Ratings based on 13 Verified Reviews
4.7 Room cleanliness
4.4 Service & staff
5.0 Room comfort
4.5 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 26 Apr 2024
Very nice stay on the boat. Terrace is very convinient if you want to stay in the sun. Very calm even though there is a bridge but the noice is not very hard.
Nice small room with everything you need.
One inconvenient: the soap was not refilled there was no soap but we used the shower gel that was refilled.
by A verified traveler
Posted 13 Feb 2024
Comment from Hotel Management
14 Feb 2024 by AMSTEL HouseBoats, Hotel Management
lovely to have you over Heather
by A verified traveler
Perfect stay
Posted 31 Dec 2023 on HotelsAbsolutely loved our stay on the boat, beautiful location with a beautiful view from inside, lovely being able to sit out on the decking in the evenings. Not too noisy, nice and warm. Love the mini fridge and the coffee machine. I absolutely loved our stay and will definitely return. The decking with the backdrop and the lights made for a perfect setting to propose to my girlfriend and we have had the best trip. The ONLY thing I have to say is that on our first day we were laying down and having a cuddle and the owner just unlocked our door and came walking straight in without knocking or anything and we didn’t really like that as didn’t feel very private then but she was really polite and other than that our stay was perfect and we will return and recommend
Comment from Hotel Management
14 Feb 2024 by AMSTEL HouseBoats, Hotel Management
Thanks for taling the time to jot something down. Much appreciated.Sorry about the disturbance on your arrival day. We'll speak to our collegues bout it. Usually we knock long and loud...
by A verified traveler
Beautiful stay in Dam
Posted 9 Nov 2023 on HotelsLovely stay on LittleAmstel, would highly recommend to any couple wanting to stay for a few days in Amsterdam. Great location and well appointed unit of accommodation.
Would stay agajn
Comment from Hotel Management
11 Nov 2023 by AB, Hotel Management
much obliged!
by A verified traveler
THE BEST
Posted 4 Sep 2023 on HotelsThe perfect place for a short city break, feels private even though you share the outdoor area with a couple others. Couldn’t recommend this place enough!!!
by A verified traveler
Posted 16 Aug 2023 on Hotels
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Aug 2023 by Amstel Houseboats, Hotel Management
Lovely to have you over!
by A verified traveler
Posted 11 Aug 2023
My daughter and I spent 2 nights in the houseboat Little Amstel. We wanted something different and we were really delighted.
The boat was clean and considering how compact it was, very well organised and supplied.
The shower was great and the coffee machine easy to use.
I enjoyed sitting in the deck in the morning with a coffee with the sun on my face watching the water. Bliss!
The walls were fairly thin and it was easy to hear our next door guests as they arrived later in the night. Be aware that Amsterdam is a lively city and there will be people going by; either in boats or on foot over the nearby bridge from their night out. It didn’t bother us at all, but be aware it’s not completely silent.
Thank you for your kind help with our luggage.
We will recommend your little boat to all our friends.
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Aug 2023 by Amstel Houseboats, Hotel Management
Thanks for your stay and the time you took to write a review.Welcome back anytime!
by A verified traveler
Posted 2 Aug 2023
Location is great....very unique setting. Problem that we had is that the small room has no ventilation unless you want to keep the doors open while you sleep at night. Obvious security issues. There are no windows that you can open.
The owners state that the air conditioner will turn on automatically once the air temperature gets high in the room so the occupants don't have to worry about turning it off.....this is environmentally responsible. When we stayed there for two nights the room was hot and stuffy. Contacted the owner and he agreed to turn on the air conditioner remotely(his computer) for a few hours the first night. The second night I had to email him to turn on the air conditioner again because it was extremely uncomfortable in the room again. He did this but for only a short amount of time. We woke up in the middle of the night hot and sweaty and had to open the doors to the tiny room.
Unless I'm missing something with the Amsterdam City regulations about running an air conditioner overnight with rental properties this is unacceptable. The owner is in the tourism industry. His clients are using jet aircraft to fly in from all around the world causing so called world carbon emissions to go up and he is using the "environmental card" so he can save a few bucks on not running an air conditioner overnight. It would be so simple to make the stay perfect.....have a control in the room for the air conditioner. I dont recommend staying here until this is fixed.
Comment from Hotel Management
3 Aug 2023 by Amstel Houseboats, Hotel Management
Dear Karen,Thanks for your stay. As you see with other reviews yours is kind of out of place. That's why we feel the need to respond.We have an air-conditioning unit that will go on automatically on maybe 10-15 days a night when its hot out. Rest of the year you simply don't need one in the Netherlands.That's why we have two (actually three) ventilation stand in our window which doubles as a door. During your stay it was about 15 degrees outside. We went out of our way to override our system. Twice. Most of our guest don't fly in but use a train or car when they can. If you don't think about the mentioned environment ('card') you must have been living under a stone. At Amstel HouseBoats we try to do all we can to minimalise impact: no plastic containers, separate bins, low water and energy consumption etc etc.Pls take your business across the river next time. There's a sweet 5 star hotel (Amstel InterContinental). I am sure they have AC all night long. Price is a little higher. Factor 5 I guess.
by A verified traveler
Posted 26 Jun 2023 on Hotels
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Aug 2023 by Amstel Houseboats, Hotel Management
Thanks for your stay and friendliness
by A verified traveler
Posted 18 Apr 2023 on Hotels
Perfect location, very clean, overall awesome!
