malt shovel pub, Uxbridge, UB8 2JE, United Kingdom
#1 of 18 hotels in Uxbridge
Guests' ChoiceBased on 40 hotel reviews
9.3Cleanliness
9.7
Comfort
9.7
Location
8.3
Facilities
9.6
Staff
9.4
Value for money
8.7
Free WiFi
10.0
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Reviewed: 9 May 2024
Alexandria
United KingdomNot the best mooring location. So much nicer on the other side of the lock
Amazing boat with so many luxurious facilities
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 3 January 2024
Jonathan
United KingdomNothing
Everything was fantastic
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 9 November 2023
Joseph
United KingdomThere are quite a lot of instructions - understandable as it is rather different - but just be prepared for the fact you can’t just arrive and use everything without checking the details. The owners make things easy to understand. To make this a 10/10 stay (for the money) I would say more coffee and some fresh milk for guests would be very helpful and welcome.
It was extremely clean and much larger than I imagined. It was cosy and extremely well presented.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 12 September 2023
Valerie
United StatesThe neighbor boat owner/user was scary to us, being two women staying alone on the boat. He was outside when we arrived and we didn't feel like we could relax on the front of the boat nearest to his. We did however enjoy the back deck on the boat.
The unique experience is what we enjoyed the most. Very relaxing environment. The spaciousness was wonderful.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 5 September 2023
Dawn
United KingdomCouple of moored boats we had to walk past, people shouting, swearing and fighting and quite a bit of fly tipping on the yow path. I know this is not the owners fault but did impact the stay. Lovely on the actual boat though and had everything we needed
Lovely well equipped boat which was spotless. Brilliant information and instructions
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 12 August 2023
Abigail
United KingdomNothing. It was excellent. Beyond expectations.
The boat is beautiful, the beds are super comfy and the kitchen and bathroom have everything you need. Great for kids with an Xbox allowed us oldies to have a peaceful afternoon snooze. The pub near by (malt shovel) is also fab. Good food and friendly staff. Couldn’t have asked for better accommodation.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 9 August 2023
Laurie
United StatesBeing a boat, you have to conserve water and electricity, but it wasn't anything extreme. If you are someone who takes suuuuuper long showers and wants to leave all the lights on all the time then this place isn't for you. Take typical precautions and you will be fine. We had water and electricity to spare.
Beautiful, unique lodgings right on the canal. Quiet, comfortable and serene setting. We watched ducks, swans and other birds with our morning coffee and evening glass of wine. The Malt Shovel pub nearby is lovely. Easy bus and tube ride in to London. Highly recommend.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 2 August 2023
Alayne
CanadaBeautiful, unique and cozy. A memorable moment for the family.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 20 July 2023
Andrew
United KingdomAll was good.
Great quality of kitchen goods. Design of the boat. Location to facilities and free parking.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 12 July 2023
Kalinlondon
United KingdomAmazing location as always. Nice, private, and very comfortable. And yes, I will book it again when possible.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 9 July 2023
Louise
United Kingdomsofa bed not comfortable x
gorgeous boat brilliant accommodation
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 31 May 2023
Carla
FranceSofa bed
Simply amazing - we loved everything
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 10 May 2023
Lynn
United Kingdomthe property was clean and the owners had fully equipped it to make it home from home
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 12 March 2023
Isabella
United KingdomWe liked everything, we would not change a thing.
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
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 25 February 2023
Kalinlondon
United KingdomWell, 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.
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.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 17 February 2023
Sara
United KingdomLoads of small details that made the house very original and comfortable. I particularly loved the fire place
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 12 February 2023
Sharon
United KingdomSlightly 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
Whole boat was stunning, owners really friendly, helpful and prompt to all queries, it was beautiful would happily book again.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 14 December 2022
Srikonesh
United KingdomWe liked everything
Excellent customer service and support over the phone. Very clean and comfortable place to stay.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 28 November 2022
Dean
United KingdomIt was raining but luckily I had a lovely boat to stay in
The quality of the boat was exceptional
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 21 November 2022
Brian
AustraliaDifficult to find at night. Dispatch difficult to negotiate with bags.
Superb boat. Extremely well appointed. Very comfortable
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 7 November 2022
Nicola
United Kingdomnothing
details
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 3 November 2022
Helen
United KingdomThere 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.
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.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 26 October 2022
Salli-anne
United KingdomNothing.
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.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 21 September 2022
Shachi
United Kingdomthe toilets etc …. noisy but I guess that’s part and parcel of living in a boat
well decorated with high quality well thought out facilities. nice touch of leaving some edibles😊👍
Stayed in September 2022
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