the boathouse is great - every bit as good as it looked in the pictures. If anything it was somewhat more spacious than we'd expected from the pics. Beautifully quiet, tranquil and scenic, yet easy to get into town. We'd have liked to use the bikes but our 9yr old not up to it. No prob tho - most days we walked to thenearby swmming pool other side of river, returned home then walked to RAI station for tram or metro into town. Our 9 yr old didnt complain about the walking.