restaurant Johanna's hof

What restaurant Johanna's hof does

Johanna's Hof is a single-location Dutch hospitality business operating a full-service restaurant, event venue, and recreational services hub at Johannisweg 3, 1901 NX Bakkum, in the forests of Castricum, North Holland. Founded in 1933 and currently employing 13 people, the venue operates daily from 9:00 AM, serving lunch and dinner with kitchen service running until 20:30 on weekdays and 21:30 on weekends. Beyond core dining, the venue offers a comprehensive event business built around seven rooms accommodating 20 to 200 guests, a patio with atmospheric lighting, dedicated meeting/conference facilities, and children's party hosting.

The business generates revenue across multiple streams: daily à la carte lunch and dinner service, event hosting and venue rental for birthdays/jubileums/weddings and corporate meetings, gift card (Cadeaubon) sales redeemable for dining, bicycle rental supporting forest tourism, and themed activities such as Happen & Trappen (cycling plus dining), guided cycling/walking routes, and the on-site Bezoekerscentrum de Hoep visitor center. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, with reservations handled via an online booking widget on johannashof.nl for parties up to 12, and via phone or email for larger groups; marketing is executed through the website plus Facebook and Instagram organic social.

There is no disclosed technology platform beyond a content website and standard social channels; no mobile app, no API, and no AI/ML capabilities are evidenced. Pricing is not publicly listed; gift cards are sold at buyer-chosen amounts. The company is privately held, has no disclosed funding rounds or parent company, and operates only within the Netherlands (North Holland). Revenue figures are not disclosed.

Name

restaurant Johanna's hof

Legal name

Johanna's Hof

Website

https://johhof.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Johanna's Hof is a single-location Dutch restaurant and event venue in the forests of Castricum, North Holland, serving daily lunch and dinner and hosting events for 20 to 200 guests, with ancillary bike rental, meeting facilities, and visitor center activities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant and Hospitality Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ), Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Restaurant dining services
• Event venue rental
• Party center hosting
• Bicycle rental services
• Hospitality and catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Bakkum (Castricum)

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining (Lunch & Dinner): Daily restaurant service open from 9:00 AM. Serves lunch and dinner with changing specialties. Kitchen hours vary by day: Monday-Friday until 20:30, Saturday-Sunday from 9:00-20:30.
2. Event hosting and venue rental: Seven stylish rooms available for events, suitable for groups of 20 to 200 persons. Offers spaces for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and other celebrations. Includes patio with atmospheric lighting for receptions or drinks.
3. Gift cards (Cadeaubon): Gift cards sold in any amount chosen by the buyer, redeemable for dining at the restaurant.
4. Bike rental: Bicycle rental service for visitors exploring the Castricum forests.
5. Meeting and conference facilities: Meeting room facilities available for business gatherings with different closing times than regular restaurant operations.
6. Activities and events: Organized activities including children's parties, 'Happen & Trappen' (food and cycling), visitor center 'Bezoekerscentrum de Hoep', and cycling/walking routes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Johanna's Hof is a single-location restaurant and party center in the forests of Castricum, Netherlands, offering daily lunch and dinner service from 9:00 AM alongside a beverage menu. The venue also rents out seven stylish event rooms for 20 to 200 guests for birthdays, jubileums, weddings, and meetings, and provides bicycle rental, walking and cycling route information, a visitor center ("Bezoekerscentrum de Hoep"), children's party hosting, and gift certificates (cadeaubon) redeemable for dining.

Product overview

Johanna's Hof is a single-location restaurant and party center in Castricum, Netherlands, offering a unified hospitality experience centered on dining services. The core offering consists of lunch and dinner restaurant service with an accompanying beverage menu. The venue complements its dining operations with event hosting capabilities (seven rooms for 20-200 guests for parties, meetings, and celebrations), recreational activities (bike rental, walking/cycling routes, visitor center), children's party services, and gift certificate sales. All services are delivered through a direct reservation system and operate from a single location in the forest setting of Castricum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lunch & Diner (Lunch & Dinner Restaurant Service) Full-service restaurant dining offering lunch and dinner menus to individual guests, families, and small groups in the Castricum forest location; available daily with day-specific kitchen hours.
• Dranken (Beverage Service)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Van der Valk Hotels & Restaurants: Largest family-owned Dutch hospitality chain combining hotels with full-service restaurants, event venues, and meeting facilities across the Netherlands. Comparable in combining daily restaurant dining with sizable banquet/event capacity and meeting rentals, though at far greater scale and multi-site footprint.
• Landal GreenParks: Dutch vacation park operator offering on-site restaurants, family activities, bike rental, and nature-based experiences. Highly comparable in combining forest/outdoor hospitality with restaurant dining, recreation rentals, and group/family event hosting, though at multi-park scale.
• Fletcher Hotels: Dutch hotel and restaurant group operating across many locations with on-site dining, banquet/event spaces, and meeting facilities. Comparable business mix (restaurant + events + meetings) and Dutch hospitality positioning, although broader and more standardized than Johanna's Hof's single forest location.
• Roompot Vakanties: Dutch vacation park operator with parks across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, offering restaurants, activities, and family-friendly facilities. Comparable in combining nature-based hospitality with restaurant dining and family events, though again at multi-site scale rather than a single independent venue.
• Center Parcs: European family vacation park brand with on-site restaurants, kids' activities, bike rental, and event spaces. Comparable in the forest-based family hospitality model with bundled dining/recreation/event offerings, though operating at much larger multi-park scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/johannas.hof
• Instagraminstagram.com/johannashof
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/johannashof

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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