Great location, the surrounding area is beautiful and the decor in the boat was very quirky and cool, this really fitted with the urban arty area that is Amsterdam-Noord. We hired bikes from a place called budget bikes about 20mins walk away. We really enjoyed meeting Harry the heron, he came to the houseboat everyday and stared at us with his funny eyes and licked his lips when he smelt the food. The area was very peaceful and silent, overall we loved our stay.