canal events Archieven - Boat Hire Amsterdam

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4.7

Based on 348 reviews

Boats4rent

4.7

22:28 31 Oct 23

Alquilamos un bote entre 5. Son un poco lentos, si se frenan tienes que meter la mano en el motor (apagado) para retirar lo que seguro sea un plástico que está frenando el motor.El día que lo rentamos hacia mucho muchísimo viento y la corriente nos ganaba un poco, pero la experiencia fue inolvidable

Mariana Sequeira

11:47 17 Sep 23

Easy ride, amazing views, great experience.

Dörte Christiansen

17:46 15 Sep 23

And Mo

10:23 12 Sep 23

Bernardo Kozmann

07:34 11 Sep 23

Really smooth experience!

AMdV

15:46 10 Sep 23

Vriendelijk personeel, fijn bootje (schoon en alles werkte prima), mooie prijs (€10 meer voor een extra uur), goed bereikbaar (Nassaukade en niet middenin de drukte) en superavond op het water gehad. Aanrader!

Marius R

10:36 09 Sep 23

Super Service, total unkompliziert und eine lustige Idee für ein paar Stunden auf den Grachten

Cristina González Chin

20:30 06 Sep 23

The boats are a bit too slow but overall it was a great experience.

Anton van A.

10:46 06 Sep 23

Santosh Zachariah

07:19 18 Aug 23

Highly recommended. Staff are very responsive and helpful on the phone and on the dock. (5 adults, 4+ hours)

Ai T

12:54 17 Aug 23

價格合理服務親切，十分公道有推薦路線兩個小時可以完成很適合全家一同共遊

Ajentie Witting

15:08 13 Aug 23

Geweldige ervaring, personeel die weet hoe ze met klanten moeten omgaan kan het echt aanbevelen.

Fabrice Lebeau

19:04 12 Aug 23

Super expérience en famille, ballade de 3h appréciable. Bon accueil et assez unique pour découvrir les canaux en toute autonomie et meme avec un animal de compagnie à bord.

Achim Jacob

11:40 03 Aug 23

Guter Service +++ Hatten uns ein Boot für zwei Stunden gemietet. Buchung ging Problemlos über das Internet. Bekamen sogar die Hälfte des Geldes zurück, weil nach einer Stunde Fahrt der Motor defekt war. Uns wurde sogar angeboten die Fahrt am nächsten Tag zu wiederholen. Sehr empfehlenswert.

Richy “GTA” richyboy

14:50 25 Jul 23

Stephan Veenker

08:48 20 Jul 23

Wir haben ein Boot für 3 Stunden am Vormittag gebucht. Haben es über das internet reserviert. Es klapppte alles reibungslos. Dort angekommen, hat uns eine Dame sehr freundlich eingewiesen. Ein Grachtenkarte gabe es auch dabei.Alles in allem ein sehr schöner Vormittag.

Andrey

07:40 14 Jul 23

I like this BUT their boats not enough powerful.

Julia Szalmasi

14:16 09 Jul 23

Jack Wijnands

20:06 15 Jun 23

Prima uitleg. Leuke ervaring. Goede service. En goede prijs…… dus gewoon top !!

Tymur Kubai (Sir DiR)

11:34 14 Jun 23

Good and inexpensive boats. It was nice to sail through the streets where I had lived for several years.

M Pirkolachahi

19:34 13 Jun 23

Bram is echt fantastisch personeel 🌹echt bedankt

Torsten

18:57 05 Jun 23

Gutes Preis Leistung Verhältnis, nettes Personal

Eef Nann

11:50 31 May 23

Top geregeld, prima boot vs prijs. Prima lokatie.

Eva Phoenix

15:15 30 May 23

The best experience! The best time! We rented a boat from Boats4rent online, months before our trip. Initially I rented from another location and they were graciously able to change our reservation to the Nassaukade location. We arrived early with our sandwiches, drinks and umbrella (that, thankfully we didn’t need) and were met by the awesome host who told us all the rules and sent us on our way. It is really wonderful that this boat rental exists. You certainly cannot have this experience for a more reasonable price.I wanted to go by the house where I lived years ago, but was unable to because the last bridge was just 1” too low for the boat to go under, dang it! Although we went off of the advised route, we were able to safely traverse the canals of Amsterdam.It was the perfect day, just the threat of rain with only a small sprinkling for less than 10 minutes. The whole perspective of Amsterdam changes from a boat on a canal. It’s magical. You don’t have to worry about bicycles, haha!There are so many smaller canals that are so lovely to see that you normally wouldn’t be able to with the big tour boats. There is nothing like piloting your own boat in Amsterdam. It’s the greatest!!! There is nothing like being the master of your own destiny!

Markus M.

08:27 29 May 23

Awesome experience and just a place to be when it comes to see Amsterdam :)

Gaja Korn

17:42 12 May 23

Rasmus Jørgensen

09:46 10 May 23

Özhan Öztürk

19:21 06 May 23

War sehr Schöne 3stunden für 96€ .

Celine Kantimm

18:27 21 Mar 23

Sofort wieder!Peter war direkt erreichbar, konnte uns mit einem Satelliten Wetterbericht Enpfehlung geben, wann die beste Zeit ist und war dann auch spontan da, da wir wetterbedingt ausgemacht hatten es direkt nach der telefonischen Anfrage zu starten. Wir durften sogar länger fahren und konnten einfach anrufen um uns zur gemeinsamen Übergabe des Boots wieder zu treffen. Man bekommt eine empfohlene Route, die sehr schön ist und die Boote sind einfach zu fahren und sicher. Schönes Erlebnis, gute Kommunikation und super Service. Danke! Gerne wieder!

Tarek El Gamal

16:24 18 Mar 23

We were a group of six . Had a fantastic time over 2 hours. Noah our host was fab. We really enjoyed it .Highly recommended

Pi Roz

15:50 18 Mar 23

Great experience. The best way to enjoy Amsterdam from different perspective. Noa& Pieter so friendly and helpful ! Thanks 😀

Maik Willmes

08:11 09 Oct 22

Absolut empfehlenswert! Superfreundliche Vermieter. Das hat richtig Spaß gemacht! Vielen Dank.

Gilad Gershtein

16:28 04 Oct 22

An amazing experience, great boats, competitive pricing and most important friendly and helpful staff.We got to see the city from a completely different perspective and enjoyed every minute of it.

Bjorn van den Broek

11:08 21 Sep 22

Lars bedankt voor de service

N. G.

22:03 19 Sep 22

Muy buena experiencia. 3 horas disfrutando de los canales de Ámsterdam. Fácil de manejar la barca. 6 personas. 108euros.

SUE EDWARDS

11:40 18 Sep 22

Lovely trip up canal or river ?? I had difficulty getting of ..arthritis etcAnd just rolled of onto the bank .....laughing !!The assistants were lovely ..said they had seen worse !! ..I doubt itWould go again !

Sara Schraufnagel

16:50 14 Sep 22

Always an easy and convenient experience

Kirill Mur

19:23 13 Sep 22

Mia Gerber

12:34 05 Sep 22

My friends and I rented a boat with boats4rent and it was the perfect activity for a sunny day in Amsterdam! The staff was super nice and the instructions were very clear, including a map that we could follow. We got the hang of the boat very quickly and we had an amazing time. I would definitely rent here again, highly recommend!!

Ugne Norkute

11:59 05 Sep 22

Had a great experience!! My friends were visiting Amsterdam and we rented out a boat to explore the city, they had the best time and absolutely loved it. The staff at Boats4rent was absolutely lovely, explained everything very patiently and answered all of our questions. Next time will definitely rent here again, highly recommend!

Steve E

19:29 30 Aug 22

Great way to spend 3 hours

Matt “Dickie” Dickerson

07:11 26 Aug 22

Leandro Moreno

05:17 26 Aug 22

Shola Benjamin Benjamin

12:46 23 Aug 22

Hele fijne service! Je krijgt een duidelijke uitleg en het bootje is perfect om mee te varen. Heel leuk om Amsterdam vanuit de grachten te zien.

Bernd Schmidt

17:07 22 Aug 22

Jarden Nicole Weiss

11:10 19 Aug 22

We've spend wonderful hours on the boat in Amsterdam. Everything was well organized and we got a perfect introduction from the boaty-people :-)Highly recommend going on a trip when in Amsterdam!

Carlos Martín

22:05 16 Aug 22

Un buen plan para pasar unas horas si hace buen tiempo. Las empleadas que nos atendieron fueron muy atentas, nos explicaron todo de forma clara. Las barcas se manejan con facilidad.

isis 20

14:00 30 Jul 22

Clément

17:10 29 Jul 22

Découvrir Amsterdam depuis les canaux est une des meilleures manières d'apprécier la beauté et la folie de son architecture. Les bateaux de Boats4rent sont fiables, faciles à naviguer et très pratiques. Le tarif est correct et l'équipe sympa et aidante. N'hésitez pas !

Julien Simmet

14:31 29 Jul 22

Thanks a lot!Great to see, that you take care about the personal situation!!We will make a booking as soon as we can come to Amsterdam!! 😍

Lawrence Stroud

11:40 28 Jul 22

Great quiet electric boats, fantastic service, beautiful canals, good price - What more could you want (and comfortable cushions as well!)

Markus Bürger

11:44 27 Jul 22

Spontan unter der Woche ein Boot für 3h gemietet. Sehr freundliche Einweisung, man kann mit Karte zahlen. Alles problemlos, hat wirklich Spaß gemacht.

Mary Dwartz

09:43 27 Jul 22

I had a great day out in Amsterdam, and a trip around the canals on an electric boat from Boats4Rent. Very friendly staff and not expensive. The base on Nassaukade is nice and very close to the center.

Igo Tiebosch

11:15 20 Jul 22

Thomas Osinga

17:23 16 Jul 22

Top! Wij hadden de reservering niet goed gedaan, en na wat bellen kregen we toch nog een boot mee op een hele drukke dag. Super service, er werd echt voor ons gezorgd, helemaal door Noa!

Mike Sieben

15:10 16 Jul 22

Great boats, very friendly service and decent prices. My go to company to rent a boat from in Amsterdam

Erik

10:15 11 Jul 22

Heel erg vriendelijk personeel, leggen alles duidelijk uit. Ze hebben mooie duidelijke routemap zodat je weet waar je heen kan varen. Zeker een aanrader om vaker te doen!

Matthew Harrison

09:16 08 Jul 22

One of the highlights to our tour of Amsterdam. Wonderful experience. Most reasonable price in Amsterdam, very responsive management. Works out cheaper than a guided tour boat and is much more fun (we did both), especially if you have more than two people. ! Get a good map and explore. Two hours is only just enough time. I would suggest four hours for the best experience and freedom. Bring a big picnic and enjoy the sights.

Martijn Tulp

20:01 05 Jul 22

Johann Barcelos

21:03 20 Jun 22

Till Schadde

13:06 15 Jun 22

Gut und nett!

kate marcus

13:20 09 Jun 22

Amazing customer service and communication. Incredibly accommodating. We will use again,

Simon Jampen

20:40 06 Jun 22

You can rent a boat for a resonable price for 2 to 3 hours. Its a really good experience to drive around yourself in Amsterdam.

Lina Shapiro

16:00 01 Jun 22

Good service, great boat.it was very nice!

22:53 29 May 22

12:05 14 May 22

05:33 13 May 22

15:57 09 May 22

Perfect people to hire a boat and enjoy the City of Amsterdam !

montaser kalifha

13:45 09 May 22

Top service! Thanks Berend!

Isabelle B

18:23 08 May 22

Super ervaring. Vriendelijke mensen. Veel dank aan Wout!

Ben Lau

18:43 06 May 22

Great boat trip and really frindley stuff!

Thijs Kralt

15:40 03 May 22

Veere is fantastisch!

Milan Djajic

11:30 03 May 22

Ludwika Kowalewska

16:25 02 May 22

We had a wonderful afternoon. Mick & Veere were both really helpful and explained patiently how everything works. We definitly will come back!

Jolanda Lehr

11:36 28 Apr 22

Wir haben die 2-stündige Rundfahrt auf den Grachten von Amsterdam sehr genossen! Es war sehr eindrücklich, selber mit dem Boot auf den Kanälen fahren zu können. Wir danken herzlich für das Entgegenkommen aufgrund unserer Verschiebung. Die Mitarbeitenden vor Ort sind sehr freundlich, hilfsbereit und nett. Wir kommen gerne wieder!

Mariano Fragueiro Lazcano

15:35 24 Apr 22

Excellent service, the boats are in perfect conditions and was a very fun experience.The people there are very helpful, In our case Steve receive us and was helped us with everything.

Katja Rose

13:25 20 Apr 22

Sehr zu empfehlen! Tolle Tipps bei der Einweisung erhalten, alles unkompliziert und die empfohlene Route war perfekt.

Timo Fleischhauer

19:20 28 Sep 23

Hat mir gut gefallen Boote sind ein Tick langsamer als andere Vermieter aber rund um gut 👍🏼

18:35 08 Jul 23

12:23 20 Jun 23

17:06 03 Jun 23

14:40 21 Apr 23

17:32 30 Aug 22

19:22 24 Aug 22

Es ist einfach viel besser auf diese Weise durch die Grachten zu fahren und Amsterdam zu entdecken als mit einem der vollgepackten Touristenboote. Man benötigt keine Vorerfahrung. Die Boote sind recht langsam, was aber nicht schlimm ist, da man sowieso nicht viel schneller fahren darf und es gemütlich ist. Abzug für den eingeschränkten Komfort. Man könnte ruhig ein paar vernünftige Sitzkissen zur Verfügung stellen.

Liesl Olivier

12:21 21 Aug 22

Anant Kamath

13:22 19 Aug 22

Great experience, and probably the cheapest in Amsterdam.However we were also the slowest boat compared to pretty much everyone else (even the other small boat renters) which made it sometimes stressful to get out of the way of bigger boats.

Stefan Kuhnigk

07:01 24 Jul 22

Kleiner Bootsverleih zum selber cruisen. Nette Servicekraft und Glück, dass gerade eins zurück kam, das uns dann kulanter Weise für zwei Stunden überlassen wurde. We were rokkin tzhe booot!Einziger Punkt: die Jolle ist sehr langsam und relativ unkomfortabel.Wer das aber ausblendet, hat eine super Zeit und eine schöne Kanaltour.

Sam

22:54 02 Jul 22

Dr. Dee

20:19 10 Jun 22

Nettes Personal. Boote sind okay, aber unbequem. Da helfen auch die dünnen Sitzkissen nichts. Plan für die Grachten wird mitgegeben, ist allerdings nicht leicht zu lesen.

Albert Yokobayashi

16:39 18 Feb 24

Reserved for a 3h ride on Saturday 15:30-18:30 17/02/2024 (cloudy.5-10 degrees)- we arrived 15min late at 15:45 at the place and there was nobody (less one star)at 15x Naussaukade- called the call center and waited more than 5 minutes to be told that the place has changed to 351 Nausaaukade and that they had sent an message in the morning (FALSE- a checked my email, junk box and sms - no message was sent in the morning!!!)- staff was nice, but visibly understaffed since 1-2 persons were cleaning, checking identity cards, given life jackets etc. We ended up waiting more then 10min to sit in the boat; we finally sat in the boat at 16:20!- what was good: we were given enough blankets, a map and cushions (it was cold!)- the boat itself is nice, but slow. You are at max 5km/h and constantly surpassed by bigger quicker boats.Conclusion: Nice riding being on your own private boat instead of a cruise, but in February be aware that it can be very cold. 3 hoirs was far too long so we did not even ride 2 hours. To be mentioned that we lost 35min because of the boat management.

Violeta Gago

19:56 11 Sep 23

Boats are extremely slow. No one was slower than us int he canals ande we were only 4 people… It’s true they are cheaper than others, but it’s not worth it.Staff was nice and it’s well located though (hence 3*, else it’d have been 2*)

Robert Szabo

08:48 14 May 23

The hosts were nice and helpful, the boats look good and the pillows are comfortable. I was not satisfied with the boat’s motor, I find it too weak and too slow compared to other rental boats and it’s make it almost impossible to say on course against stronger headwind (we got pushed to the other side of the canal and had to turn backwards, in another case we had hard time in crossing canals and navigating among other bigger boats and the water turbulence they caused).

Sebo Boerma

17:07 06 Apr 24

De bootjes zijn echt te langzaam afgesteld. Vandaag met wind kwamen we er amper tegenin en moesten we bijpeddelen om op tijd terug te kunnen zijn. Het is te gevaarlijk ook omdat je niet goed kunt manoeuvreren daardoor en niet snel genoeg kunt oversteken bij veel boot verkeer. Dit zou echt niet mogen.

D J

15:28 12 Aug 23

The boat goes extremely slowly (at walking speed at best), were taken over by literally every other boat during our ride. Not that you need something extremely fast for this kind of leisure sightseeing but a lot more could be covered at a samewhat higher speed. (Like those boats we saw from other companies with similar size and rate). Reverse is even less powerful, making “breaking” and avoiding crashes with other boats a big challenge.We also had only one sitting cushion for the whole boat, so the rest of were sitting on the plain metal seets, very uncomfortable after a while.

Cristian Dobre

02:08 06 Aug 23

Runned out of battery in the middle of the trip. Then we had to paddle like real men!

Harry Mulder

07:15 03 Jun 23

Goed geregeld, aardige gasten, maar de boten zijn nauwelijks wendbaar en zeer slecht te besturen. Vooral als je even achteruit moet om een rondvaartboot te ontwijken. Als je vaker bootjes hebt gehuurd in Amsterdam, realiseer je dan dat deze boten erg langzaam varen. Wij kozen als altijd een eigen route, maar kwamen door de traagheid (minder dan stapvoets) bijna in tijdnood.

Adela Deac

16:58 31 Mar 24

das personal war nett, aber das boot war sowas von langsam, dass mich die fußgängerbund sämtliche anderen boote überholt haben. andere leihfirmen hatten deutlich schnellere boote. erstmal war es dadurch sehr langweilig und man musste immer lange warten wenn man sich irgendwo wo viel verkehr war, einreiehn wollte. schwierig wenn man nicht vorwärtskommt. leider hatte es auch geregnet. da sitzen mit schirm und das ruder hinterm rücken haben, sehr unbequem. schirme waren nicht an bord. zum glück hatte ich einen dabei. trotzdem waren schuhe und beine nass. das wasser lief auch übers kissen in die hose. spaß ist anders. das nächste mal bei einer anderen firmazusätzlich löst sich die papierkarte bei kontakt mit regen koplett auf. google sei dank findet man trotdem durch die grachten.

Jason Pretorius

11:17 30 Sep 23

Fully booked, but only have one person attending the stand. Waiting more than 30 minutes just to be helped.

Derek van den Bosch

16:19 20 Aug 23

The boats are incredible unstable and even have a capsize warning label on them. Our boat was either not fully charged or defective and would only go along at a crawl speed, really diminishing the fun and making maneuvering through busy boat traffic quite tricky. Next time I will rent elsewhere and get a more substantial boat that is stable and can have the same pace as other boat traffic.

N. Ghasemi Kamaliyeh

10:06 09 Jul 23

Boat is too small and not comfort moving too slow and we rented 2 boats but one could not move and was too slow ...😪

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