The Boathouse is a one-bedroom, boutique, floating hotel ... or boat captain. Whatever you do, make sure you take advantage of the free extra rowing boat (very The Notebook) to explore London ...

For anyone hankering for a weekend on water without actually having to set sail and drop anchor, a fancy pants of a barge boat has recently ... loving your floating hotel room that little bit ...

Paddington Basin has had a remarkable 20-year rejuvenation, so it’s apt that one of the area’s accommodations is a barge – and a very swish one at that.