Houseboat Accommodations in Amsterdam
 

We would like to stay in a houseboat during our 5 days in Amsterdam in early May. We've booked the traditional houseboat at the Acacia, but at 110 E's, we're starting to get worried after reading a few negative reviews (musty smelling, inconsistent hot water in the shower, etc.). We're finding quite a few houseboat accommodations in the 120-130 E's range. We would like a recommendation from anyone who has stayed in a houseboat recently. Thanks a bunch!

William

Hi, William.

I stayed in the "older" Acacia houseboat in 2003. Unless things have been updated, I wouldn't recommend the older boat (they had 2 -- one older, one newer). I don't know what the newer one was like, it looked good on the outside.

Yes, it was musty. The water was a problem because it left our skin and hair feel like we couldn't get rinsed off thoroughly. Yuck. The atmosphere was very run-down 1950's... everything very outdated. We're not fancy or high end travelers, so we didn'd mind it that much, but it was the smell and water that turned us off.

But, it was a blast sitting on the deck, watching the world go by on water and on the sidewalks. I loved that. And we certainly saved money buying food from the market/grocer to eat on the boat.

And, I loved the location in the Jordaan, which was the best neighborhood to be in, I thought.

So, in a nutshell -- If I could find a newer boat in the Jordaan for a reasonable price, I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Go for it and let us know how you make out. Have fun.

We stayed at a fantastic one at a great location in the best neighborhood right in the center:

http://www.soultravelers3.com/blog/5...C4C5F9121.html

Wonderful!

WTnow -- your blog/website is AMAZING! I'm bookmarking it so I can keep reading. I have a 4 year old daughter and you are living my dream! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences!

WTNow, do you have a link or an e-mail address for that houseboat?

Thanks to all of you for your feedback. We will be staying in the Houseboat Donna Theresia that is available through http://www.frederic.nl/. Frederic's houseboats come highly recommended.

Thanks for the kind words laustic & glad that you are enjoying the blog!

Wm just left the blog address for the boat house that we stayed at.

http://www.frederic.nl/


Really terrific people to deal with, very helpful in every way.

William --

Sounds great! Let us know about it when you get back, please? Have fun.

I checked out the Frederic site. They don't list square footage so hard to know what you're actually getting. They add a surcharge of 7.50 euro PER person for linens, Give me a break! What kind of legit rental would do this? Won't book with them on principle. I found a good selection of houseboats at houseboat-rental-Amsterdam.com. They do have a booking fee that's non-refundable but that's why I get travel insurance. See you on the canal!

We used Frederic as well, though our rental is no longer offered. We were quite satisfied with the accommadation and the agency. This was 3 years ago.

343barbara: this thread is SIX years old. Why top it???