Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi

What Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi does

Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi is a single-property four-star hotel located on the Portofino Coast in Camogli, Italy, operated by the privately held Rocca del Castellaro S.p.A. The property has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1956 and offers 100 guest rooms supported by four food and beverage outlets, seven congress halls, a private beach, a heated salt-water pool, and spa facilities. It generates revenue across accommodations, F&B, hosted events (conferences and weddings), spa, and curated guest experiences, with a go-to-market built around a direct booking channel (best-rate guarantee) on a five-language website (IT/EN/FR/DE/RU) supplemented by third-party distribution.

The hotel serves a mix of leisure travelers, corporate and association groups using its congress facilities, and wedding parties, and has hosted international editorial productions for Versace and Grazia Italia. Recurring community-facing initiatives such as the I Love Camogli photo contest (32nd edition in 2019) and the UnoChefSulMare culinary competition (running since 2015) indicate an established local brand presence and a long-running events-led marketing engine.

The business is privately held, does not disclose financial information, and is not venture- or PE-backed. Operations rely on standard hospitality property management and distribution systems; no proprietary technology platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or differentiated software architecture are evidenced in the available material.

Name

Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi

Legal name

ROCCA DEL CASTELLARO SPA

Website

https://cenobio.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi is a four-star, 100-room coastal hotel in Camogli on the Portofino Coast, operated by Rocca del Castellaro S.p.A. since 1956. It serves leisure travelers, corporate congresses, and weddings with rooms, four restaurants, seven event halls, a private beach, and spa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coastal Hotel & Resort Hospitality

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Beachfront & Coastal Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAI)

Keywords

• Coastal hotel accommodation
• Wedding venue services
• Congress meeting facilities
• Beach resort hospitality
• Italian fine dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Camogli

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel room accommodation: Primary revenue from 100 guest rooms across 8 categories (Single, Standard, Classic, Standard Sea View, Classic Sea View, Classic Sea View with Terrace, Double Standard Sea View with Balcony, Suite), priced from €130 to €390 per night, paid at departure. Direct-booking discounts and best-rate guarantee offered on the official website.
2. Food & beverage (F&B): Revenue from four on-site F&B outlets: Ristorante Il Doge (year-round lunch), Ristorante La Playa (June-September), Ristorante La Terrazza Giulia (June-September dinner), and Il Chiosco on the beach (May-October), plus the panoramic Bar (open 9:00-24:00).
3. Meetings, congresses and corporate events: Revenue from renting 7 sea-view meeting rooms and providing full congress services (hospitality desk, secretariat, AV equipment, simultaneous translation, hostess, team-building, post-congress, incentives) to corporate and association clients, with banqueting capacity for up to 200 guests.
4. Weddings, banquets and private events: Revenue from wedding receptions and private events hosted on-property, supported by a dedicated Wedding Day planning team and preferred photographer partners; includes annual Open Day events to recruit couples.
5. Doge Beauty Center (spa/wellness): Revenue from beauty treatments, facials, manicure/pedicure and personalised massages at the in-house Doge Beauty Center (open afternoons 13:00-20:00 and by morning request).
6. Gift vouchers and curated guest experiences: Revenue from gift vouchers for overnight stays and from bookable local experiences (kayak/snorkeling, Riviera boat tour, sunset aperitif cruise, Pesto show cooking, Cantine Lunae wine tasting, Yoga/Pilates, 5 Terre tours, Genoa city tours, Tonnarella discovery, Paddling Camp for kids, Italian language courses via BellaItalia).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi is a 4-star seafront hotel on the last stretch of Camogli beach (Ligurian Riviera, Portofino Coast) offering 100 guest rooms across 8 categories, a private equipped beach, a heated saltwater swimming pool reserved for guests, four on-site restaurants and bars, a Doge Beauty Center, and seven modular sea-view congress halls that together support leisure stays, corporate meetings, and wedding receptions of up to 200 guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ristorante Il Doge: Panoramic restaurant at Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi, open year-round for lunch from 12:30 to 14:30. Ligurian cuisine with international influences.
• Ristorante La Playa
• Ristorante La Terrazza Giulia
• Il Chiosco on the Beach
• Doge Beauty Center

Products and services

• Hotel Accommodation (4-star rooms) 4-star seafront guest accommodation in 8 room categories ranging from 14 sqm Singles to 30 sqm Suites, with Mediterranean-style decor, parquet floors and sea-view options, paid at departure with direct-booking best-rate guarantee.
• Ristorante Il Doge On-site panoramic restaurant at the hotel serving traditional Ligurian dishes and international cuisine; open year-round for lunch from 12:30 to 14:30.
• Ristorante La Playa On-site beach-side restaurant open from June to September for lunch (12:45-15:00), serving guests directly from the private beach area.
• Ristorante La Terrazza Giulia Panoramic terrace restaurant open June through September for dinner (19:45-21:45), offering Ligurian traditional dishes and seafood specialties with views over the Camogli Gulf.
• Il Chiosco on the Beach Beach kiosk open daily May to October (11:45-19:45) serving beverages, ice cream, granita, aperitifs, cold dishes, toast, pizza and focaccia.
• Doge Beauty Center (Spa & Wellness) In-house beauty and wellness center offering facial treatments, manicure, pedicure and personalized massages; open afternoons 13:00-20:00 and by morning request.
• Meeting & Congress Center Conference venue with 7 sea-view meeting halls seating 20 to 200 guests, supported by a hospitality desk, secretariat, AV equipment, simultaneous translation, hostess service, team-building, post-congress and incentive programming.
• Weddings & Private Event Hosting Full-service wedding receptions and private event hosting at the panoramic venues and Ristorante del Doge, with banquet service for up to 200 guests, dedicated planning team and preferred photographer network.
• Cooking Classes (Ligurian Cuisine & Pastry) In-kitchen culinary courses led by the hotel's chefs teaching traditional Ligurian cuisine and refined patisserie, bookable via the restaurant team.
• Curated Guest Experiences (Concierge Program) Bookable concierge program of local experiences including kayak and snorkeling between Camogli and Portofino, boat tours and sunset aperitifs, Pesto al Mortaio show cooking, Cantine Lunae wine visits, yoga/Pilates on the panoramic terrace, 5 Terre and Genoa tours, paddling camps for kids, and a free Italian language mini-course.
• Panoramic Hotel Bar Panoramic terrace bar open 9:00 to 24:00 serving cocktails, aperitifs, wine and long drinks facing the sea, with a dedicated cocktail menu and wine list.
• Private Beach & Saltwater Swimming Pool Private equipped beach on the last stretch of Camogli beach, reachable directly from guest rooms (2 beach mattresses, 1 umbrella and a free beach towel per person/day, open 9:00-19:00), and a saltwater pool reserved exclusively for hotel guests, heated from October to May up to 28 degrees C.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #2 in Das Magazin 'Zwanzig Lieblingshotel' (Switzerland) in December 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Integration12 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship brand endorsement, flagship editorial endorsement, core annual co-organiser, institutional patron, core local experience partner, core wine experience partner, seasonal experience partner, preferred wedding partner, main sponsor, core digital/it partner and secondary cultural partner.

• Versaceflagship brand endorsementGTM or Marketing PartnerVersace selected Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi as the photographic set to present its fashion collections, lending the hotel international luxury-brand visibility through editorial imagery. No commercial revenue terms are disclosed; the relationship functions as a brand-recognition partnership.
• Grazia Italiaflagship editorial endorsementGTM or Marketing PartnerItalian fashion magazine Grazia Italia selected the hotel as a photographic set for editorial coverage. The partnership drives PR value and reinforces the hotel's positioning as a luxury Ligurian location for editorial storytelling.
• Pro Loco Camoglicore annual co-organiserStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro Loco Camogli co-organises the long-running 'I Love Camogli' photography contest together with Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi, Ascot and under the patronage of the Comune di Camogli. The contest is tied to the annual San Valentino a Camogli event.
• Ascot (Camogli)core annual co-organiserStrategic or Co-development PartnerAscot is one of the co-organisers of the 'I Love Camogli' photography contest alongside Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi, Pro Loco and the Comune di Camogli. Joint promotion tied to the San Valentino a Camogli festival.
• Comune di Camogliinstitutional patronOthersThe municipal authority (Comune di Camogli) provides its institutional patronage (Patrocinio del Comune di Camogli) for the 'I Love Camogli' photography contest promoted by the hotel, Ascot and Pro Loco.
• B&B Diving Camoglicore local experience partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerB&B Diving is the hotel's qualified partner for diving excursions into the Portofino Marine Protected Area; guests book through the reception. Covers underwater activities as part of the hotel's curated outdoor experience offering.
• Cantine Lunae (Bosoni)core wine experience partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCantine Lunae hosts the 'Visita alle Cantine Lunae' wine-tasting experience offered by the hotel, covering Colli di Luni DOC wines and historic labels paired with local products.
• BellaItalia (Italian language school)seasonal experience partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerBellaItalia provides a free Italian-language mini-course to hotel guests from October to 20 December, distributed via Shopify voucher; structured for beginner (A) and elementary (B) levels with personalised workbook and Camogli city map.
• Alexis Guerra (wedding photographer)preferred wedding partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlexis Guerra (solo.to/alexisguerra) is listed as a recommended photographer for weddings and receptions held at the hotel.
• Cesare Missarelli Photographerpreferred wedding partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCesare Missarelli (cesaremissarelli.com) is listed as a recommended photographer for weddings and receptions held at the hotel.
• Roberto Coppola Photographypreferred wedding partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRoberto Coppola Photography (robertocoppolaphotography.it) is listed as a recommended photographer for weddings and receptions held at the hotel.
• FDP Weddingpreferred wedding partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFDP Wedding (fdpwedding.it) is listed as a recommended photographer for weddings and receptions held at the hotel.
• La Pietra del Focolaremain sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerLa Pietra del Focolare is listed as a Main Sponsor of the UnoChefSulMare food-blogger cooking contest organised by the hotel.
• Andrea Pace Fotografomain sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerAndrea Pace (andreapacefotografo.it) is listed as a Main Sponsor of the UnoChefSulMare food-blogger cooking contest organised by the hotel.
• DigiSide Srlcore digital/it partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigiSide Srl (La Spezia) is the web agency that designed, built and maintains cenobio.it and its multilingual/regional variants; credited on the site and also listed as a Main Sponsor of UnoChefSulMare. Provides ongoing design and development services.
• FrameCulturasecondary cultural partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerFrameCultura (framecultura.it) provides additional cultural services recommended by the hotel to enrich meetings and congress stays.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Starhotels President: 4-star full-service hotel in Genoa, the gateway city to the Portofino Coast, with congress and banqueting capacity. Comparable as a broader incumbent capturing corporate and group demand in the same Ligurian catchment.
• NH Collection Genova Marina: Upscale international chain hotel in the Genoa Portofino-area catchment, offering MICE facilities and sea-view rooms. Comparable as a broader incumbent capturing inbound leisure and corporate demand on the same Ligurian coast.

Regional players

• Hotel La Palma: Iconic 5-star seafront hotel in Capri operating on a similar 'single seafront property with beach, F&B and events' model. Comparable in product structure though in a different Italian coastal micro-market with overlapping international luxury guest profile.
• Royal Hotel Sanremo: Historic 5-star seafront hotel in Sanremo on the western Ligurian Riviera with congress center, spa and F&B. Comparable in heritage positioning, congress capability and Ligurian Riviera coastal resort model, though serving a different micro-market.
• Best Western Plus Tigullio Royal: 4-star hotel in Rapallo on the Portofino Coast targeting similar leisure and small-meeting demand. Comparable mid-scale coastal competitor in the immediate Camogli/Rapallo micro-market.

Direct peers

• Hotel Excelsior Palace: 5-star seafront hotel in Rapallo, just a few kilometres from Camogli, with private beach, congress halls and spa. Directly comparable in location, conference/leisure mix and Ligurian heritage positioning.
• Grand Hotel Miramare: 4-star historic hotel in Santa Margherita Ligure on the Ligurian Riviera with sea-view rooms, private beach access and event facilities. Comparable coastal 4-star heritage product targeting similar international leisure and MICE customers.
• Belmond Hotel Splendido: Iconic 5-star luxury hotel in Portofino on the same Ligurian Riviera coast, with sea-view rooms, F&B, private beach access and event spaces. Comparable as a directly competing Camogli/Portofino coastal heritage hotel targeting international leisure and events demand.
• Imperiale Palace Hotel: 4-star historic seafront hotel in Santa Margherita Ligure on the Portofino Coast with private beach, congress facilities and F&B. Closely comparable in product mix, target market and Ligurian Riviera positioning.
• Eight Hotel Portofino: Boutique design hotel in Portofino offering sea-view rooms and curated experiences on the same coast. Comparable as a Portofino Coast design-led hotel competing for the same international leisure guest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cenobiodeidogi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIg80VhrVKF9hJF-N_bzFnA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CenobiodeiDogi
• Instagraminstagram.com/cenobiodeidogi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hotel-cenobio-dei-dogi

Compliance3 records

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Investors

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M&A

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