Houseboat was exactly as described. It's comfortable, clean and well equipped. We loved the canal ambiance. The living area gave great views onto the canal itself and the kitchen is a very modern galley well-suited to a houseboat. The bathroom was a delight with a wonderful shower.

Frans welcomed us with fresh flowers, food snacks and a fridge stcoked with Prosecco, beer and soft drinks. There was an ample supply of ground coffee and teabags.

Frans was attentive but not intrusive and was able to accommodate some special requests we had.

The houseboat is located in a quiet residential suburb and about a mile from the tram line that runs all the way into the central area. We found the provided bicycles invaluable for getting back and forth from the houseboat to the tram stop. It took us about 6-7 minutes each way. There's a shopping plaza at the train station with a good supermarket with good ready-prepared meals if you want to dine in. We did that 2 of our evenings with Frans. The tram ride to the central area took around 25 minutes.

We are active retired visitors and really enjoyed the opportunity to do the Amsterdam thing and get on a bike! The location might not suit guests who want to roll out the front door for night life or who don't have a car and aren't comfortable hopping on a bike to get to the tram line.

We'd be very happy to stay with Frans on a return visit to Amsterdam.