What a fantastic and unique place to stay! The boat can be a little tricky to find so get those details from Francis before you arrive. Also good to know that he runs his business out of part of the boat. If you stay on the weekend you're likely to be the only ones around but during the week just know that others will be there. We arrived on a Friday and one of the gals that works there helped us get settled in. We had to wait about 30 min as it was still being cleaned so if you're on a time crunch and check in during the morning, let Francis know your time line. Throughout the weekend, we had the place to ourselves. If you're not driving a car and want to use bikes, also let Francis know as they have some on sight. If the weather is even decent, I highly recommend biking rather than driving in Gent. It's IS a boat so think quirky charming: low ceiling and the bathroom is kind of an open space to the sleeping and kitchenette (which has coffee- thank goodness!, tea and a refrigerator). There is just a privacy wall for the "head". You can't really stand in the shower but it works for getting clean and refreshed all the same. I mention this because my better half is very private about that kind of thing and he is also quite tall (6'4") but it all really worked out just great. By bike it's 10min to the main streets of Gent. If you're not feeling the city vibe we recommend buying some nice bottles of beer and sitting on the deck. We would absolutely stay here again.