Reviews of Arknoa Houseboat Amsterdam Hostel

Important Information

Dogs are not directly accepted as there are 2 cats living on board.
To secure your booking with Arknoa, please make an upfront payment of your first night
directly to my ING bank in Amsterdam. Payment is CASH on arrival.
Please note that the DUTCH tourist tax -TB7%- will be added to your bill on arrival.
Please see to it that you have the right amount in CASH as Arknoa does not accept payment through Master or visa cards.
Check-in is at 16:00.
On Thursdays and Fridays, innkeeper is away in between 17:00 and 22.30.
Best is to arrive on these days in between 16:00 and 17.00 or later after 22.30.
Check-out is always at 10.30am.
Key deposit is e50.- p person.
Deposit will be returned when rooms, rowing boats and bathroom/cups and dishes/ are left tidy and clean,
when garbage has been removed, when key is returned and no stains are found on sheets and mattress.
Please ask for extra protection of sheets and mattress, if needs be!...

If you are going to arrive late, please PHONE in.
Emails cannot be received when Innkeeper is not at the Houseboat.

Baggage cannot be parked at the houseboat for the afternoon at departure time 11am.
Amsterdam Central Station offers parking space for luggage at the Eastern side of the Station.

For the NEST ROOM, see description above.

The 2 rooms face the afternoon sun, the canal and 8 grand beautiful trees on the other side of the canal.

The Elephant room is comfortable, attractive, spacey, with books available in the room.
There are 4 windows, a fridge, T & coffee making possibilities, a radio, a private entrance, 'internet plug-in', and a narrow terrace
on the canal side where a rowing boat is parked for you to enjoy safely the feel of the water. There is 1 king size double bed (1m40x2m) &
1 comfortable couch bed (0m80 x 2m). This room is situated at the far end of the houseboat with shared bathroom/shower just down
the hall next to the smaller Nest room (2p.) and the innkeeper's studio.

Please note that there is only ONE WC, in the shared bathroom on the boat!
Showers are allowed in the morning only after 10am, once all guests have used the toilet!

Arknoa is close to the supermarket, the Jordaan district, the Ann Frank house & the street markets on Saturdays and Mondays.

Arknoa offers its guests a safe, peaceful and refreshing place to relax in. So welcome to your floating room on the waters and to a good night's sleep!
Innkeeper, Rose Noa.

- For LAST MINUTE BOOKINGS be sure to PHONE Rose Noa asap! In such cases, please only PHONE!
Pour votre bonne information, Rose Noa speaks le francais et un peu d'espagnol.

Please note: it is important to provide a valid complete mobile phone number (with country numbers)
so that Rose Noa can get in touch with you.

Check-in / Check-out

Earliest check-in: 16:00

Latest Check-out: 11:00

Policies

• Credit Cards Not Accepted
• Taxes Not Included