Description
Esquisite living at a dream location just 20 minutes from Amsterdam!
This stunning houseboat is located in a unique spot in the river Vecht and offers vast views across the water of the picturesque village of Loenen aan de Vecht in one direction and of the meadows and wetlands in the other direction. Living on the water offers the ultimate holiday feeling all year round. Here you can jump into the water and go for a swim right from your own terrace, go rowing, supping or sailing, or just enjoy the space and tranquillity. The Vecht is not only a lively habitat for swans, ducks, and grebes but is also enjoyed by many water sports enthusiasts and offers a panorama that changes by the minute.
The houseboat spreads across two floors and offers a spacious living area with a kitchen-diner, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a generously sized garden with a shed, several terraces offering shade or sun, and two to three on-site parking spots.
The surrounding area:
Loenen aan de Vecht is a charming and bustling village with a wide range of local amenities, including great restaurants and cafés, a supermarket and various other shops, primary schools, nurseries and out-of-school facilities, and countless options for recreational and outdoor pursuits such as field hockey, football, tennis, golf, and water sports (on the Vecht and the lakes at Loosdrecht and Vinkeveen).
Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Hilversum are a 20-minute drive.
Living area:
The spacious hallway with a built-in wardrobe leads to the living room, the kitchen-diner, the toilet, and the stairs to the sleeping quarters.
The living room (approx. 33 m2) faces south and includes a wood burner and double glass-paned sliding doors to the south-facing terrace.
The generously sized kitchen-diner (approx. 30 m2)faces north and features a stainless steel/beech worktop and appliances that include a 4-burner gas cooker with an oven (Smeg), a stainless steel extractor hood (Atag), a fridge/freezer (Siemens, 2022), a stainless steel sink, a dishwasher (Bosch). The units offer plenty of storage space.
The large windows in the living room and kitchen create a wonderfully light and airy atmosphere and sense of space – and provide spectacular views of the Vecht.
The living room and kitchen-diner are finished with beautiful oak flooring. The hallway and kitchen area have Belgian blue stone floor tiles.
Sleeping quarters:
The staircase in the hallway goes down to the sleeping quarters. Downstairs, a spacious hallway with large built-in closets leads to the three bathrooms, the two bathrooms, the separate toilet, and the technical space.
The master bedroom (approx. 17 m2) includes a beautiful wooden sliding door wardrobe. The second bedroom (approx. 9 m2) includes a fitted wardrobe and has access to one of the bathrooms with a walk-in shower and a washbasin. The third bedroom (approx. 8 m2) also includes a fitted wardrobe and has access to a storeroom (approx. 5 m2). This bedroom could easily be enlarged to 13 m2 by adding the storeroom space.
The spacious second bathroom is wonderfully light and features a bath, two washbasins and mirrors with integrated lighting, a walk-in shower with a rain shower head and a hand-held shower, a design radiator, and granite flooring with underfloor heating.
The technical space can be accessed from the bathroom and holds the pump installation (ABS, 1999), the central heating unit (Remeha, 2021), the underfloor heating unit and radiators, and the white goods connections.
This entire floor is finished with light-coloured wooden floorboards.
Garden:
The houseboat comes with a beautiful garden with several seating areas, a roofed terrace with a lounge area, a detached wooden shed, and decking and more terraces surrounding the houseboat. The well-maintained garden is fringed by beech hedges, hydrangeas, and reeds bordering the waterfront. This unique property will have you enjoy ultimate comfort and privacy every single day.
Parking:
The plot offers parking space for two or three cars.
Special features:
- Uniquely located on the river Vecht with unobstructed views of the water, meadows, and wetlands.
- Generously sized freehold land plot of 502 m2.
- On-site parking space for two or three cars.
- Constructed by De Blauwe Wimpel in 1999.
- Concrete dock of 16 m x 5 m.
- Perfect condition.
- The houseboat is clad with Red Ceder and has an arched zinc roof for minimum maintenance.
- Beautiful oak parquet flooring in the living area (2020).
- Granite flooring with underfloor heating in the bathroom and toilet.
- Screens in all south- and west-facing windows.
- Mosquito screens in the sliding doors in the living room, kitchen, and in two of the bedrooms.
- Heating and hot water provided by the central heating/boiler unit (Remeha HR, 2021).
- Outside paintwork done in 2021/2022.
- Inside paintwork done in 2022.
- Private mooring for a boat.
- Encroachment Waternet approx. €515.95 per quarter (boat, decking, and houseboat).
- Definitive energy label: not obligatory.
- Transfer tax is levied on the land.
- The vendor has the right to choose the notary.
- The floor space of the houseboat was officially measured according to the BBMI measurement instructions (measurement instructions used by the industry, based on the NEN2580 standards).
