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ARKNOA: private houseboat with central heating & plenty of hot water!
Located at 9 min. walking distance from central station, Arknoa offers 2 private rooms on the West, the sunny side, with waterfront view over broad and active canal during the daytime and peacefull at night. The 2 rooms are now equiped with (secure wifi: sstp): INTERNET 'PLUG-IN'S' for your labtops.
1. The Elephant room, deluxe twin private or deluxe 3 bed private:
a large 3-person-private-studio-room for 1,2 or 3 persons: with private entrance;
- 4 windows, fridge, t & coffee making possibilities, a radio, a narrow terrasse on the canal side where a rowing boat is parked for you to enjoy safely the feel of the water. There is 1 large double bed & 1 comfortable couch bed for 1, 2 or 3 guests only!!
(Up to 5 guests can book at Arknoa, if they book the 2 rooms/but please first check for availability in the 2nd room, the nest room/the Basic double bed private!!!)
The Elephant room face the afternoon sun, the canal and 8 grand beautiful trees on the other side of the canal. It is comfortable, attractive, spacey, with books available in the room. Showers in Elephant room are taken after 10am in the morning as there is only one shared bathroom and wc on the boat! The Elephant room can be booked as a 'deluxe twin private' (2 p. in the xl- bed) or as a 'deluxe three bed private', (for 3 persons or 2 persons wishing 2 individual beds).
note: If you want 2 separate beds: book then as a 3 bed-private!
The Elephant 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.
Key deposit is e50.- p.p. for both rooms.
Deposit will be returned when rooms and bathroom/cups and dishes/ are left tidy and clean behind and when garbage has been removed and key is returned and left in the slot on the inside of the door...
- 'The Elephant room', a Deluxe twin private' is excl. tourist tax 5% which will be added to your bill on arriving.
2. The 'Nest room', the basic double bed private.
A second very small room with one mezzanine double bed, for 1 or 2 persons, preferably one couple, adjacent the 'Elephant room' and the bathroom. This is a good address for a few nights in Amsterdam! Showers for this room are taken preferably later in the day when other guests occupy the 'Elephant room'.
The Nest room (a 'basic double bed private' is exclu.5% tourist tax which will be added to your bill on arrival!
Arknoa can thus accommodate all together a group
of 4 or 5 guests in these 2 adjacent rooms! Linen, towels, soaps are provided. Arknoa is close to the supermarket, the Jordaan district & the streetmarkets on saturdays and mondays. It is also close to the Westerpark and the farm there with veg meals.
Check-in is after 16oo. On fridays, innkeeper is away inbetween 18.30 and 22:oo. Best is to arrive in between 16:oo & 18.30. or later around 22:oo! Check-out is 11am.
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!
- For last minute bookings be sure to phone innkeeper a.s.a.p.
If innkeeper (the only one living at arknoa) is at a class, her mobile phone will be switched off untill the end of the class, which last's max. only 2 hours!
(You cannot park your bags at the houseboat for the afternoon at departure time 11am; but Central Station offers parking space for luggage at the eastern side of the station).
Houseboat Arknoa is close-by breakfast shops on the Haarlemmerstraat/dijk. (Barney's coffee cie, p.ex. opens at 8am.) The supermarket is 5 minutes away (open daily, sundays included from 8am to 10pm). The houseboat is also close to the monday and saturday street-markets of the jordaan.
Dogs are not directly accepted as there are 2 cats living on board. Special requests can be made.
See also adinoah' s documentation book in the room for free ferry boat trips to interesting locations &/or restaurants and to the dutch beach ! (this flying ferry to the beach, ijmuiden, cost's e5.- one way/ bus to beach 10 min./ walk down the beach to zandvort -3hrs-/return by train to amsterdam!...).
Pour votre bonne information, Rose Noa speaks le francais et un peu d'espagnol.
Directions
Adinoah sends guests a map of directions to their email address. Please print this map (printing wizard 4x6in.cropped to fit) to find your way to the houseboat.
Or print the following description of your journey to the houseboat:
At Schiphol airport, you will find the train for Amsterdam Central Station in the underground. The train takes about 35 minutes to reach Amsterdam and you have to first buy your train tickets.
It is a short walk from Amsterdam Railway Station
to the houseboat (9 min.)
Exit the station on the northern side (not the town side)
and turn left.
Follow the main road passing the busy ferries parked on your right/ Keep following the main road direction West,
(where the sun sets)/ passing the large bicycle stand on your right/ Pass bye the elegant and tall boat 'Prince of Orange' on your right/ ...Cross over then to the left side of the main road when convenient/ Passing then next the 'Kamer van Koophandel' (Chamber of Commerce) on your left/ Still on the main road, continue to the coming old bridge on an angle on your right/ Here keep on the left side of the road/ follow the bend,
and the railroad track (do not follow the road that crosses the old bridge) but look for a second modern bridge just behind it: 'the MOONbridge' (all lit up at night) (the only aluminum bridge in Europe) / and cross this modern bridge. Having arrived on the other side, count then 4 street lamps and take the 6 steps down to the wooden jetty.
Arknoa is right at the end of this jetty opposite the railroad track and opposite SQUASH CITY.
On top of Moonbridge you can see the houseboat, the second houseboat to your left, (in the middle of the canal ) / With little blue lights in the window that faces the railroad track, ... This means the captain is awaiting you,
Facilities
Linen Included, Bike Parking, Breakfast Not Inc
