Hotel Elba

What Hotel Elba does

Hotel Elba (legal entity H&H Hotel-Pension Betriebs GmbH) is a family-owned boutique hotel operating from a 1908 Berlin Altbau at Bleibtreustraße 26 in the Charlottenburg district, on a quiet side street of the Kurfürstendamm boulevard. The single-property hotel has been in continuous operation since 1968 and has been owned and personally managed by Alexandra Troki since 2003. The company positions itself as a "Design Hotel," competing on Alt-Berlin character, a courtyard garden setting, and personal service rather than scale.

The product is four room categories — Standard Double (16 m²), Comfort Double (20 m²), Triple (25 m²), and Quadruple (30 m²) — plus three seasonal/targeted packages: Summer Special (7 nights, June–August), Museum Special / "Schaulust für Schaulustige" (3 nights with 50+ museum passes), and Berlin für Berliner (Sunday-to-Monday staycation for verified Berlin residents). All rooms include WiFi, cable TV, electric kettle, hairdryer, and wake-up service. Underlying technology is a commodity stack: a WordPress website managed via ManageWP, the DIRS21 online booking tool (TourOnline AG), Cloudflare CDN/security, Google Analytics and Tag Manager, iThemes Security, and payment processing through Amex, Mastercard, and Visa.

Revenue is generated per occupied room-night (pay-as-you-go unit pricing) augmented by package bundles and breakfast buffet service. Distribution is omnichannel: direct booking via hotelelba.de through the DIRS21 engine, third-party OTAs (Booking.com, Expedia), and organic social (Facebook, Instagram, X). Customers are individual leisure tourists, families, couples, business travelers, and local Berlin residents. Headcount of 76 supports a labor-intensive single-site operation with on-site F&B.

Name

Hotel Elba

Legal name

H&H Hotel-Pension Betriebs GmbH

Website

https://hotelelba.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hotel Elba is a family-owned boutique hotel in Berlin-Charlottenburg operating from a 1908 Altbau near Kurfürstendamm, offering four room categories and three package arrangements to tourists, families, couples, business travelers, and local Berlin residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel Accommodations

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAGAAAD

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

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Hotels (Full-Service)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodations
• Design hotel Berlin
• Holiday packages
• Family-run hotel
• Kurfürstendamm lodging

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Room Accommodations: Primary revenue stream from renting hotel rooms including Standard Double, Comfort Double, Triple, and Quadruple rooms. Room sizes range from 16m² (Standard) to 30m² (Quadruple). Revenue is generated per night with pricing varying by room type and season.
2. Package Arrangements: Bundled packages including Berlin für Berliner (local staycation), Museum Special (cultural package with museum passes), and Summer Special (week-long stay). These packages combine accommodation with additional services at bundled prices.
3. Breakfast Service: Rich breakfast buffet included with room bookings and available as part of package arrangements. Culinary service for guests as additional revenue and value-add.
4. Third-Party Portal Bookings: Revenue from bookings made through hotel reservation portals including Booking.com, Expedia, and other OTAs. Hotel receives booking data and processes payments through these intermediaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hotel Elba is a family-owned boutique hotel offering four categories of guest room accommodations (Standard Double, Comfort Double, Triple, and Quadruple, ranging from 16–30 m²) and three specialized seasonal package arrangements (Summer Special, Museum Special, and Berlin für Berliner) in a 1908 Altbau building in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Guests receive amenities including free WiFi, cable TV, breakfast buffet, and wake-up service, with bookings processed through the DIRS21 booking engine and third-party OTAs.

Product overview

Hotel Elba is a family-owned design hotel located on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin-Charlottenburg, operated by H&H Hotel-Pension Betriebs GmbH and taken over by Alexandra Troki in 2003. The hotel offers four distinct room categories (Standard Double Room 16m², Comfort Double Room 20m², Triple Room 25m², and Quadruple Room 30m²) in a classic Berlin Altbau building from 1908. The portfolio includes three specialized package offerings: Summer Special (7-night cultural escape), Museum Special (3-night museum-focused stay), and Berlin for Berliners (weekend city escape for locals). All rooms include complimentary WiFi, cable TV, electric kettle, and hairdryer, with rooms ranging from 15 to 35 m² suitable for solo travelers, couples, families, and groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard Double Room (Standard Doppelbett-Zimmer) 16 m² double room with high-standard furnishings, including free WiFi, electric kettle, cable TV, hairdryer, body care products, and wake-up service. Designed for travelers seeking functional and comfortable short stays in central Berlin.
• Comfort Double Room (Komfort Doppelbett-Zimmer) 20 m² spacious double room with modern bathroom, sophisticated interior, and body care products. Includes free WiFi, cable TV, electric kettle, and wake-up service, positioned for romantic getaways and well-rested stays.
• Triple Room (Dreibett-Zimmer) 25 m² room with optimal space division, equipped with a single bed and a large double bed. Suitable for friends or small families, featuring free WiFi, flat-screen TV, electric kettle, and hotel wake-up service.
• Quadruple Room (Vierbett-Zimmer) 30 m² spacious room equipped with a double bed and two sofa beds. Offers free WiFi, flat-screen TV with cable channels, bathroom with shower, seating corner, hot water kettle, hairdryer, and wake-up service for groups or families.
• Summer Special Package 7-night package for 2 persons in a double room including breakfast at €89 per person per night. Valid in June, July, and August, with suggestions for day trips to Spreewald, Potsdam, Wannsee, and boat trips to Pfaueninsel. Single room supplement €50 per night.
• Museum Special Package (Schaulust für Schaulustige) 3-night package including generous breakfast buffet and two three-day museum passes for over 50 museums in Berlin at €189 per person. Museums include Alte National Galerie, Altes Museum, and Museum für Fotografie. Not valid on weekends, trade fair dates, or public holidays.
• Berlin für Berliner Package (Berlin for Berliners) Sunday-to-Monday overnight stay in double room with late check-out at €90 per room per night. Exclusively for Berlin residents with ID verification required. Valid from May 13, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
• Breakfast Buffet Service Rich breakfast buffet served daily in the hotel's cozy breakfast room with a view of the idyllic courtyard garden. Included with room bookings and bundled package arrangements.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TourOnline AG (DIRS21)coreTechnology or IntegrationDIRS21 is the primary booking technology partner providing the online booking tool (OBT) for room reservations and arrangements. The system handles booking processing, payment transactions, and appointment scheduling. TourOnline AG operates as the data processor for bookings made through the hotel's website.
• Cloudflare Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationCloudflare provides CDN (Content Delivery Network) with DNS services for globally distributed content delivery. The service provides security filtering between hotel servers and potentially malicious internet traffic, protecting against cyber threats.
• American Express Europe S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmerican Express is integrated as a payment service provider on the hotel website, enabling guests to pay using American Express cards. Data may be transmitted to the parent company in the US under Binding Corporate Rules.
• Mastercard Europe SAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMastercard payment services are integrated on the hotel website for processing guest payments. Data may be transmitted to the parent company in the US under Binding Corporate Rules.
• Visa Europe Services Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVISA payment services are integrated on the hotel website for processing guest payments. UK-based entity with data protection level equivalent to EU standards.
• Netgenerator Webdesign Agentur BerlinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNetgenerator designed and implemented the hotel website (layout and technical realization). Berlin-based web design agency specializing in hotel websites.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hotel am Steinplatz: Independent boutique design hotel in Berlin-Charlottenburg, also housed in a historic early-20th-century building. Comparable in scale, location, and boutique positioning to Hotel Elba, strongly competing for the same leisure and cultural tourist segment.
• 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin: Design-led lifestyle hotel in Berlin City West targeting cultural travelers and creative-class visitors. Directly comparable target customer and mid-scale design positioning, though backed by a larger hotel group.
• Casa Camper Berlin: Design-led boutique hotel in central Berlin emphasizing comfort, sustainability, and authentic local character. Comparable on independent boutique positioning and cultural-tourist target customer.
• Michelberger Hotel: Independent design hotel in Berlin with a strong character-driven, owner-inspired identity and curated packages. Competes directly for design-conscious travelers seeking authentic Berlin boutique experiences over chain hotels.
• Hotel Zoo Berlin: Boutique heritage hotel also located on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, just steps from Hotel Elba. Most direct physical competitor for upscale-oriented leisure travelers in the same Charlottenburg micro-market.
• Sir Savigny Hotel Berlin: Lifestyle boutique hotel located in Charlottenburg near Savignyplatz, the same neighborhood as Hotel Elba. Directly comparable on size, design positioning, and historic-building conversion, targeting cultural and business travelers.

Broad incumbents

• Motel One Berlin-Ku'damm: German budget-design hotel chain with presence on Kurfürstendamm, serving the same mid-scale design-conscious traveler with a standardized but characterful product. Represents the scaled chain competition Hotel Elba faces on price and consistency.
• Novum Hotels Berlin: Large German hotel group operating multiple properties across Berlin's mid-scale segment. Comparable on price point and target customer (tourists, families, business travelers) but offers a chain-standardized experience.
• Meininger Hotels Berlin: European hotel chain with multiple Berlin properties offering budget-to-midscale rooms. Competes for price-sensitive tourists and families, the same demographic Hotel Elba targets with its triple and quadruple rooms.

Emerging players

• Airbnb Berlin (LTR/STR hosts): Platform-based short-term rental listings across Berlin's Charlottenburg district representing the alternative accommodation supply competing with Hotel Elba for the same leisure tourist and family traveler demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hotelelba
• Instagraminstagram.com/hotelelba
• Xtwitter.com/hotelelba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hotel-elba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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