Grachthof Giethoorn | Restaurant & Bootverhuur

What Grachthof Giethoorn | Restaurant & Bootverhuur does

Grachthof Giethoorn, operating legally as De Grachthof, is a family-owned hospitality and recreation business located at Binnenpad 54 in the heart of Giethoorn, Netherlands. Founded in 2006 following a major renovation of a family property, the company operates a waterfront restaurant serving lunch, dinner, and drinks (including a 3-course menu at €47.50), alongside the broadest range of self-rentable watercraft in the village — sloeps (from €35/hour), fluisterboten (from €20/hour), and canoes/kayaks (from €20 for 3 hours) — all without requiring a boating license or deposit. It also offers guided canal tours (€12.50 for adults), E-chopper rentals (€37.50 for 3 hours), pre-packaged group arrangements (€25-€80 per person), and custom wedding ceremonies and receptions.

The business runs on a standard, low-tech infrastructure: a Wix-hosted website with a SimplyBook.it reservation widget, supplemented by phone bookings and walk-in traffic. It employs 50-75 staff, is VAT-registered in the Netherlands (BTW NL851688305B01), and currently lists 10 open vacancies across both restaurant and boat rental operations, indicating active capacity expansion. The company has no external investors, no parent company, and no disclosed funding history.

Its revenue model is direct-to-consumer, with transactional and usage-based pricing across each vertical. The go-to-market relies on its central Giethoorn location, free parking, organic search via a travel-content blog, and active social media on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Customer segments are threefold: tourists and day-trippers to Giethoorn (primary), families and groups of 5-30+ (primary), and wedding couples (secondary). The business earns no recurring or subscription revenue; all income is per-transaction and highly seasonal in line with Dutch tourism patterns.

Name

Grachthof Giethoorn | Restaurant & Bootverhuur

Legal name

De Grachthof

Website

https://grachthofgiethoorn.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grachthof Giethoorn is a family-owned waterfront restaurant and boat rental operator in central Giethoorn, Netherlands, serving tourists, families, groups, and wedding clients with dining, sloep/fluisterboot/kano rentals, guided canal tours, E-choppers, and bundled group packages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality and recreational services

NAICS

Inland Water Passenger Transportation (483212), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (487210)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Charters & Yacht Experiences (Crewed, Bareboat, Day Charters) (THAJAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sightseeing & Scenic Boat Tours (Harbor, Sunset, Dolphin/Whale Watching) (THAJAJAA), Kayaking, Canoeing & SUP Tours (Guided/Paddling Excursions) (THAJAJAF)

Keywords

• Restaurant dining services
• Boat rental services
• Guided canal tours
• Group event packages
• Wedding venue hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Giethoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: The restaurant serves lunch, drinks, and dinner with an extensive à la carte menu. Revenue is generated from food and beverage sales across all meal periods, with a popular tapas board and wine offering. A 3-course set menu is available at €47.50 per person. The restaurant also hosts events such as Borrel & Bites evenings.
2. Boat rental: Electric boat rental including sloepen (luxury sloeps, up to 8 persons, from €35/hour), fluisterboten (whisper boats, up to 7 persons, from €25/hour; small version up to 5 persons from €20/hour), and canoes/kayaks (from €20 for 3 hours). No boating license required. No deposit charged.
3. Guided canal tours (rondvaart): Guided boat tours through Giethoorn's canals with an experienced skipper narrating in Dutch, English, and German. Tours are approximately 1 hour, priced at €12.50 per adult and €7.50 for children up to 12 years.
4. E-chopper rental: Electric chopper (E-chopper) bike/scooter rentals. From €37.50 for 3 hours or €59 per full day. Requires a valid driver's license (category A, B, or AM) and minimum age of 16.
5. Group packages and arrangements: Pre-packaged group itineraries combining boat tours, meals, chopper rides, and activities. Priced per person from €25 to €80 depending on package complexity. Examples include Chopper arrangement (€59.50 p.p.), Rondvaart & lunch (€25 p.p.), Varen & 3-gangen diner (€52.50 p.p.), and Grachthof Giethoorn de Luxe (€80 p.p.).
6. Wedding and event hosting: Wedding ceremonies and receptions hosted at the venue, with custom arrangements including waterfront ceremonies, dining, and exclusive boat rides for guests. Pricing is customized per event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Grachthof Giethoorn runs a combined waterfront restaurant and boat rental operation at Binnenpad 54 in central Giethoorn. It serves à la carte lunch, dinner, drinks, and tapas on a south-facing terrace overlooking the village canal, and rents electric luxury sloepen, whisper boats (fluisterboten), canoes, and E-choppers, alongside guided canal tours and pre-packaged group and wedding arrangements. All experiences are consumed on-site or on the surrounding waterways of Giethoorn and Nationaal Park Weerribben-Wieden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Holland Boat: Dutch boat rental and charter company operating sloepen and salon boats across multiple Dutch cities. Comparable self-guided and crewed boat rental product targeted at tourists and groups.
• Rondvaart Amsterdam: Amsterdam canal tour operator offering guided scenic cruises in multiple languages. Comparable Dutch canal sightseeing transportation offering to international tourists.
• Blue Boat Company: Amsterdam canal cruise operator providing narrated sightseeing tours. Directly comparable as a Dutch canal-based sightseeing transportation service for tourists.
• Mokumboot: Amsterdam-based self-rental electric boat operator (sloepen/fluisterboten), no license required. Closely comparable to Grachthof's self-guided boat rental model in product type, pricing structure, and customer segment.
• Lovers Canal Cruises: Amsterdam-based canal cruise operator offering guided sightseeing tours and evening/dinner cruises for tourists. Comparable as a Dutch canal sightseeing and dining combination experience targeting international visitors.
• Tops Sloepen: Dutch sloop and open boat rental operator with locations across the Netherlands offering hourly self-guided boat rentals without a license. Comparable self-rental model and target market.
• Stromma Netherlands: Major canal cruise and boat tour operator in the Netherlands (headquartered in Amsterdam), offering sightseeing tours, dinner cruises, and boat rentals. Directly comparable as a Dutch water-based sightseeing and charter operator targeting tourists.

Others

• GetYourGuide: Global online marketplace for tours, activities, and experiences. Comparable as a distribution and discovery channel that surfaces canal tours and boat rentals to international tourists visiting Dutch destinations like Giethoorn.
• Viator (a Tripadvisor company): Global marketplace for tours, attractions, and experiences with deep Netherlands inventory. Comparable as a digital distribution platform competing for tourist bookings that Grachthof currently captures direct.

Regional players

• De Botter Giethoorn: Restaurant and boat rental operator located in nearby Giethoorn area serving the same canal tourism market. Comparable as a direct same-geography competitor combining dining and water-based activities for Giethoorn visitors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/grachthofgiethoorn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grachthof-giethoorn-restaurant-bootverhuur
• Instagraminstagram.com/grachthofgiethoorn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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