Moment Hotels

What Moment Hotels does

Moment Hotels is a privately held single-property boutique hotel operator headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, operating under parent Working Partner Sweden AB. Founded in 2012, the company operates from a 150-room property at Norra Vallgatan 54, positioned 200 meters from Malmö Central Station with quick access to Copenhagen Kastrup and Malmö Sturup airports. The hotel targets two primary customer segments: business travelers needing efficient central accommodation with reliable connectivity, and leisure travelers seeking affordable, functional rooms in Malmö's historic center. A secondary line of business serves corporate meeting and event organizers via a flexible 25-person conference room.

The company's product portfolio spans five categories of compact, functional rooms, a continental breakfast buffet, parking with six EV chargers, conference facilities, and ancillary services (early/late check-out, luggage storage). Its underlying technology stack is built on the Citybreak Information & Reservation System for booking and a proprietary mobile app for iOS and Android that supports self-service booking, payment, and Bluetooth-enabled digital key access. The hotel is GDPR-compliant under Working Partner Sweden AB as data controller, with a 12-month data retention policy and explicit consent management.

Moment Hotels runs a direct-to-consumer go-to-market model, prioritizing bookings through its own website (with a best-price guarantee) and mobile app, supplemented by third-party distribution via online.bookvisit.com. Ancillary revenues include parking (SEK 350/night), early check-in (SEK 200), late check-out (SEK 220-280), and post-check-out luggage storage (SEK 50). The company has no disclosed external funding and operates with a lean team of 13 employees, consistent with its 'Lean Living' brand philosophy of simplicity, functionality, and quality at competitive mid-market pricing.

Name

Moment Hotels

Legal name

Moment Hotels

Website

https://momenthotels.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moment Hotels is a privately held single-property boutique hotel in Malmö, Sweden, operating 150 rooms within a 200-meter walk of Malmö Central Station. It serves business and leisure travelers with functional, central accommodations, a mobile app with digital key access, and a 25-person conference facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic/Heritage Conference Hotels (THAGALAL)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel accommodation
• Hotel room bookings
• Conference meeting facilities
• Mobile hotel booking app
• City center lodging

Headquarters

HQ city

Malmö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Room Accommodations: Core revenue from hotel room bookings across five room categories (standard rooms with options for courtyard, canal, or main square views). Rooms are compact, functional, and designed for restful stays.
2. Conference & Meeting Facilities: Revenue from renting conference room space accommodating up to 25 people. Includes modern equipment (75-inch TV, sound system, WiFi) and optional catering services.
3. Parking Services: Parking fee of 350 SEK per night for 12 parking spaces, 6 of which are equipped with EV chargers at no additional charge.
4. Early/Late Check-out Services: Fees charged for early check-in (200 SEK from 11:00 AM) and late check-out (220 SEK until 1:00 PM, 280 SEK until 3:00 PM).
5. Luggage Storage: Free storage before check-in; 50 SEK fee for storage after check-out, subject to availability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Moment Hotels operates a 150-room boutique hotel in central Malmö, Sweden, offering functional, compact rooms in five categories alongside conference facilities for up to 25 people, a continental breakfast buffet, parking with EV charging, and a self-service mobile app with digital key access. The hotel sells directly to travelers via its own website and mobile app, with a best-price guarantee on direct bookings.

Product overview

Moment Hotels operates as a single-property boutique hotel in Malmö, Sweden, offering accommodation through five room categories totaling 150 rooms. The hotel's Lean Living model emphasizes simplicity, functionality, and quality in central locations. The product portfolio includes core hotel room accommodations, conference and meeting facilities for up to 25 guests, the Moment Hotels mobile app (enabling booking, payment, and digital key access), a continental breakfast buffet, and parking with EV charging. The hotel utilizes the Citybreak Information & Reservation System for bookings and developed its proprietary mobile app for guest-facing digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Rooms (5 Categories) Functional and compact rooms designed for restful sleep, equipped with WiFi, flat-screen TVs, hairdryers, showers, toilets, quality bed linens, and comfortable beds. Available across five categories overlooking the courtyard, canal, or Malmö Main Square. Sold to individual travelers and corporate guests staying overnight in Malmö.
• Conference & Meeting Facilities Modern conference room accommodating up to 25 people with 75-inch TV, sound system, fast WiFi, and flexible seating arrangements. Used for corporate meetings, workshops, conferences, and coworking by small to medium-sized organizations. Optional catering services available.
• Moment Hotels Mobile App Proprietary mobile application available on iOS and Android that enables guests to book and pay for hotel rooms, access rooms via a Bluetooth-enabled digital key, view stay information, and navigate the hotel. Built for individual travelers seeking self-service check-in and check-out.
• Continental Breakfast Buffet Continental breakfast buffet with carefully selected fresh ingredients, focused on simplicity, quality, and sustainability. No hot dishes served. Included free with all room bookings. Hours: Monday–Friday 06:30–09:30, Saturday–Sunday 07:00–10:00.
• Parking with EV Charging 12 on-site parking spaces available, 6 of which are equipped with electric vehicle chargers at no additional charge. Parking fee is 350 SEK per night. Booking required via email or phone. Offered to hotel guests traveling by car.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grown from 55 rooms in 2012 to 150 rooms in 2020, demonstrating strong growth trajectory
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IKEAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration with IKEA beginning in 2019 to develop the new expanded section of the hotel. The expansion, completed in 2020, added approximately 80 new hotel rooms, a flexible breakfast room, and a conference room. IKEA helped create a sleek, minimalist Scandinavian design aesthetic while preserving the building's turn-of-the-century charm. The CEO describes the resulting breakfast room as 'Malmö's most beautiful hotel dining room.'

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• First Hotels: Nordic hotel chain with independently branded city-center properties, often in mid-sized Swedish cities. Comparable on single-city, mid-scale city-center positioning.
• Motel One: European design-led budget hotel brand focused on central city locations with compact, functional rooms and a self-service digital experience. Highly comparable to Moment Hotels' 'Lean Living' model, design-first positioning, and tech-enabled guest journey.
• ProfilHotels: Nordic hotel chain focused on city-center, design-oriented hotels for business travelers. Closely comparable to Moment Hotels on target segment, design-led positioning, and Nordic city-center footprint.
• Elite Hotels of Sweden: Swedish hotel group operating mid-size city-center properties across Sweden including Malmö. Comparable in scale and positioning as a domestically branded, full-service urban hotel, making it a direct competitive peer in the same geography and segment.
• Comfort Hotel (Strawberry): Strawberry's smart-design, lean-service brand targeting price-conscious business and leisure travelers in Nordic city centers. Comparable on compact rooms, central locations, and efficient operating model.

Emerging players

• The Tivoli (Copenhagen): Independent boutique hotel in Copenhagen serving the same cross-border Øresund travel market as Moment Hotels. Comparable on independent boutique positioning and shared Øresund-region business and leisure traveler base.

Broad incumbents

• Scandic Hotels: Largest hotel operator in the Nordics with a broad portfolio across price tiers and multiple Malmö properties. Overlaps with Moment Hotels in the urban, business-leisure traveler segment but operates at much greater scale across many cities.
• Radisson Hotel Group: International hotel group with multiple Malmö properties targeting both business and leisure travelers. Comparable on location and segment, but operates a global brand and loyalty platform rather than an independent boutique.
• Strawberry (formerly Nordic Choice Hotels): Nordic hotel group operating Clarion, Quality, and Comfort brands with Malmö locations. Comparable in customer base (business + leisure) and conference facilities but operates a multi-brand, multi-segment portfolio rather than a single boutique property.
• Best Western Hotels & Resorts: Global mid-market hotel brand with a Malmö property. Comparable in mid-scale business/leisure positioning and conference offering, but is part of a broad international network versus Moment Hotels' single independent property.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MomentHotels
• Instagraminstagram.com/moment_hotels
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moment-hotels

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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