Velvet Morning (which was not the boat we initially booked) was beautifully kitted out and very homely. Once we’d warmed the place up, it stayed warm which was one of our concerns being November. We were moored around Little Venice which was brilliant positioning for getting to and from Paddington and within reasonable walking distance of Hyde Park and many central locations. It was very quiet at night and lovely to walk/run along the towpath early in the morning.

A few things to be aware of however as life on a boat is not as straightforward as you may think!
•	There is no permanent electric hook-up. This means that every day you have to run the engine for an hour to charge the battery and to do this there is a precarious walk along the boat (6cm walkway) to start the engine. We were “double moored” which means you can’t just walk up the tow path to the back of the boat to start the engine but have to balance between two bobbing boats. If you want to charge phones, use the provided internet or anything similar, it means another hairy journey to press the “inverter” at the back of the boat which runs the battery down very rapidly. You also cannot use items such as hairdryers or straighteners. We were aware of the need to charge the battery every day but not the limitations of using anything requiring more than 8v.
•	The sofa bed is no good if you are over about 5 foot 6
•	The toilet is obviously not mains which is not everyone's cup of tea
•	As we were double moored and tied up incorrectly to the boat next to us, our neighbours (rather begrudgingly) had to retie us which meant that our entrance was no longer aligned with their boat. This meant that getting in and out of the boat was rather precarious – particularly when taking our luggage in and out or in the dark.
Sam was available by phone throughout our stay and helped resolve the issues we had quickly. All in all we had a good time but I would say if you have any sort of mobility issues, are tall or like your creature comforts, this would not suit you. It would be better by far to be moored against the tow path with a permanent electric hook up, but I do gather from Sam that this would likely mean no view of the canal as you would probably have someone moored up against you, even in November.