Hotel Euro

What Hotel Euro does

Hotel Euro (legal name: Hotel zum Euro / Restaurant zum Bierschorsch) is a family-owned hospitality business operating from a single location in Gründau-Lieblos, in the Kinzigtal valley between Spessart and Vogelsberg in Germany. The company runs two integrated offerings under the Bechtold family's management: a 15-room hotel (10 double rooms and 5 single rooms, totaling 27 beds) with standard amenities (shower/WC, cable TV, WLAN), and a traditional German restaurant (Restaurant zum Bierschorsch) serving schnitzel specialties, regional Hessian dishes, and seasonal menus. The business was founded around 1900 by Georg Kircher as a beer delivery operation, transitioned to a pension in 1971, and has been operated in its 4th generation by Heinz Georg and Evelin Bechtold since 1993. Today it employs 46 staff.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer model with no third-party distribution: reservations are accepted via phone (06051 / 92 73-0), email ([email protected]), and walk-ins, with the website (hotel-euro.de) serving as the primary information channel. Pricing is per-night and inclusive of a breakfast buffet — single rooms start at €78 and double rooms at €120 — with check-in from 17:30 and check-out until 10:00. The restaurant is open Monday through Wednesday from 17:30 and closed on public holidays, while the hotel operates year-round. The customer base consists primarily of business travelers visiting companies in the nearby industrial area (Möbel Höffner, Media Markt, Bauhaus, and other local firms in the Gewerbegebiet) and regional leisure visitors, with no formal digital marketing, OTA presence, or AI-driven features.

Underlying technology is limited to a standard website with a contact form protected by Google reCAPTCHA and WhatsApp Business for customer communications; there is no proprietary platform, app, API, or data infrastructure. The business is privately held, has no external investors, parent entities, or funding history, and shows no evidence of expansion, M&A, or product diversification beyond its core hotel and restaurant operations.

Name

Hotel Euro

Legal name

Hotel zum Euro / Restaurant zum Bierschorsch

Website

https://hotel-euro.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hotel Euro is a family-run hotel and traditional German restaurant in Gründau-Lieblos, Germany, with 15 rooms and an on-site restaurant. Now in its 4th generation under the Bechtold family since 1993, it primarily serves business travelers to nearby industrial employers and regional leisure visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services (Hotel & Restaurant)

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Budget Limited-Service Hotels (THAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodations
• Traditional German cuisine
• Family-run hospitality
• Regional dining restaurant
• Guest lodging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gründau-Lieblos

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodations: Overnight stays in single and double rooms with breakfast included. The hotel offers 15 rooms (10 double, 5 single) with modern amenities including shower, WC, TV, and WLAN.
2. Restaurant Dining: On-site restaurant serving traditional German cuisine including schnitzel specialties, regional dishes, and seasonal offerings. The restaurant is open evenings Monday through Wednesday and closed on public holidays.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hotel Euro is a family-run hotel and restaurant in Gründau-Lieblos, Germany, offering 15 rooms (10 double, 5 single; 27 beds) with breakfast included, plus an on-site restaurant (Restaurant zum Bierschorsch) serving traditional German cuisine including schnitzel specialties and regional Hessian dishes. The hotel operates year-round with check-in from 17:30 and check-out until 10:00, while the restaurant is open Monday through Wednesday evenings from 17:30.

Product overview

Hotel Euro operates two distinct offerings under the "Hotel Euro" brand: the Hotel zum Euro, a family-run hotel with 15 rooms offering accommodation in Gründau-Lieblos, and the Restaurant zum Bierschorsch, a traditional German restaurant serving regional and classic German cuisine. Both establishments have been operated by the Bechtold family for over 100 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel zum Euro Family-run hotel offering 15 rooms (10 double rooms, 5 single rooms; 27 beds) with modern amenities including shower, WC, cable TV, and WLAN, located in Gründau-Lieblos in the Kinzigtal valley. Rates include a rich breakfast buffet; check-in from 17:30, check-out until 10:00, with flexible times by arrangement. Targeted at business travelers and leisure visitors.
• Restaurant zum Bierschorsch Traditional German restaurant serving schnitzel specialties (e.g., Zwiebelschnitzel, Jägerschnitzel), regional Hessian dishes, salads, and seasonal offerings including regional Handkäs. Open Monday through Wednesday evenings from 17:30; closed on public holidays. Serves walk-in diners and hotel guests.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Best Western Hotels (Germany): International hotel group with a substantial German portfolio of independent and franchised properties. While broader and more operationally standardized, Best Western recruits hotels structurally similar to Hotel Euro and competes for the same regional business-traveler segment.
• Welcome Hotels: German hotel group operating mid-market and four-star properties, primarily in eastern and central Germany. While larger and more standardized, it competes for the same regional business-traveller and group-booking demand adjacent to Hotel Euro's catchment.
• GHotel Hotel & Living: German chain of modern mid-market hotels with a strong central-Germany footprint. As a broader incumbent, it competes for the same business-traveler segment traveling to the Gewerbegebiet and Frankfurt-area commercial anchors that drive Hotel Euro's demand.
• Lindner Hotels: Family-owned German hotel group operating upscale and mid-market properties. Although positioned at a higher price point, it competes for the same Frankfurt-Hessen region business-traveller pool that anchors Hotel Euro's demand.
• Maritim Hotels: German hotel chain with full-service and conference properties across Germany. Functionally a broader incumbent competing for regional business and event-related demand that Hotel Euro also captures from the ADAC training facility and surrounding commercial anchors.
• H-Hotels: German hotel group operating mid-market properties (Hyperion, H4, H2, H+ Hotels) across Germany. Although substantially larger and more standardized, it competes for the same regional business-traveler demand that drives Hotel Euro's weeknight occupancy.

Direct peers

• Ringhotels: German cooperative of approximately 130 independently owned, family-run hotels (typically 20-80 rooms) with on-site restaurants. Ringhotels' properties are the closest structural analogue to Hotel Euro in terms of scale, family ownership, and combined hotel/restaurant offerings.
• AKZENT Hotels: German cooperative of approximately 50 independent owner-operated hotels with on-site restaurants, predominantly in rural and small-town locations. The portfolio profile (small family hotels, regional Germany, traditional cuisine) directly mirrors Hotel Euro.
• Flair Hotel: Cooperative of around 100 independently owned small hotels in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, focused on traditional family-run properties with restaurants. Comparable to Hotel Euro in both scale and the combined hotel/restaurant business model.
• Romantik Hotels & Restaurants: Cooperative of around 200 traditional, family-operated hotels and restaurants across Europe, with many German properties in the 15-40 room range. The heritage positioning, on-site restaurant, and multi-generational operator profile mirror Hotel Euro's structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hotel-euro

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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