This is a unique location: one of a kind historical barge Catharina, converted to a houseboat.
This listing may be for you if you like or love: the feeling of history, novelty in accommodation, clean accommodations, boats, peat stoves, a nice big television for the evening in, and having the surrounding area to yourself. The restaurants in Galway are also excellent.
This listing may not be for you (in winter) if you are someone that needs a narrow range of temperature to be comfortable, since:
(1) Using the peat stove and the radiators gets the boat to about 18-19C (64-66F) when it is 10C (50F) outside. This drops to 16-17C by morning, once the fire goes to embers. Also you need to be comfortable with lighting, stoking and cleaning a stove.
(2) The water is directly heated by gas (no hot water cylinder), and so the shower temperature does fluctuate by a few degrees.