The boat is a lovely way to spend a unique time in Prague. We have three children, aged 5, 10 and 12. The landlord told us that it states on the Airbnb site that it’s not suitable for children, but we never saw that notice on the page and indeed searched for child-friendly places. He did, however, after we placed our order, warn us clearly that we had to be careful with the 5 year old. We were and things were fine, but we would have appreciated him telling us that a life vest was preferable or even necessary for the smaller ones, as pointed out by neighbours with children across the river.
The boat is quaint and lovely with everything you might need for a short stay. It was clean and comfortable, and it was wonderful to sit right on the Vltava River at night, watching people sail by and see all the different birds swim or fly by. There were a lot of spiders inside and outside of the boat, but as they eat the bugs and the boat is on the river where there are bound to be a lot of bugs, we didn’t mind.
The area is not super nice, truth be told, as the boat is moored inside a somewhat tidy junk yard with steel bars, old cars, broken concrete and gravel. The view is very pretty when facing away from the shore and instead facing the river and the island across from the boat :-) . The upside of the junk yard is that the area is very safe as it is fenced off and there is a security guard and it’s quiet at night. So while we didn’t mind the junk yard on three sides of the boat, it’s worth mentioning here as it’s not possible to see on Google Maps. There is quite a bit of traffic that starts early in the morning, as this is a business, but people drove at a reasonable speed and slowed down as soon as they saw pedestrians. Also, the tram and underground are close by, so is a small local store with everything you might need for snacks and breakfast and lots of restaurants and bars, and the boat ferry across the river and a train/pedestrian bridge are all within easy walking distance.
All in all, we’re glad we stayed there, though we would have liked to know about the life vest and the fact the boat is moored in a junk yard. Now that we know about it, we will certainly consider staying here again upon our return to Prague.