About Us
Loggia is the smarter alternative to hotels and random rentals. Fully equipped short-stay apartments for your business or leisure trips. For travellers who want to stay sustainably in handpicked neighbourhoods.
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Our Story
You may be wondering, who is this dude Bob?
Many have heard of him but few have met him. He’s a globetrotter who feels at home anywhere. A month rehabilitating sea turtles in Australia, a weekend learning how to cook the perfect paella in Valencia. “Bob? You just missed him. He was here last night,” says a bartender in Beirut.
Bob’s got connections in every city and always knows the best places to stay. When he’s in one place long enough, he also loves to host. And those who have been lucky enough to stay with Bob know that he is a truly epic host.
Bob makes it look easy, but the truth is that finding great accommodation can be a pain in the ass. Sorting through thousands of random private rentals is like playing Russian roulette. Staying in a tiny, generic hotel room can be a total mood-killer.
After being asked for the ten-thousandth time, “Bob, how do you find these amazing places to stay?” he decided to do something to help us common folk. In 2018, Bob enlisted the help of two of his friends – Niko Karstikko and Sebastian Emberger – to create short-stay apartments worthy of his name.
These apartments had to combine the reliability and services of a hotel with the practicality and flair of private rentals. They needed prime locations in handpicked neighbourhoods, filled with furniture and design from local artists inside. They needed to be environmentally friendly and feel like home for a night or a month (or two). It was a tall order, but Bob, Niko and Sebastian were game.
Inspired by the legend himself, Bob W was born.
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The Growth of Bob
2018
Niko and Sebastian co-found Bob W.
First location opens in the Punavuori district of Helsinki.
2019
Apartments in Tallinn’s Telliskivi district open.
Team grows to 5.
2020
Launches “hospitality engine” tech to scale internationally.
Team grows to 25.
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2021
Bob W becomes the first international climate-neutral hospitality provider.
Helsinki City Centre opens doors.
€10M in funding secured.
Madrid Chueca opens doors September 2021.
Team grows to 35 people and counting.
2022
First two properties in the UK open in London.
Additional properties open in Helsinki, Madrid and Tallinn
Bob W acquires Estonishing Stay in Estonia and KOTI Hotel in Finland.
Bob W expands to Tartu, Estonia and Florence, Italy.
Team grows to 90 and counting.
21€M in A round funding secured.
2023
Expands to Oslo and Noway
Bob W hits sweet spot with first Danish property in Copenhagen's former chocolate factory
Bob W acquires Charly Hospitality in Germany and expands to Berlin, Bonn, Lübeck, Freising (Munich), Cologne, and Amsterdam.
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2024
JAN: Bob W Amsterdam Noord nominated for Prestigious MIPIM 2024 Award
FEB: Bob W Secures €40 million Series B funding
MAR: Bob W expands with sixth London property
MAY: Bob doubles down in Finland launching Bob W Karrti and Bob W Turku City Center
Bob W launches fourth Tallinn property in Kesklinn
JUN: Bob W accelerates growth with 3 new London properties
JUL: Bob W makes Austrian debut with property announced in Vienna
Team grows to 150 and counting
FULLY CUSTOM TIMELINE
Loggia's leadership
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Niko karstikko
Chief Executive Officer,
Co-founder
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SEBASTIAN EMBERGER
Chief Strategy Officer,
Co-founder
Jeremy Slater
Chief Operations Officer
Augustin Cacot
Chief Commercial Officer
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Phillip Grace
Chief Development Officer
Herve Deligny
Chief Financial Officer
Timur Hassanov
Chief Technology Officer
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Laura Meehan
Legal Counsel
Ivar Laks
Director, Product
Andrus Lukke
Senior Director, Fiannce
Liis Normak
Head of People
Frank Esmeijer
VP, Development
Taavi Pettai
Senior Director, Development
Rob Cahn
VP, Operations
