Boat is great. Cozy and cute. You do have to maintain a coal fire in the cooler months (May included).
This is not a hotel- it’s a working canal boat with all the fixings. Some may not appreciate what goes into the experience- you may not want to walk across a 3” wide edge to start an engine to charge batteries.
But if you do, it’s well worth it- this was an awesome experience. Stayed for 2 nights. Arrived to a cozy warm boat thanks to Toby- who also gave me the best tube route to get to the meeting point when I texted him about checking in meet up.
You do have to meet the host(s) the first day to get a rundown of how to take care of the place.
There was a delicious loaf of bread with even better fruit jam left, eggs, milk, coffee, tea... perfect to arrive to.
We would stroll the canal in the morning- but as the canal boats have to move weekly we did not find out our exact location until a week or two prior to check in. Location was lovely, but a wee bit farther out of central London than we would have preferred- but well worth the travel needed.