptions) Private event hosting and venue rental for weddings, baptisms, birthday celebrations, and receptions for up to 120 seated guests (up to 150 cocktail-format), including full event planning support, catering, vin d'honneur, brunches, and customized lunch/dinner packages.
• Gift Vouchers (Bons Cadeaux) Gift vouchers sold through the Secretbox.fr platform for hotel stays, bistro discovery experiences, and restaurant tasting menus, targeted at consumers seeking gifts for friends and family.

Quantifiable outcome

• 58 rooms and 3 suites across 6 room categories serving individual, couple, and family guests
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Villa 10minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hotel located 5 minutes' walk from Dormy House. Offers a spa package at €80 for two persons, including 30 minutes in French baths, 20-minute hydrotherapy session per person, 30 minutes of sauna/hammam, plus robes and slippers. Dormy House promotes this spa offering to its guests as a value-added wellness experience.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hôtel Barrière Le Normandy Deauville: Iconic luxury hotel on the Normandy coast operated by Groupe Barrière, offering comparable rooms, restaurants, and event facilities for leisure and corporate clients. Comparable for pricing benchmarks and Normandy hospitality demand patterns, though it sits within a larger luxury portfolio.
• Groupe Barrière: One of France's leading luxury hospitality groups operating casino hotels, resorts, and event venues across the country, including several Normandy properties. Relevant as a competitive benchmark for pricing, distribution scale, and MICE capability that Dormy House competes against as an independent operator.
• Accor (AccorHotels): One of the world's largest hotel groups with extensive French presence across luxury, premium, and midscale brands. Relevant as the dominant distribution and loyalty competitor that Dormy House must differentiate against via its independent, clifftop positioning in Eureat.
• Relais & Châteaux: Global network of independent luxury hotels and restaurants with strong French membership, including many châteaux and boutique hotels similar to Dormy House. Relevant as a potential affiliation/competitive benchmark for the charming-hotel and gourmet-restaurant positioning Dormy House pursues.

Regional players

• Domaine des Étangs: Luxury château-hotel and wellness retreat in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, catering to leisure and corporate seminars. Comparable for premium pricing, full-service hospitality, and event hosting benchmarks, though geographically distant from Normandy.
• Château d'Audrieu: Luxury château-hotel in Calvados, Normandy, part of the Relais & Châteaux network. Comparable as a Normandy-based historic property offering rooms, F&B, and event hosting with strong leisure and corporate appeal, though located in a different sub-region.
• Hostellerie de la Pointe Saint-Mathieu: Historic clifftop hotel-restaurant in Finistère, Brittany, offering panoramic sea views, F&B, and event hosting. Comparable as a regional French coastal charming property in a similar scenic/location-driven model to Dormy House, though in a different region.

Direct peers

• Villa 10 Etretat: Partner hotel located 5 minutes' walk from Dormy House in Etretat, with a spa offering cross-promoted to Dormy House guests. Competes for the same Etretat tourist demand while collaborating on wellness upsells, making it a hybrid competitor/partner peer.
• Hôtel Le Donjon: Charming boutique hotel located in the village of Etretat, Normandy. Directly competes with Dormy House for the same leisure tourist and corporate seminar demand in the Etretat cliffs micro-market, with comparable full-service offerings including rooms, restaurant, and event hosting.
• Domaine Saint-Clair - Le Donjon: Hotel-restaurant complex in Etretat offering accommodation and dining on the Cauchois coast. A direct competitor for Etretat leisure visitors and a natural comp set for ADR, occupancy, and F&B benchmarking.

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DormyHouseEtretat
• Instagraminstagram.com/dormyhouse
• Pinterestpinterest.com/dormyhouse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dormy-house-etretat

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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