If you are looking for a unique place to stay while you are in Amsterdam, living on a houseboat is the place for you! I wasn't sure what it would be like before we arrived, but right-off it exceeded our expectations. The house felt like a home. The kitchen had all the pots, pans, and utensils we needed. The bedrooms were clean and quite and then there's the back porch. You know you're not in Kansas anymore when you can lounge on a comfortable couch, floating on a canal, watching the comings and going of Amsterdamians and a variety of water fowl as you drink your morning coffee or sip a late night glass of wine.
There was an excellent grocery store right around the corner that had fresh fruit, a deli, and everything we needed for cooking meals. It was extra bonus that it was open until midnight, so our jet lagged bodies could find food even though we arrived late in the evening!
I should also mention that I was concerned about being motion sick, but in the four days we stayed on the boat, never did it feel like I was "on a boat".