Appartement - Hauseboot in Amsterdam

All I can say about this houseboat is FABULOUS !

A wonderful stay over Easter weekend. The boat was spacious, comfortable and well equipped. A great City Break.

nice view, good conditions, perfect facility, clean, bright, sunny deck, amstel hoeck and supermarkets near by, not far to walk to rld and rembrandtplein.
perfect place for a stay

Myself and friends decided to book a house boat to stay in rather than go for the hostel option and are so very glad we did. Judith and Arthur were very helpful and the house boat was very spacious and nicely decorated. Fantastic location and good walk everywhere. 10 out of 10 and if we ever come back to Amsterdam this will be our first choice of places to stay. Thank you!

Nous avons beaucoup aimé notre house-boat et nous nous y sommes sentis bien : chaleureux, très bien situé au coeur de la ville, tout le nécessaire était à disposition pour le séjour. Accueil sympathique du propriétaire.

La solution houseboat fut vraiment trés agréable et nous la conseillons vivement.l'emplacement est idéal au coeur de cette ville si sereine, paisible, belle architecture, habitants trés accueillants.
Que du bonheur pour cette pause automnale!

Es war ein wundervolles Gefühl für vier Tage auf einem Hausboot mitten in Amsterdam auf der Amstel zu wohnen. Wir fühlten uns sehr wohl und haben die Zeit an Bord sehr genossen. Von der Buchung bis zur Abreise hat alles so toll geklappt, dass wir sehr gerne wieder bei euch buchen. Amsterdam wir kommen wieder!!!
Eine Bitte, entweder sollten Sie aus dem Internet den Föhn, den wir nicht gefunden haben, streichen oder einen neuen Föhn anschaffen!
Herzlichen Dank!
Es grüßt aus der Heimat Neu-Ulm
Günter und Monika

Schiff war ok, suoer Lage, schade dass man die Fenster in den Schlafzimmern nicht kippen kann. Super alternative zum Hotel. Grüsse aus der Schweiz

the boat was nice and clean, just as pretty as the pictures show, no bad surprises at all! very well located, central but not too noisey, relaxing atmosphere. not the cheapest, but worth the price. highly recommended!

Had a wonderful week on the houseboat! Much more spacious than we expected and very comfortable and well-equipped. Super central location with great views from the deck and felt we were really in the heart of the city whilst still being fairly peaceful. Would highly recommend it to anyone!

We enjoyed our weekend on House-Boat B039 very much. The location on Amstel river is very central, and the boat is spacious, so perfect for 4 people. Everything was clean and neat, and the heating worked well. What we loved the best: breakfast outside on deck in the morning sun, with all the tourists on boat cruises waiving at us :-) Really a recommendable place to stay!

I've stayed on Houseboat B039 several times in the past 2 years, and its always been absolutely incredible. The houseboat is nicely equipped and has two nice bedrooms for a maximum of 4 people. You could have someone sleep on the couch, but it really isn't recommended. The location is in my opinion one of the best in Amsterdam - directly on the Amstel! I can't recommend this houseboat enough - you'll love it! The ONLY way to experience Amsterdam!

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Merci Mr ARTHUR pour votre accueil et encore merci de nous avoir permis de rester jusqu'au dimanche soir ... votre péniche est merveilleuse super bien situé dans le coeur de votre belle ville ou il fait bon de vivre....Elle est vraiment très jolie et très chaleureuse , je la recommande vivement plutot qu'un hotel impersonnel !!
Et Amsterdam est vraiment une très belle ville à découvrir pour tout voyageur......j'aime votre art de vivre votre culture et votre état d'esprit si ouvert et si grand !!! vous avez concerver vos valeur dans un monde moderne et ouvert, c'est pour moi une belle lecon de vie ...Merci et à bientot !!! valerie, laurent, fabienne et olivier ...;)))))

We had great days in this wonderful boat: 100% clean, everything there what we needed, perfect surrounding. We'll come again - sure!

We were very satisfied on our stay in Amsterdam, and the houseboat was an excellent choice. In a central position with good public transport connections it was very easy to visit the major sights. In the walking distance lots of good restaurants. The houseboat has gool equiptment. 4 persons sleep well in separated sleeping rooms.Bathroom ok Not recommended for handycapped persons for steep stairs.
On heavy rain the roof is not totally water-tight.The plug of the hairdryer does´nt suit in the wall socket

I loved the experience! Living in Amsterdam in a Houseboat? It's amazing!
The Houseboat B039 is perfectly located. It is close to everything that matters yet it's location on the canals makes it just a few steps away from the most active areas (so it's very calm at night). It's a little pricey, but having a kitchen and grocery store 5mins away more then make up for it. The boat is clean and more specious that the pictures show.
Initially seeing the information we feared it was all too good to be true. I can now say with experience that it is true!

To stay at the houseboat was so perfect.
Everything was arranged very good, we felt welcome and cosy.
All informations were given, so we didn`t have any problem.
I can recommend this accommodation very warmly.
Thank you Judith und Arthur
Jutta

Wir, 4 Frauen aus Bonn, hatten eine Menge Spass auf dem gebuchten Hausboot. Es war sehr gross, vor allem das Bad, was wir echt zu schätzen wussten. Geschlafen haben wir ebenfalls wunderbar und ruhig in der hübschen Bettwäsche. Leider waren wir über das Deck etwas enttäuscht, wir hatten einen netten Sitzplatz zum Frühstücken erwartet. Aber da es sowieso kalt war, konnten wir es gut hinnehmen.
Die Ausgangslage vom Liegeplatz ist sensationell, selbst das Tütenschleppen von ausgedehnten Shoppingtouren war gut zu bewältigen. Die Leiter an der Eingangsluke war auch zu meistern, habe sie sogar mit Pumps geschafft!
Das Auto haben wir Sloterdijk im P+R geparkt und sind mit der Metro zur Waterlooplein gefahren, das hat sich als perfekt erwiesen.
Also rundum 4 schöne Tage in Amsterdam!

This is the perfect base for explorers of Amsterdam. Located right in the center, quiet pedestrian area and everything in walking distance! The boat is comfortable and offers enough space to spend time onboard just in case it is raining. If you travel with kids - the best thing that can happen to you!

Nous avons passé un séjour très agréble à Amsterdam à bord de la péniche B039. Elle est vraiment très confortable, très bien aménagée, c'est une façon ludique et original pour visiter la ville. De plus elle est très bien située, au centre d'Amsterdam. Nous la recommandons à tous ceux qui désirent visiter la ville. C'est vraiement super.
Merci, pour ce séjour inoubliable.

We stay on Houseboat B039 for 3 days in February, two adults and one child 11 years old.
This boat is an excellent place to stay in center of Amsteram. The equipment is clean, created with good taste and comfortably.
The informations on the website are correct, it was all perfect.
We enjoyed our stay, it was beautifully.
Thanks to the friendly landlord.

Our stay on your beautiful houseboat was great and it won`t be the last time! We will come again!

Great place to be in Amsterdam. I slept 4 nights in this great boat. Price was OK. Location was OK.
Boat was well equiped great shower, toilet, clean and comfortable rooms TV music cd's, dishwasher, refrigerator. Excellent. The total experience was amazing and I will sure be coming back

We had a super time on the house boat. It is in a great location, is spacious, warm and very well equipped. We would recommend it as an excellent place to stay.

We had a wonderful time in that houseboat and we will recommend it any time!
It was great to sit on the deck of the boat, to enjoy the view over the Amstel just being in the center of Amsterdam. We will come again.

We had a wonderful time in Amsterdam and the accommodation on the houseboat made it money well spend. The location of the boat outside the City Hall was very central to everything and allowed us to explore the city without being to far away. I will recommend the houseboat any time.

We would fully recommend this boat to anyone looking to stay in Amsterdam. Its location is ideal, nothing too rowdy, but just a few moments away from the hub of it all. Perfect location!
The boat is very comfy, with all homely mod cons, very airy feel to it, with light bright furnishings, tasefully done.
The hatch is heavy, and the ladders down into the boat are steep and not secure, so a sturdy pair of pins are needed to ensure no harm is done, but that should go without saying, when staying on a canal boat!
We loved it, hope you do too :o)

we've found a very nice place to stay, a nice town to visit, and meet nice people. The houseboat is in town but in a quiet canal. The washing machine for clothes was broken but the girls on the houseboat close to our boat let us use their washing machine.

We found our accommodation on houseboat B039 comfortable. very central, owner was very helpful, not having a washing machine and internet was disapointing. But we enjoyed our stay and if we return to Amsterdam we would certainly think about staying on houseboat B039.
Marjorie

Wonderful location and fabulous boat. Judith and Arthur were responsive to a couple of "snagging" issues and fixed them as soon as possible, they made it clear they were on the end of a phone if needed, otherwise they were unobtrusive. Plenty of room to sleep up to six comfortably. I cannot recommed this accommodation highly enough for a truly unusual stay, while offering all mod cons. Enjoy!

We had a wonderful time on this boat...Its amazingly clean and it had everything we needed and more.We are definatly planning on coming back this year in may 2009.
Cant wait......x x

This houseboat was amazing, It was a wonderful place to come home to after a long day. The place is very comfortable and cozy and has everything you need. It made our trip very unique and we would not have wanted to do it any other way. I would recommend this houseboat to anyone traveling to amsterdam.
4 Guys from Iowa, USA

We had a wonderful time on this love boat! We really felt at ease and right at home. We were able to entertain friends for dinner and for light rest on the deck with the amazing views! We really loved it and hope to come much more often! Thank you for everything!
McLain

The houseboat is perfectly located in the center of Amsterdam near the Rembrandtplein. The boat has everything you need. You can sit on the deck in the sun, the kitchen is well equipped, there's a living room with a table, comfy sofa, tv and stereo. The owners are also very nice. We definitely had a good time!

This houseboat is right in front of Stopera, and all major attractions are 5 minutes walk. There is a lot of space inside, and the view outside is perfect. I would recommend this houseboat to everyone.
We had a great time, is perfect rest in the big and warm livingroom while watching the Amstel River and the snow flakes falling.
Thank you Judith and Arthur for this opportunity.

Lots of room onboard, heating and water hot and location central, Tram & Metro nearby, nothing is too far away - highly recomended

We had the best break ever. My daughter wants to leave Ireland and live on the boat. The interior looks quite big on the website pictures, but it's even bigger in real life and is really comfortable. We felt at home straight away, and the slight movement of the boat rocks you gently to sleep at night. The only small downside is that the windows don't open - It would be nice to be able to hear the sounds from the canal. ...It's quite difficult to get down the ladder into the boat, but we noticed it gets
easier if you have a few beers first, which isn't hard with all the cosy pubs and cafes only a few yards from the jetty. ...as Arnie would say...' I'll Be Back!'
The Simms, Belfast, N.Ireland.

We were 4 persons that stayed 4 nights in the boat. It was great to try a real dutch houseboat. The boat is located close to everything. The view from the boat is really nice. Everything worked perfectly. We cannot imagine a better way to stay in Amsterdam.

Highly recommend this boat. It is wonderfully situated in central Amsterdam near the Waterlooplein metro stop, conveniently close to Rembrandtplein and Nieuwmarkt and not far at all from the Dam. *Fantastic* views down the Amstel from the deck.
Inside it is spacious: 2 smallish bedrooms with full/matrimonial sized bed each; in the large living room there's a fold out couch as well. The living area is airy and spacious, with lots of light from the ceiling windows. A fully functional kitchen with washing machine, fridge and stove.
Good sized bathroom with shower and bathtub. Plenty of water, and hot. Heating system worked fine (we were there in late September 2007).
The decor inside is clean and functional and attractive. More than enough bedding and blankets. Pots and pans in the kitchen.
The owner of the boat was courteous and very helpful, offering tips on local shopping and eating as well as providing their phone number in the case that we might need something.
This was an extremely pleasant place to stay and I would definitely return again and recommend it to friends.
G.K., 26 Sept 2007 (full name and email witheld for privacy reasons only)

Well we liked the boat it was roomy and very well done.In a very good location and the river action on the weekend was very entertaining. Most every thing was within walking distance.We were ther July 2nd to the 10th and our neighbor Chris was helpfull.I was here in 2005 but not at the boat and hope to come back next year because it was great.
Pete & Dar
You may e-mail any questions and tell Judith& Arthur we had a good time

I could live on this boat forever!!! There is nothing like being right on the water and this boat is located perfectly at a water intersection. There is boat traffic all day long and into the evening--it is gorgeous.
The boat is extrememly comfortable and easily accomodated our party of 4 adults. It is clean, well-equipped and spacious. There is a nice restaurant just 10 steps off of the boat and the boat is nicely located near many things to see and do. There is an open market just 1 minute from the boat.
We spent 4 nights on the boat and tried to stay more but it was booked.

Wir (vier Männer) hatten das Hausboot fünf Tage bzw. vier Nächte.
Die Übergabe erfolgte durchJudith Rispens, welche ich bei Ankunft angerufen habe. Sie war innerhalb weniger Minuten am Boot und erklärte die notwendigen Einzelheiten.
Da mit dem Boot alles in Ordnung war, war dies auch der einzige Kontakt mit den Vermietern.
Man muss zwar über ein anderes Boot gehen um zur Einstiegslucke zu gelangen, dafür hat man aber wiederrum einen gewissen Abstand zu den Fussgängern.
Das Boot war sauber, ist geräumig und nett eingerichtet. Die beiden Schlafzimmer sind zwar etwas klein, aber dafür entschädigt das große Wohnzimmer mit offerner Küche. Leider hat es oft geregnet, wodurch die Temperaturen gesunken sind und wir gezwungen waren die gut funktionierende Heizung einzuschalten.
Da das Boot an einer sehr ruhigen Fußgängerzone liegt, hört man lediglich den Straßenverkehr von der anderen Seite der Amstel. Von diesem Standort aus kann man bequem die ganze Stadt zu Fuß entdecken.
Da in der Nähe ein Supermarkt ist, ist auch die Selbstversorgung überhaupt kein Problem.
Einzig der Einstieg über eine Leiter könnte mit kleinen Kindern oder für ältere Personen ein wenig mühsam sein.
Wir waren jedenfalls vollkommen zufrieden, und werden bei unseren nächsten Aufenthalt aufgrund der Lage des Bootes, der Ausstattung sowie der netten Vermieter wieder dieses Boot mieten.

Thanks to the houseboat B039 we had a wonderful time in Amsterdam this spring.
We where 4 women who had 3 nights in a houseboat we wish could be our own. Inside it´s like a real house, with good beds, room for 6 people.
A beautiful bathroom, citchen with "everything" and a sittingroom with charm.
On the deck you have the sun from morning to sunset.
The only bad thing for us was: too short time.
Best regards from Elin and friends!

The houseboat is very nice, large and in a good position. I'm very happy! thank's

Boat B039 looked good on the website - and turned out to be even better than we dared hope for in our long weekend in Amsterdam. Getting there was straightforward via car, though parking alonside the boat is difficult as it's moored in a largely pedestrianised area. That said, if you drive into Waterlooplein underground car park for a couple of hours you'll be less than 50m from the front door. It's a very safe place to leave the car for your whole stay, but very expensive at over 30 Euros per day.
Access to the boat is via the deck of boat B040 , then down quite a steep ladder. Once inside, it's better than any hotel room at a comparable price and so much larger. In essence, it's just as it appears in the photos. Immaculate, airy, clean, warm and spacious, it's a real home from home. The beds are comfortable, there's no sensation of bobbing about on the water and where else can you wave to the tourist boats then feed the moorhens as you sip your morning tea on deck?
Centrally located and within walking distance of virtually all the main sights, the looks of envy from passing tourists said it all. You'd be mad to stay anywhere else...
Anna & Colin Watts
London
UK

Houseboat 039 is in a great location with wonderful views of the Amstel canal and right outside a pleasant cafe. The boat itself is a wonderfulsurprise inside with beautiful minimal decoratiion and well furnished. Its beautifully comfortable and very romantic. The kitchen is reasonably well equiped and other facilities are excellent. Like everything its not 100% perfect but we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, better than any hotel experience! A privilage to be able to stay there.

4 of us have just stayed at this houseboat, and i just have to say that it was fantastic, sometimes when you book something over the internet the pictures are much better than ewhat you get in real life, however the pictures really do not do this boat justice. it had a lovely area up top where you could have a cup of tea in the morning and watch Amsterdam come to life, the lounge and kitchen area were huge as was the bathroom, and the 2 bedrooms really well furnished. the location itself was also amazing right in the heart of Amsterdam in the Amstel district. i would definetly recommend this amazing place to stay in the future.