Hotel Garda

What Hotel Garda does

Hotel-Ristorante-Garda (doing business as Hotel Garda) is a privately held, family-operated hotel and restaurant located at Am Pelz 2a in Darmstadt, Germany. The lodging business comprises 20 keys — 11 single rooms and 9 double rooms — across four price categories (Category I to Category IV, with Category IV bundling dinner), with amenities including air conditioning, minibar, room safe, and balcony; published room rates start at €67 for singles and €87 for doubles per night.

The hospitality offering is anchored by an attached upscale Italian restaurant, Ristorante Garda, serving Mediterranean cuisine for lunch and dinner (closed Mondays), with à la carte service and custom menus for events and celebrations. Ancillary revenue streams include underground parking at €5/day, paid Wi-Fi, and a paid airport transfer service to Frankfurt Airport (€50). Distribution is conducted through the company's own website (hotel-garda-darmstadt.de) with an online booking form, alongside major card acceptance (Mastercard, Visa, American Express, EC-Card) and a single Facebook page.

The business is small and asset-based, with 11 total employees, no app or proprietary technology platform, no API or third-party integrations, and no disclosed funding, parent entity, or management team beyond family operators. The property's competitive positioning rests on its proximity to Darmstadt city center (1 km), Frankfurt Airport (20 km), and the A5/A66 motorways (1.5 km), combined with a wheelchair-accessible entrance and elevator. There is no evidence of multi-property expansion, franchise, or technology-enabled differentiation; the company operates as a single-location independent hospitality business.

Name

Hotel Garda

Legal name

Hotel-Ristorante-Garda

Website

https://hotel-garda-darmstadt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hotel Garda is a family-run, 20-room independent hotel with an attached upscale Italian restaurant (Ristorante Garda) in Darmstadt, Germany, serving leisure and business travelers near Frankfurt Airport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAGABAN

Independent Budget & Limited-Service Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Limited-Service & Budget Hotels

SECONDARYTHAGABAG

Highway/Interstate Limited-Service Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Limited-Service & Budget Hotels

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation
• Italian restaurant
• Business travel lodging
• Airport transfer service
• Family hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Darmstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

Hotel Garda is a family-run hotel in Darmstadt, Germany offering 20 rooms (11 single and 9 double) alongside an on-site Italian restaurant called Ristorante Garda. The property provides guest amenities including underground parking, Wi-Fi, and airport transfer services to cater to both business and leisure travellers.

Product overview

Hotel Garda is a family-run hotel and restaurant located in Darmstadt, Germany. The business operates as a unified hospitality offering consisting of 20 rooms (11 single rooms and 9 double rooms) and an upscale Italian restaurant called Ristorante Garda serving Mediterranean cuisine. Room categories range from Category I (basic) to Category IV (with dinner included). Additional services include underground parking, Wi-Fi access, and airport transfers. The hotel is wheelchair accessible with an accessible entrance and elevator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Room Accommodation
• Ristorante Garda
• Underground Parking
• Airport Transfer Service

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• Steigenberger Hotels Group: Major German hotel group operating full-service and limited-service properties across Germany, including near Frankfurt. Comparable as a competitor for both lodging and on-site F&B demand in the Rhine-Main region, but operates at much larger scale.
• Motel One: Germany's leading budget-design hotel chain with strong Frankfurt/Rhine-Main presence. Competes with Hotel Garda on price-conscious travelers and airport spillover demand, but at standardized service and significantly larger scale.
• Lindner Hotels & Resorts: German hotel chain operating upscale urban and resort properties, with Frankfurt Airport-area locations. Competes for upscale travelers and corporate demand near Frankfurt, but at larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Dorint Hotels & Resorts: German hotel group with multiple Rhine-Main and Frankfurt-area properties. Competes for both corporate and leisure travelers in the same geography as Hotel Garda, with broader F&B and meeting facilities.
• Holiday Inn Express: Globally scaled limited-service chain with Frankfurt Airport-area and Darmstadt-region locations. Competes on price-sensitive travelers and airport-driven demand but with standardized service and brand-loyalty programs.

Direct peers

• H+ Hotels: Mid-market German hotel group operating independent-style and branded 3-4 star properties, including locations near Frankfurt and Darmstadt. Most comparable in scale and target segment (independent mid-market lodging).
• Welcome Hotels: German hotel group with mid-size city and conference-focused properties, including Darmstadt-area locations. Comparable as a direct competitor for business and leisure travelers in the same market.
• IntercityHotel: Deutsche Bahn-affiliated mid-market hotel chain located near train stations across Germany, including Darmstadt. Directly comparable as a limited-service, station/airport-adjacent competitor serving independent mid-market travelers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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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