"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
Discover the offers and discounts
The price shown is based on a 7-day cruise and indicates the lowest starting price, and excluding any special offer or discount.
Dancer 3 (Calypso)
and 4 children
Cirrus B
and 2 children
Royal Classique
Magnifique
and 2 children
Cruiser Premium XL 4 people
Europa 400
and 2 children
Pénichette Comfort 8 to 9 people
Panoramic P.1400FB
and 2 children
Pénichette Premium 2 to 3 people
P.1022FB
and 1 child
Testimonials
Guests have said...
We appreciated the size and authentic look of the boats, and rated them a, 8/10.
Auxerre was beautiful and the river and Canal du Nivernais beyond...
We really appreciated the bow thruster, and rate the boat 7/10.
Enjoyed a side trip to Dompierre sur Besbre... the route was good
A friend...
Much more than we expected
The rooms and baths were just lovely and fresh. Being able to be outside under an umbrella and out of the sun..
I give it...
Hi Emma
Just to let you know we finished our week on board the Saraphina this morning - and what a wonderful week it was! The boat is lovely, very...
Hello Emma, our 'captain' Mike Reynolds and his wife came up with some things to provide you that we concur with:
1) bowthruster (made navigating...
What a magic and memorable time we had on Magnolia. Never imagined the variety of things we would do in a short time! Magali's knowledge of the...
Thank you all so very much for an absolutely marvellous week! Your hospitality, flexibility, understanding and company were wonderful! You shared...
It was the best boat we have had, having done three of these canal cruises previously. The area was pretty . Plenty of room good outside steering.
Emm...
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