This was our second stay on this magical house boat. Last summer we only had a few nights and this year we felt so fortunate to be able to stay for an entire week. I will never tire of sitting on the deck in the evening watching all of the sights go by.
The inside is beautiful as well and has everything you need. This was fortunate for the couple of days it was too rainy to eat on the deck.
We have two sons ages 13 and 10 who stayed in the bunk room and were quite happy there. They were also happy with the ice cream shop on the corner (visible from the deck) where they could go get a scoop every night. The fire fighters liked to come get ice cream every night as well. They would park their trucks on the bridge and enjoy the evening with everyone else.
There is a grocery store around the corner which had everything we wanted. Being vegetarian, it's nice to be able to cook for ourselves at times. Also, it's quite expensive to dine out so it was nice to save money by cooking as well. If you do want to eat out, though, there are some nice places close by. I know it's not traditional Dutch, but the ramen place around the corner is really good.
Hadewych is an attentive but not intrusive host. She wrote an e-mail in the middle of the week to check on us (very good wifi in the boat, by the way) and make sure we had everything we need. I asked where I could buy more wood for the fire pit on the deck and she had two bags sent over the next day.
I really cannot say enough good things about this place and about Hadewych. If you can stay here on your trip to Amsterdam you absolutely should.