Locaboat Pénichette Panoramic P.1180FB

Guests have said...

An excellent holiday and service overall, Emma's recommendations were perfect and she answered all of our questions promptly. We hope to return for another trip next year.
ELLIOTT ★★★★★

The boat was as expected; clean, tidy and ready when we arrived. The Lot itself is such a beauriful area with stunning views and quiet moorings. Well worth a visit (after rainfall!). Will definitely book with Hotels Afloat again, and will recommend you.
KING ★★★★

The cruise was so wonderful, got to see some places that have been on our “bucket list” for years! Emma was a dream to coordinate our trip, especially through the perils of COVID days. She set up Zoom meetings for us and communicated regularly over the plus two years it took to bring this experience to fruition. It was a once in a lifetime experience and the most beautiful, pristine scenery I‘ve ever seen in France. We would highly recommend using Hotels Afloat to anyone looking for a truly unique experience!

Cindy; Midi Canal; September 2021

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 Emma is a pleasure to work with.
Would book again.

Donald Elliot. Germany

We had a lovely time on "our" Penichette 1180fb on our cruise from Lutzelbourg in May of this year. Each of the three couples enjoyed the trip and the comfort of the vessel.

We appreciated the warmth as it was a very cold time when we were on the barge so the heating was much enjoyed. We liked that the barge could be driven from the inside or the outside as due to the cold we were mostly indoors. The full sized fridge and the kitchen facilities were great too as we could stock up and prepare meals as required.

The scenery was amazing and so green and lush, we strolled around Hesse, were very impressed with the inclined plane at Arzviller and the efficiency of it. We loved Saverne, enjoyed the market, the lovely pastries and interesting shops and pedestrian streets. We had no problems at all filling up with water or on our overnight stops.

As for hotels afloat, we were collected from the railway station as arranged by your staff and also taken back there after our trip. The lady in Lutzelbourg was ok but we all thought she could have been a little more friendly and informative. Luckily for us my husband has boating experience which was handy My correspondence with the company was terrific prior to our trip and all questions were answered promptly and well.

All in all though we had a lovely time and would like to do a longer cruise at a latter date in a different area.

Rick Goudie. Alsace

We are now home from a wonderful trip and I want to thank you for all your help. Please feel free to use me as a reference if you are asked.
Locaboat did a very good job. Our boat was certainly comfortable and well-appointed.
The direction we went (largely downstream) was wonderful and I would recommend it to anyone wanting this trip.

Susan B. Negra-Lattes on the Midi canal

The boat was as expected.  Appreciated it's size.  I rate it 8/10
We cruised on the Canal du Centre... easy to deal with the locks
We rate Hotels Afloat 10/10 for attention to details and will book again.

Stuart Ritter, Canal du Centre; May 2017