Stenholmen Gårdshotell, konferens & Islandshästcenter

What Stenholmen Gårdshotell, konferens & Islandshästcenter does

Stenholmen Gårdshotell, konferens & Islandshästcenter is a rural Swedish hospitality business operated as Stenholmen gårdshotell AB on the historic Gerstorps Säteri estate approximately 15 minutes from Linköping city center in Östergötland. The property offers 14 guest rooms split across two buildings — eight newly built rooms in Gårdshotellet with direct garden access, and six renovated rooms in Fölhuset featuring Outlast pressure-relief bedding. Supporting amenities include a conference facility for groups of up to 15 persons, a restaurant open to both guests and pre-booked external visitors, a relaxation area with a 38°C hot pool, swimming pool, sauna, and relaxation room, and an on-site Icelandic horse center offering trail rides and lessons. Additional business lines comprise yoga and wellness services and a separate e-commerce webshop selling equestrian products and farm lambskins.

The business generates revenue from five distinct streams — overnight accommodation, day and lunch-to-lunch conference packages, restaurant and dining, relaxation day passes, and activity/event packages — all priced per person or per package in Swedish kronor excluding VAT. Day conferences start at 395 SEK per person and lunch-to-lunch packages at 1,295 SEK per person, while activities such as guided horse rides (650–690 SEK) and five-competitions (450 SEK) layer incremental revenue on top of lodging. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct phone and email, supplemented by self-serve online booking through the company website and a Booking.com listing that has accumulated 412 guest reviews at an 8.0/10 average and earned a 2018 Guest Review Award. The customer base spans corporate/business groups, celebration and event groups, leisure and wellness travelers, and equestrian enthusiasts, with a staff headcount of 5 reflecting the micro-enterprise scale.

Name

Stenholmen Gårdshotell, konferens & Islandshästcenter

Legal name

Stenholmen gårdshotell AB

Website

https://stenholmensgardshotell.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stenholmen Gårdshotell is a rural Swedish country hotel and conference venue on the Gerstorps Säteri estate near Linköping, offering 14 rooms, conference services for up to 15 guests, a restaurant, relaxation facilities, and an Icelandic horse center serving corporate groups, leisure travelers, and event attendees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Country Hotel & Conference Venue

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Accommodation (721), Horses and Other Equine Production (11292), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Conference Retreat Hotels (THAGALAG), Equestrian & Horse Trekking Centers (THAAAKAL), Horse Boarding, Livery & Stable Operations (AFAEAGAG)

Keywords

• Countryside hotel accommodation
• Conference venue hosting
• Icelandic horse riding
• Wedding event planning
• Corporate team building

Headquarters

HQ city

Linköping

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodation: Revenue from overnight stays in 14 rooms across two buildings: Gårdshotellet (8 rooms) and Fölhuset (6 rooms). Includes breakfast, parking, and WiFi.
2. Conference Services: Day conferences and lunch-to-lunch conference packages for corporate groups up to 15 people. Includes venue rental, meals, and optional activities.
3. Restaurant and Dining: Restaurant open for package experiences, events, and pre-booked breakfast buffets. Lunch-till-lunch conferences include multiple meals.
4. Relaxation Facilities: Access to hot water pool (38°C), swimming pool, sauna, and relaxation room. Sold as standalone day passes or add-on to hotel stays.
5. Activities and Packages: Icelandic horse riding experiences, five-competitions, bachelor/bachelorette parties, weddings, and custom activity packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stenholmen operates a countryside hotel offering overnight accommodation, a restaurant, relaxation facilities, and conference/event hosting on a rural property near Linköping, Sweden. Complementing the hospitality business, the company runs an Icelandic horse center providing riding lessons, guided treks, and horse breeding/sales (Fölhuset) for both private individuals and corporate groups.

Product overview

Stenholmen Gårdshotell, konferens & Islandshästcenter is a rural country hotel offering near Linköping, consisting of two hotel buildings (Gårdshotellet with 8 rooms and Fölhuset with 6 rooms), an on-site restaurant, a relaxation facility with hot pools and sauna, and conference services for up to 15 persons. The property also includes an Icelandic horse center for riding experiences, an online shop for equestrian products, and various activity packages. The portfolio functions as an integrated hospitality experience where accommodation, dining, wellness, and activities complement each other, all within a rural setting on Gerstorps Säteri estate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Countryside Hotel Accommodation Overnight lodging in a rural Swedish gårdshotell setting near Linköping, with rooms featuring Outlast temperature-regulating bedding; targeted at individual leisure travelers, couples, and corporate guests visiting for conferences or events.
• Conference & Meeting Hosting Conference and meeting facilities for corporate and organizational groups, combinable with on-site lodging, dining, and team-building activities; aimed at businesses seeking countryside offsite venues in the Linköping/Östergötland region.
• Team-Building Events
• Wedding & Private Event Hosting
• Restaurant & Café Services
• Relaxation & Spa Facilities
• Icelandic Horse Riding Lessons Instructional Icelandic horse riding lessons delivered at the on-site riding center for individual riders, children, and beginners seeking specialized Icelandic horse training.
• Guided Icelandic Horse Treks
• Fölhuset Icelandic Horse Breeding & Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.0 out of 10 on Booking.com from 412 reviews

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sundbyholms Slott: Swedish castle/manor estate hotel near Eskilstuna offering accommodation, conference facilities, and event hosting in a historic countryside setting — directly comparable to Stenholmen's estate-based hotel and conference model.
• Smådalarö Gård: Swedish countryside hotel and conference venue outside Stockholm combining accommodation, dining, and event spaces — competes with Stenholmen for the corporate offsite and leisure retreat segment in the greater Stockholm/Mälardalen region.
• Sörby Gård Konferens & Hotell: Swedish countryside estate with hotel rooms and conference facilities for small-to-mid corporate groups, comparable in scale, integrated offering, and target customer to Stenholmen.
• Huseby Gård: Swedish countryside estate outside Växjö offering hotel rooms, conference packages, and event hosting with equestrian elements — strong overlap with Stenholmen's manor-estate positioning.
• Bomans Hotel (Trosa): Heritage manor hotel in Trosa, Sweden offering rooms, restaurant, and conference packages in a rural setting — a direct analog for Stenholmen's integrated countryside hotel and event proposition.
• Stall Gården (Icelandic horse tourism): The Icelandic horse center at Stenholmen itself; comparable Nordic Icelandic-horse tourism operators (e.g., specialized riding-tour ranches in Sweden and Iceland) compete for the same equestrian enthusiast niche.

Broad incumbents

• Yasuragi Hasseludden: Established Japanese-inspired spa and conference hotel near Stockholm; larger scale but directly comparable in combining wellness, dining, and corporate conferences in a retreat setting.
• First Hotel Norrtull (Stockholm): Larger Scandinavian hotel chain offering conference facilities and accommodation; competes indirectly for the corporate offsite and leisure traveler segments that Stenholmen targets.
• Vann Spa Hotell & Konferens: Larger Swedish spa and conference hotel in Bohuslän combining wellness, dining, and corporate event facilities — broader incumbent in the same Swedish countryside-hotel-with-spa-and-conference category.

Emerging players

• Inackordering & Islandshästgårdar (broader Nordic segment): Network of Icelandic-horse farms and riding-tourism operators across Sweden/Nordics that compete with Stenholmen's equestrian tourism niche, particularly for trail rides, lessons, and boarding services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@stenholmengardshotell
• Facebookfacebook.com/stenholmensgardshotell
• Instagraminstagram.com/stenholmensgardshotell
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stenholmen

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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