the property was clean and the owners had fully equipped it to make it home from home

There are no words to describe how incredible Thistle Dream is, if you are in doubt whether to book, please do! The boat feels utterly luxurious and being on the water in such beautiful accommodation is simply magical. The boat suits sun and rain (we were lucky to experience a downpour during a beautiful sunny weekend) and I can imagine how very cosy it would be in the cold too with central heating and a heated mattress, along with snuggly blankets. We were truly gutted to leave and I'm already dreaming of returning and missing the ducks that live next door. The photos don't do it justice, all expectations exceeded.

Leaving!

We loved everything about this boat and we did not want our stay to end! The boat itself is beautiful and has everything you will need for your stay. Very luxurious but also great to experience boat life. It was super comfortable and cosy. We loved seeing all the little ducks every day :) I would recommend this to anyone and we want to come back! Thank you

We liked everything, we would not change a thing.

A really nice place, if you like something different. Very comfortable beds and just amazing place to stay. Warm, lots of space and really nice vibe.

Well, because it is off-grid, you need to be a little bit more sensible and use less electricity and water. But let's be honest - that is part of the charm when you are at some place like this.

Whole boat was stunning, owners really friendly, helpful and prompt to all queries, it was beautiful would happily book again.

Slightly annoying that a lot of the appliances didn't work due to no mains hook up and the boat was a walk away down a muddy tow path from the pub with heavy bags - that said as soon as we booked the owners made us aware of this and we planned accordingly and for 1 night it didn't matter - everything we needed worked and was beautiful

Excellent customer service and support over the phone. Very clean and comfortable place to stay.

We liked everything

The quality of the boat was exceptional

It was raining but luckily I had a lovely boat to stay in

Superb boat. Extremely well appointed. Very comfortable

Difficult to find at night. Dispatch difficult to negotiate with bags.

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We loved the comforting homelike feel as you entered the boat and the welcome pack was very kind. The decor was perfect , truly luxury. The book explaining everything was perfect, friendly and really helpful. The equipment was really high quality and we felt really relaxed. Loved the huge fluffy towels and the whistling kettle. Beautiful having ducks as neighbours.

There was nothing we didn't like but it was a pity that we could not use some facilities as the boat is not connected to the mains. This is understandable but the jacuzzi bath was soooo tempting but could not be used. I didn't mind not being able to use the washing machine or dishwashing though. We were a bit concerned about running out of water so were really conservative but even this was Ok when we got used to it. I wasn't sure how far away from the car we would be and it is a walk along a narrow muddy path,(due to heavy rain and it being October) so don't used a wheeled case, it won't work! Also take a torch , late at night you can't see along the path.

I loved everything about this place. Whilst we booked it to visit Windsor and London I could have very happily just stayed on the barge. It was clean and well maintained and fitted out to a high standard. I will definitely return. The owners were very helpful with directions, details and any queries we had.

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The boat is beautifully decorated and has has all modern amenities like oven, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, wine cooler, bath and 2 double bedrooms very tastefully decorated. Boat has wifi and a nice deck area and Heathrow Airport is 15 mins drive. Car can be parked nearby pub.

Firstly, we had to turn the engine on to charge the boat. We had pre paid so one would expect the boat be ready for us but no. Then while the boat had all appliances, it seems they are for show only as nothing can be used since we were told we cannot go above 200 w power usage. The owner was monitoring our usage through some remote device and the whole evening he kept sending us messages to turn this off that off which put us off. Some messages were really disturbing saying you will damage the boat if you use the toaster etc. Then why keep them in there in the first place? We paid almost £260 for one night as it was my 49th birthday and we had to drop my mother at Heathrow Airport next day morning so we thought we might enjoy the last night celebrating which ended up being stressful as it felt like being in the big brother house with a stranger monitoring all our activities. Plus we were not allowed to experience the lovely boat fully. If I could I would like a refund as I could have stayed in a hotel with less hassle for the same money.

well decorated with high quality well thought out facilities. nice touch of leaving some edibles😊👍

the toilets etc …. noisy but I guess that’s part and parcel of living in a boat

Unique Value for money Standard of equipment Attention to detail Instruction book and notes Cleanliness

Nothing about the boat The location was industrial

An excellent place to stay which was stunning inside and out. Just a beautiful well presented place to stay that was reasonably priced and couldn't have been better. Easy access to everything we needed and only a short Uber to the tube station for easy access to London. Simon was fantastic with the communication and so friendly when we got there, I can't recommend this place enough.

Nothing it was fantastic