Aquarius Houseboat with free WiFi, walk to Downtown! in Boston

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françoise (montréal)
Review submitted: October 11, 2011   Date of arrival: October 7, 2011

wouahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
merveilleux séjour
tout est pensé pour un confort extrème
situation géographique géniale
on revient quand ?????

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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Many more pluses than minuses -- a good overall experience

seant (Central Mass)
Review submitted: July 6, 2010   Date of arrival: July 3, 2010

My wife and I spent two nights here over the 4th with another couple. We enjoyed it and all agreed we'd prefer this to hotel rooms.
A few tips/caveats if you're thinking of this:
>The boat rocks a lot. If you are unsteady on your feet or susceptible to motion sickness this may not be for you. We found ourselves laughing about it -- this is my first "moving shower".
> The description indicated there'd be condiments. There were NONE -- no salt, pepper, ice in the freezer... no soap or shampoo in the shower. Bring everything you need -- cooking oil, ice (there's none for sale at the marina -- it's a half-mile walk to Tedesci's). No problem -- if you know it! (I didn't)
>If there's more than 2 in your party -- bring folding chairs. There's only 2 chairs on the upper deck -- and you don't want to lug the steel chairs up there. A couple cheap Coleman chairs-in-a-bag would be a nice addition to the place.
>There is a water taxi available. Keep in mind, though, it's $15/person plus tip. To go the short distance over to the North End and back would set the 4 of us back $140-ish. It's about a 20 minute walk.
>Check for sheets on arrival. Time for bed and there were none for the pull out (Ryan got 'em there promptly when we called the next day).
>You can't see the Esplanade fireworks from here. You can hear them --- and see lots of other great fireworks all around the harbor.
Good a/c in the boat (important because it was blazing hot), easy walk to Old Ironsides. Interesting to observe the marina culture -- fun for us to watch the boat traffic (right up to big tankers 100ft distant). If you're looking for different, here it is.
Some details could use attention -- but we liked this enough that we're thinking of trying other houseboats in other locations.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, girls getaway, romantic getaway

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Jen48 (Dallas, Texas)
Review submitted: October 22, 2009   Date of arrival: October 22, 2009

Even with the bad weather we had during our visit, the houseboat was one of the highlights of our trip. Very clean, all the comforts of home, and lots of extras. Easy access and directions to all the places we wanted to go. Next time will know there is no need to pack hairdryer, shampoos, etc. It is all there!

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