This houseboat is adequate if you were in a pinch for a larger occupancy rental (6 people) like we were but it is a little rough around the edges. First, it is difficult to find for both you and Ubers. It is very dimly lit, no real signage, and you are dodging bikes and cars while you search for the boat. It didn't help that our host who lived next door wasn't able to be reached while we stood outside at night with four kids and all our bags.
And we screwed up a little too. Trying to find broader options for a place in Amsterdam after 3 cancellations, we put down 4 people and we are in fact six. So, our host asked for another $200 and we obliged. This meant he had to put sheets on another bed for a seven and nine year old.
Hein the Host was pleasant and considerate. We liked him. You could tell he wanted to help and gave us useful directions.
But some stuff was difficult to get through. It was hot in Amsterdam. But the bedrooms in the bottom of the boat were on fire. Like 80 degrees farenheit. And you can't open a window because they are covered in spiders on both sides. Worse yet, the sheets and rooms smelled like body odor. Like 3 pm on a train to the city body odor. There was no flat sheet, only a fitted sheet and a comforter.
A small fan in the room made a wretched noise as it oscillated. Tough to sleep here.
Also odd was that the bathroom shower is quite visible through an un-curtained window. Didn't love that.
Houseboat is about a $20 euro cab ride to everything and surrounding neighborhood is pleasant and quiet. TV does not work at all so no entertainment options in-house, but you are in Amsterdam, right?
Plenty of kitchen amenities to cook and eat too.
Overall, this was our roughest stay in Europe and we wouldn't do it again ... unless we were in a pinch like this past trip.