My friends and I stayed as a group of 6 on the luxury houseboat, we hardly saw our hosts as they came to drop off and collect the keys but did not stay with us on the houseboat. The houseboat itself is lovely; a nice big living space with a good kitchen, large dining table and open plan lounge with a good stereo (and a fire that looked great for winter.) The bed rooms were a reasonable size and the bathrooms are modern and well designed. We made full use of the waterside deck eating breakfasts, lunch and sunbathing on it and we had a BBQ one evening. The shops are really close by - a supermarket, a bakery, a pharmacy, a few resturants and some cafes are all within walking distance, so are the tram and bus stops to get to the town centre. The houseboat is really close to the Westerpark; we took a picnic with us on the final day and sat in the sunshine. We agreed to look after their cat Simba whilst we stayed which wasn't a problem at all - she largely ignored us! The houseboat is really quiet and peaceful. Definitely a beautiful place to live. If you have no plans for what to do whilst in Amsterdam, try a boat tour of the canals or visit the zoo as it is a fantastic day out for any age group. We've had a brilliant weekend and would definitely go back. We would like stay at this houseboat again if possible and we would certainly recommend it to others.