The Henson & Restaurant Matilda

Name

The Henson & Restaurant Matilda

Legal name

The Henson

Website

https://thehenson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotels

NAICS

Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (721191), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Boutique Inns (THAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel accommodations
• Fine dining restaurant
• Wedding event venues
• Private dining events
• Property buyout retreats

Headquarters

HQ city

HENSONVILLE, NY

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodations: The Henson operates 16 ensuite guest rooms available for nightly stays, with rates varying by room type and season. A European-inspired breakfast is included with each stay. The inn is open year-round and attracts guests across all four seasons for ski trips, hiking, summer getaways, and fall foliage escapes.
2. Restaurant Matilda: Restaurant Matilda is an on-site restaurant open Wednesday through Sunday from 5:30-10:00pm, offering a rotating seasonal menu with locally sourced ingredients. Reservations are encouraged. The restaurant also hosts private dining events for groups up to 24 guests.
3. Gift Cards: Gift cards are sold through the hotel's e-commerce storefront. Gift cards for The Henson start at $250 and for Matilda at $100, with multiple denominations available up to $1,000 for hotel stays and $500 for the restaurant.
4. Private Events & Property Buyouts: The Henson generates revenue from hosting private events including weddings (up to 200 guests at the adjacent Eloise venue, up to 60 at Matilda), corporate retreats, brand buyouts, and private dining experiences. The property is available for full buyouts encompassing all 16 bedrooms and the restaurant.
5. Dog-Friendly Pet Fee: The hotel welcomes up to two dogs per room for a fee of $50 per night each, with pets receiving a LAY LO bed and bowls.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Henson operates a 16-room boutique hotel in East Meredith, New York (Catskills) alongside Restaurant Matilda, a chef-driven on-site restaurant. The company sells overnight accommodations, dine-in food and beverage service, private dining, weddings, corporate events, full-property buyouts, and gift cards.

Product overview

The Henson & Restaurant Matilda operates as a unified boutique hospitality offering in the Catskills. The core product is The Henson, a 16-room boutique inn with ensuite accommodations featuring Casper mattresses, smart TVs, and premium bath products, complemented by Restaurant Matilda, an on-site seasonal dining destination sourcing over 85% of ingredients locally. The portfolio includes gift card products for both hotel stays and restaurant dining, private dining experiences for up to 24 guests, full property buyouts with meeting spaces, and dedicated wedding venues including the adjacent Eloise property for up to 200 guests. A European-style breakfast is included for all inn guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eloise: Dedicated wedding venue located next to The Henson, accommodating up to 200 guests. Offers expansive indoor space and sweeping courtyard for celebrations.

Products and services

• Guest Room Stays at The Henson

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Used Cooking Oil Recycling PartnerminorOthersThe Henson partners with a recycling company that converts used cooking oil and fats from Restaurant Matilda's kitchen into fuel, supporting the hotel's sustainability commitment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Point: Ultra-luxury 11-room Relais & Châteaux resort in Saranac Lake (Adirondacks) with destination F&B — comparable small-format, design-led, high-ADR luxury hospitality benchmark in upstate New York.
• Mohonk Mountain House: Iconic 265-room Victorian castle resort in New Paltz, NY (Catskills) — broad incumbent in the same regional Catskills leisure and wedding market, offering overlapping accommodations, F&B, and event services at scale.

Direct peers

• Hutton Brickyards: Riverfront boutique hotel and restaurant in Kingston, NY (Hudson Valley) with strong F&B program and event spaces — comparable design-conscious leisure and private-events competitor within the same broader region.
• Hasbrouck House: Restored historic boutique hotel in Stone Ridge, NY (Hudson Valley) with on-site restaurant Butterfield and event offerings — directly comparable heritage-property design-led hospitality concept.
• Wylder Windham: Boutique hotel in Windham, NY (same Windham Mountain micro-market as The Henson) with on-site dining and event offerings — directly comparable Catskills leisure and ski-season competitor.
• Scribner's Catskill Lodge: Mountain-side boutique lodge in Hunter, NY (adjacent to The Henson's Hunter Mountain market) with on-site restaurant and event programming — overlapping Catskills leisure and ski audience.
• The Roxbury at Stratton Falls: Themed boutique inn in Roxbury, NY (Delaware County, western Catskills region) with on-site dining — directly comparable small-footprint boutique inn targeting design-driven leisure travelers.
• Inness: Design-forward boutique hotel and restaurant in Accord, NY (Northern Catskills/Hudson Valley) with a farm-to-table F&B program and event spaces — the closest direct competitor in the Catskills design-led hospitality segment.
• Eastwind Oliverea Valley: Boutique Catskills hotel with on-site dining and event programming in Big Indian, NY — comparable small-format Catskills lodging-and-F&B competitor targeting similar leisure and weekend segments.

Emerging players

• Blue Hill at Stone Barns: Destination farm-to-table restaurant in Pocantico Hills, NY (Hudson Valley) — overlapping with The Hensen's locally sourced, seasonal F&B positioning and attracting the same design-conscious NYC-driven foodie traveler.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thehensonandrestaurantmatilda

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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