My boyfriend and I had a really fantastic experience staying on Lilian's beautiful houseboat last week. I would highly recommend staying there if you visit Amsterdam for various reasons, which I've summarised below: - The host - Lilian has been a great host throughout - she got back to me as soon as I enquired about the availability and always responded straight away to all our correspondence in the run up to our visit. She gave me real peace of mind about the organisation of it all, sending the itinerary straight away and informing me early on that her friend Iris would be showing us around the houseboat as she was away herself at that time. Iris was also super lovely and very helpful when we did arrive. She showed us round, gave me her contact details and said we could contact her at any time if we had questions. We had an issue with the boat's pump at one point and she came straight away to help us fix it - we really appreciated that so thank you Iris! :) - The location - The boat is located in a really nice quiet corner of Amsterdam, but it's very close to the centre and lots of nice little shops/bars/restaurants etc. so you're definitely not far away from all the sights and fun of the city. It's also a stone's throw away from Westerdok where you can get the ferry to NDSM and the country park up in the north. If you're coming here by bike, as we were, this is a perfect place to stay as everywhere is so easy to get to and Lilian was happy for us to lock the bikes up on the boat. We had a nice day trip getting the ferry across to NDSM and then taking a picnic up to the country parks, and it was so simply to get there and back from the boat. - The boat itself - The house is really comfortable, well equipped and just generally a beautiful place to stay! Lots of plants too which is always a plus in my book :) There are cooking facilities, kettle/toaster/filter coffee machine etc and space to store your food (supermarket is round the corner), plus cleaning things and just everything you would want to feel comfortably at home. The best thing about staying here was how homely it felt I think - we ended up spending most of our evenings there as it was so nice and secluded and we could eat our dinner out on the deck looking at the river. There's also a few nice bars nearby to try out if you like that sort of thing. The bathroom was very clean, again well equipped and nicely decorated. The bedroom is also very cosy and comfortable and we slept really well there. So in conclusion I would really recommend Lilian's houseboat as a place to stay in Amsterdam - we certainly hope to come back as soon...