Amsterdam Beta - Houseboats?
Planning a trip through Amsterdam next spring, any mags stay in a houseboat while traveling through?
We prefer VRBOs while traveling but it looks like they've cracked down on them, and houseboats seem to be more readily available. Hotel rooms, while plentiful, look to be small, which is okay but wifey and I like a little bit more room for afternoon siestas/recharge before going back out in the evening.
Any intel?
Amsterdam Beta - Houseboats?
Sorry any intel I’ve got is old. That said, Do it!!!
I’d aim for one in Amsterdam proper or barely on the outskirts and on a canal with a nearby streetcar stop.
I’ve done it twice and it’s a rad way to take in the city. But do stay in the city if you can. Back in my day it was these websites that were like precursors to VRBO; rented some awesome little hotels, condos and houseboats. Rad city!!
I like the ones that look like actual boats but we stayed on one once that looked like a floating trailer and it was very nice.
I wouldn’t fear the small Indy hotel (used to list on the same sites) but what ya gonna do, small.
Houseboat!!!!
ETA: in case it isn’t obvious, unless otherwise stated, the quarters appointments like the head will function as if it were an apartment with no special care or knowledge needed based on it being a boat, city utilities in Amsterdam proper IME anyway.
Another advantage is of course the kitchen, but you’d get that with a condo also but yeah, nice kitchen, do some shopping, cook a little… oh man, I wish i was there right now!!
And try to bail on the ones where the owner/caretaker is living in the fucking pilot house full time. At least I did anyway.
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