"Carefully created cruises, just for you"™
Hi, I’m Emma James-Aldridge, and my company is dedicated to organising hotel barge and self-drive boat cruises on the inland waterways, canals and rivers of France, other European countries and Canada, for clients from across the globe. If you're a family, group of friends, couples or individuals, I have the perfect cruise for you.
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Our clients have awarded Hotels Afloat
★★★★★ (4.9) stars
Discover rivers and canals
Top cruise destinations
Selected of hotel barge trips
Check out the best hotel barges
A selection of self-drive boat rentals
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The price shown is based on a 7-day cruise and indicates the lowest starting price, and excluding any special offer or discount.
Cruiser Comfort 8 to 10 people
N1160
and 1 child
Dancer 2 (Tango)
and 1 child
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
N SIXTO Green
and 2 children
Grand Classique
and 4 children
Cruiser Premium 6 to 8 people
Europa 500
Pénichette Comfort 4 to 6 people
Terrasse P.1120R
Cruiser Premium+ 4 to 6 people
N QUATTRO FLY C
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Guests have said...
Dear Emma,
I am now back home; but, wishing I was still in France on "L'Art de Vivre". The trip was fabulous, from start to finish. The...
We appreciated
Max and Bea, first and foremost.
The fantastic food and wine.
Oh so comfortable accommodations.
The sheer beauty of the area.
The...
High marks all around. Great pre-cruise advice. Efficient check-in. We ran into a couple of small problems--part of the experience!--which were...
We like the layout of the Penichette 1180FB, one toilet per cabin and no equipment failures.
Hotels Afloat is an excellent agent for Locaboat, and...
We loved our trip. Wonderful food and wine selected for our Burgundy wine canal cruise and the staff were terrific!
Just a note to thank you. Every thing went fine all enjoyed the trip.
Regards
Fred Martin
The Caprice is Spacious; we liked the sliding back door
Boat rated 10/10
Was the route as you expected? yes
What did you most appreciate about the...
All the crew were incredible, food was out of this world, the service the best and everyone spectacular
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