Our stay this past weekend in on Siem's boat made our trip to Amsterdam very special. Siem met us there and explained the local area and nus/tram routes for us. He left a bottle of lovely wine with some bread, eggs and cheese which was a very welcome treat. I had corresponded with his dad Ton, who is equally as nice and friendly along with his wife and their boat is next door.
The boat itself is delightful with its quirks and art pieces and is full character. The kitchen is well equipped. its very warm, bed is wonderfully comfortable and the WiFi is brilliant. Its about 5 min walk from the bus and 20 min form nearest Tram line. (I would recommend making yourself familiar with the transport system in the area as it will cut out needless tram journeys esp when you have only a few days).
There's a supermarket directly across the road which has everything you could need (lots of fresh local produce) as well as your daily basics. The people in the area are lovely and helpful.
We experienced some varied weather while there (from snow to sleet/ice to wind and rain to sunshine) and all was beautiful from the boat's deck, it was esp lovely to wake up to sunshine coming through the little windows and skylight and then going up on deck (almost made me not want to head into the city for the day :)).
Highly recommend this place (the pics don't do it justice) and I hope to return to Siem's boat to take advantage of it in the warmer weather.