We did a two night stay visiting Boston for our Anniversary and decided to do something different by staying on a houseboat. It was so very cool! Yes, at first it was a little bit of an adjustment getting used to being on the water, but our legs got used to it quick enough. We got to the boat late afternoon Friday and by the next morning we didn't even notice that we were on a boat anymore. The boat was super clean and had everything anyone would need- from pots and pans, to a hair dryer to coffeemaker to even Dramamine in case of emergency!
We are a family of 3 and our two small pups and we had ample room. My daughter slept on the pullout bed and said it was very comfortable. My hubby and I were in the bedroom and I have to say- I've travelled much and stayed in hotels, Airbnb's, etc., and this was THE MOST COMFORTABLE bed I've slept on ever! (We were amused at how high it was but I mean it is a houseboat and you need to maximize storage so we completely understood why it was so high off the ground. But we were laughing trying to climb on LOL!)
If you bring your pup, there is a walking trail by the main gate that seems to be the happening place for pooches in the area. My two girls loved walking there and sniffing the local action LOL.
There are carts for you to bring your belongings to the boat and the boat is not far from the parking area. The general area of the marina is very safe, but the marina itself was super secure with needing a special key fob to get in and out. Everyone we encountered there was nice and it was interesting seeing all the different yachts and sailboats and how people decorated their "water homes". The views were AMAZING! Walking the different piers at night was nice. I love cityscapes and there was no shortage here!
The location was perfect. We never moved our car (even though there was ample parking). We walked everywhere! The Freedom Trail was close by, getting into main part of the city was close. Restaurants were close by too. (A side note, we had takeout from Pier 6 Restaurant but weren't impressed- maybe we caught them on a bad night. But we did enjoy sitting on the tables by the restaurant to have our meal outdoors.)
Deb was fantastic with communication and whenever she asked if I had any questions- I really had none because she covered all the bases.
Thank you Deb for sharing your houseboat with us and giving us these memories!