I travelled to Amsterdam with my two aunts in their fifties, and my cousin who is a 20-something like myself. We arrived by train very late at night and had a little bit of a hard time figuring out the door, as it is more of a hatch than a door. We had a lot of luggage as my cousin had just finished a 6 month study abroad semester, so it was quite interesting carrying it over two boats. I would recommend packing light!
The houseboat is immaculately clean and the beds were so comfortable after long days of sight-seeing. We enjoyed sitting on top of the boat and watching the action on the canal and enjoying people watching on the skinny bridge. Great value and awesome location. We decided to uber from Amsterdam Centraal because we had a lot of luggage, but it is walkable if you pack light.
Overall it was quiet, but there is a pub close by that was quite noisy as people were enjoying the gorgeous weather we had late into the night.
I would highly recommend this houseboat to anyone looking for a unique and comfortable stay in Amsterdam!