Our stay on Olga's houseboat was very special--eating breakfast while watching rowing boats and cormorants diving for fish was most unexpectedly wonderful and the location is fantastic. Short walk to Kew Gardens Elizabeth Gate and Maids of Honor Tea Shop on Kew Road. Relatively short journey into Central London for Museums and Theatre. Closest transport is London overground to Kew Bridge where there is a Sainsbury's right on the corner, but a short walk to the Kew Garden station on the District Line brings you to a charming set of village shops and restaurants--Ma Cuisine is a fabulous French restaurant that I would love to visit again. Olga was a very responsive host and quick to answer our questions and help sort out minor problems when contacted. Stay highly recommended.