This is a different experience for travellers to London - staying on a traditional canal boat in a beautiful part of the city. It's not a five star hotel, but that's not the point. Comfortable and easy once you get the hang of it. The owner is super helpful should you require anything.
A truly charming and affordable way to visit London! My friend and I loved our time on the narrowboat. The host was very friendly and communicative. The boat itself was clean, quiet, and easily accessible from Paddington station. One consideration is that my friend and I are short little ladies. If you're on the tall or large side, taking a shower or shimmying down the skinny hallway may be challenge. But the challenge is in the name: narrowboat. That it is! But the tiny quarters are what make this a unique, and enjoyable, place to stay.
Only booked for 1 night with our 7 year old granddaughter. The boat was very clean had everything we needed and was a great experience . However she now wants me to sell our house and buy a boat ! Highly recommend as a new experience
10/10 experience. Unique. Clean. Easy. Serene. Will 100 percent be back. Great hosts. If youâre on the fence about booking this, donât be. 100 percent must do.
We loved the Canal boat. The experience was a very unique one for our first time in London. There are multiple restaurants very close and stores for any food/drinks you might want with you on the boat. We would visit again!
A hard copy of boat instructions would be very helpful to have had on board boat, so that it could be easily accessed without having to check on phone or calling host.
The canal boat was in a good location for the 15 minute walk to the Paddington Station, along the nice walking path right along the canal: right out of Paddington Station, along the canal and to the boat. There was a nice restaurant right across the walking bridge beside the boat, with grocery shopping about another 10 minutes from that same side of the canal. The beds were comfortable and there was an ample supply of bedding and dishes. We had problems getting hot water due our lack of experience with solar battery (the only source of power) and timing of getting hot water; and there is no refrigerator. The solar battery had ports for charging our electronics and phones, in the bathroom cabinet. The gas stove and little heater worked fine. Seating for 3 friends was bit of an issue as we needed to use the end of one of the 3 beds for a seat. If you are a hefty person, this may not be the place for you as the passage way between the beds, walls and washroom are tight.
Nice adventure for our boys, something different. Great location 10 min walk from Paddington Station. Boat was clean, comfy beds and had everything you need.
We enjoyed staying in the cosy houseboat a lot! Very special place and great host!
Very easy and quick communication with the host - thanks TJ!
Less space than we thought looking to the pictures (where you never see the corridor next to the beds), and cold water in the shower in the first morning. TJ helped out though.
All in all enjoyable! Thanks!
As a sailboat enthusiast I thought a canal boat would be a wonderful place to stay on our trip. The canal boat in the picture depicts a pristine scene rather than our reality where both sides of the canal were jammed packed with boats rafted to each other. Many canoes and other water vehicles were propelled noisily between the boats. This canal boat looked fabulous in the pictures but was much less inviting when on board. The kitchen lacked a refrigerator. The bathroom had a port-a-potty. There was no Wi-Fi. The canal boat was not charming quite a disappointment for the money.
We enjoyed our stay and it was my 3 year old's favorite part of the trip. It did take some time getting used to the rocking, the toilet process, and cold showers but it was fun and we all look back saying "we had a great time together". Neighborhood was cool!
Eine ganz groĂartige, auĂergewöhnliche Form, in London zu wohnen. Sehr zentral gelegenes, hĂŒbsches Boot mit einem extrem netten Vermieter, der uns sogar eine Stunde lang mit dem Boot ĂŒber den Kanal geschippert hat. Ganz groĂartiges Erlebnis. Gerne wieder.
Loved our stay on this barge. Thomas was a great host. Iâm not very techno minded, it would have been helpful if there was a copy of all instructions on the boat. Other than that perfect. We even had a tour on the canal to Camden, perfection in its self. X
The overall experience of staying on the boat was great! Everything was nice and clean. The beds were VERY comfy! The host was very communicative with everything since there were a lot of bits to staying here. The host also took us for a ride down the canal and it was wonderful!! Highly recommend this VRBO.