LA POMMERAIE CORSE

What LA POMMERAIE CORSE does

LA POMMERAIE CORSE is a privately held, family-owned vacation rental business operating under the trade name Résidence La Pommeraie in Solaro, southern Corsica, France. The company rents 10 identical mini-villas of 40 square meters each, with a maximum occupancy of four guests per unit, situated on a 50-hectare estate at the foot of the Bavella needles, 150 meters from a private beach and 1.5 km from Solenzara. The legal entity is registered with RCS SOLARO and operates under the direction of Gilles Darde on behalf of the PAVARD DARDE family.

The core offering is weekly self-catered accommodation priced seasonally between €485 and €940 per villa, inclusive of utilities, WiFi, and weekly sheet changes. Ancillary revenue is generated through tourist tax (€0.95/day/person), pet fees (€40), baby/extra beds (€40-90/week), towel kits (€10/person/week), and end-of-stay cleaning (€40), with a €200 security deposit per villa. The business is closed from mid-October through March, concentrating operations into a roughly 24-week high season. Guests book directly via the company's bilingual website (pommeraie-corse.fr) or by telephone; no online travel agencies, resellers, or intermediaries are used.

The go-to-market motion is exclusively direct-to-consumer with no third-party distribution, supported by a modest Linkeo SEO engagement for organic search visibility. The property offers differentiated on-site amenities including covered parking, communal laundry, a playground, fenced and secure grounds, and direct beach access. There are no disclosed enterprise customers, no external investment, no parent company, and no AI or technology platform beyond the standard website stack.

Name

LA POMMERAIE CORSE

Legal name

LA POMMERAIE CORSE

Website

https://pommeraie-corse.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LA POMMERAIE CORSE is a family-owned vacation rental operator in Solaro, Corsica, renting 10 self-catered mini-villas on a 50-hectare beachside property to individual travelers and families seeking direct bookings near the Bavella mountains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacation Rentals

NAICS

Other Traveler Accommodation (72119)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAMAAAF

Beachfront & Lakefront Homes

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Whole-Home Vacation Rentals

Keywords

• Vacation rentals
• Self-catering villas
• Beachfront accommodation
• Family lodging
• Seasonal resort

Headquarters

HQ city

Solaro

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Weekly Mini-Villa Rentals: The primary revenue stream is weekly rental of 10 mini-villas to vacationing guests. Rental periods run Saturday 17:00 to the following Saturday 10:00. Pricing varies by season. Payment structure is 30% deposit at booking, balance due on arrival.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LA POMMERAIE CORSE rents 10 fully equipped 40 m² mini-villas on a 50-hectare seaside estate in Solaro, Haute-Corse, accommodating up to 4 guests each. The property offers direct beach access and views of the Bavella mountain range, with weekly stays available from April through September via direct booking.

Product overview

LA POMMERAIE CORSE is a vacation rental residence located in Solaro, Corsica, offering a portfolio of 10 mini-villas situated on a 50-hectare property. The mini-villas serve as the core rental product, each providing self-catering accommodation for up to 4 guests with amenities including kitchen facilities, WiFi, and private terraces. The residence provides shared amenities including beach access, parking, and recreational facilities. Pricing ranges from €485 to €940 per week depending on the season.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Résidence La Pommeraie Mini-Villa Rentals

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 mini-villas on 50-hectare property, 150m from private beach

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Booking.com: Largest European OTA and a primary booking channel for vacation rentals in Corsica. The subject company does not list on Booking.com, making it an indirect competitor for traveler attention and bookings in the same destination.

Direct peers

• Goélia: French vacation rental company offering self-catered residences and villas in French leisure destinations including Corsica. Closely comparable in product type, customer segment, and direct-to-consumer distribution model.
• Odalys: Major French vacation rental operator with a large portfolio of self-catered residences across France including Corsica. Directly comparable business model (short-stay apartment/villa rentals), similar customer segment (families and individual travelers), and overlapping geography in Corsica.
• Maeva: French vacation rental brand (part of Pierre & Vacances group) offering privately-owned holiday rentals across France including Corsica. Comparable product offering and direct-distribution model.
• Résidences de France: French operator of small-to-mid-sized vacation rental residences in regional French destinations. Comparable in scale, product type (self-catered residences), and family-oriented customer base.
• Interhome: European vacation rental specialist with significant inventory in Mediterranean destinations including France and Corsica. Comparable in product type (self-catered vacation rentals) and family/couple customer segment.
• Vacanceole: French vacation rental operator focusing on résidences de vacances across regional France, including Corsican coastal destinations. Comparable self-catered rental model serving family and nature-oriented travelers.
• Nemea: French operator of vacation residences offering self-catered rentals across French regional destinations. Comparable product, customer base, and direct-distribution model; relevant Caribbean/Corsican coastal inventory.

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb: Global vacation rental marketplace that captures a large share of self-catered short-stay demand in Corsica. While not a direct operator, Airbnb is the dominant demand channel against which this property's direct-only distribution is competing.
• Pierre & Vacances: Largest French vacation rental group operating branded residences and villages across Europe including Corsica. Comparable product category (self-catered vacation residences) and customer base, but at far greater scale and with broader geographic diversification.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-pommeraie-corse

Compliance1 record

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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