Hotel Sonnenhof

What Hotel Sonnenhof does

Hotel Sonnenhof is a family-run hotel located at Kirchgasse 6-8 in Boppard, Germany, housed in a pension originally built around 1900 with an attached Straußwirtschaft (seasonal wine tavern). The property operates 16 rooms across three categories: 8 single rooms (10–14 sqm), 6 standard double rooms (16–18 sqm), and 2 comfort double rooms (25–30 sqm), all with private bathroom, TV, and free WiFi. The hotel runs a breakfast buffet (€14/person) and an evening small menu served from 18:00–20:00 in its restaurant or garden terrace, with additional revenue from pet fees, extra bed supplements, tourist tax (€2.50/person/night), and group rates. Pricing is per-room per night, ranging from approximately €49 for a small single room to €99 for a comfort double, with discounts for DGMSM seminar participants, business travelers (4+ nights Mon-Fri), and groups of 8 or more. The hotel is managed by Kerstin Nennecker as legal representative and hostess, with Michael as co-owner and chef, and it relies on direct booking via its own website (sonnenhof-boppard.de, built on Jimdo), phone, email, and walk-ins — no OTA or third-party distribution channels are listed. Guests receive a Guest Card providing free public transport in the Rhein-Mosel-Verbund area and free entry to Boppard Museum. The customer base consists primarily of leisure travelers (tourists, hikers, cyclists, motorcyclists) visiting the Middle Rhine Valley, supplemented by business travelers, small groups, and seminar attendees. The technology stack is minimal: Google Analytics 4 for website analytics, Google reCAPTCHA for form spam protection, embedded Google Maps for location, and the Jimdo CMS — there is no proprietary technology, no mobile app, no AI/ML components, and no integrations with OTA platforms or property management systems.

Name

Hotel Sonnenhof

Legal name

Hotel-Restaurant Sonnenhof

Website

https://sonnenhof-boppard.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hotel Sonnenhof is a family-run 16-room hotel in Boppard, Germany, offering centrally located accommodation, breakfast buffet, and evening dining to leisure travelers, business travelers, and small groups visiting the Middle Rhine Valley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family-Oriented Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAF), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation
• Breakfast buffet
• Guest rooms
• Event dining
• Bike friendly hotel

Headquarters

HQ city

Boppard

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Room Rentals: The hotel generates primary revenue through overnight accommodation across 16 rooms including single rooms, standard double rooms, and comfort double rooms. Room rates vary by season and room type, ranging from approximately €49 to €99 per night.
2. Food & Beverage: Revenue from breakfast service (€14 per person) and evening dining options from a small menu featuring schnitzel dishes, fried potatoes, and salad bowls available from 18:00 to 20:00. Half-board packages available on request.
3. Ancillary Services: Additional revenue from pet fees (€7-12), extra bed supplements (€30 for 3-bed room), and tourist tax (€2.50 per person per night).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hotel Sonnenhof is a family-run hotel in Boppard, Germany, offering 16 guest rooms (8 single rooms, 6 standard double rooms, and 2 comfort double rooms) with private bathrooms, TVs, and complimentary WiFi. The hotel also operates a breakfast buffet and a small evening menu (schnitzel dishes, fried potatoes, salad bowls) served on the garden terrace, targeting leisure travelers, cyclists, hikers, business travelers, and small groups.

Product overview

Hotel Sonnenhof is a family-run hotel in Boppard, Germany, offering 16 rooms across three categories: single rooms (8), standard double rooms (6), and comfort double rooms (2). The hotel operates a breakfast buffet restaurant and evening small menu service in a garden terrace setting. Additional services include bike/motorcycle storage, nearby parking, and special rates for seminar attendees and business travelers. The property is located near the historic Roman fort and within walking distance of the Rhine promenade.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Rooms Family-run hotel offering 16 rooms: 8 single rooms (10–14 sqm), 6 standard double rooms (16–18 sqm), and 2 comfort double rooms (25–30 sqm). All rooms include TV, free WiFi, private bathroom with shower/WC, and hairdryer. Check-in from 14:00–19:00, check-out until 11:00. Target guests include families, cyclists, hikers, business travelers, and mechanics.
• Breakfast Buffet Extensive breakfast buffet available for €14 per person, featuring sausages, cheeses, fresh oven-baked rolls, yogurt, tomato-mozzarella, freshly prepared eggs to order, juices, fresh fruit, and cereals. Gluten-free and lactose-free options available with advance notice. For hotel guests and walk-in diners.
• Evening Restaurant (Small Menu) Small carte served in the evening from 18:00 to 20:00 offering schnitzel dishes, crispy fried potatoes, and salad bowls, with vegetarian options. Served in the restaurant or the cozy garden terrace. Local specialty "Bopparder Ham" available.
• Room Packages and Group Rates Accommodation packages including half-board options available on request, group rates for 8+ persons, special discounts for DGMSM seminar participants in Boppard (from 2 nights), and business traveler rates (from 4 nights Mon–Fri). Guest Card provides free public transport in Rhein-Mosel-Verbund area and free entry to Boppard Museum.

Quantifiable outcome

• Guest Card provides free public transport (Rhein-Mosel-Verbund) and free museum entry

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Booking.com: OTA platform. Not a hotel, but a structural distribution peer — Sonnenhof's absence from Booking.com represents both a competitive disadvantage versus listed peers and an obvious channel-expansion opportunity.

Broad incumbents

• Romantik Hotels & Restaurants: Marketing collection of independently owned historic and family-run hotels across Europe. Relevant because affiliation would be a natural scale lever for Sonnenhof's heritage positioning without diluting ownership.
• Maritim Hotel: Large German hotel chain with multiple Rhine and resort properties. Represents the scaled full-service incumbent that Sonnenhof explicitly positions against with its 'not comparable to large houses' messaging.

Regional players

• Burg Stahleck (DJH): Youth hostel in a castle above Boppard. Regional player in the same destination targeting budget-conscious travelers (hikers, school groups) — useful for pricing-benchmark adjacency if not direct competition.

Direct peers

• Hotel & Weinhaus Zum Anker: Small hotel-and-wine-house combination in Boppard. Directly comparable family-style full-service hotel experience with regional wine/culinary angle and similar leisure-traveler customer base.
• Hotel Ebertor: Family-run hotel located directly in Boppard on the Rhine. Closest local competitor, operating in the same tourist micro-market with comparable room counts, leisure-traveler focus and Rhine-promenade positioning.
• Hotel Bellevue Boppard: Hotel in Boppard with Rhine views. Direct local competitor catering to leisure and group travelers in the same Middle Rhine Valley catchment.
• Hotel Rheinpromenade: Boppard hotel positioned around Rhine promenade access. Competes for the same leisure-traveler segment and benefits from the same central-location value proposition.
• Pension bei der Kirche: Small Boppard pension targeting hikers, cyclists and motorcyclists — virtually identical primary customer segments and price band as Hotel Sonnenhof.
• Hotel Deutsches Haus: Long-established Boppard hotel with restaurant. Comparable family-run heritage lodging serving Rhine tourists, hikers and cyclists in the same immediate market as Hotel Sonnenhof.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hotel-sonnenhof

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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