Tiny House Havenzicht - 4 persons

Beautifully located, friendly staff, very nice vacation rental. We'd love to come back!

Great vacation home with a few quirks.

We stayed there for 4 nights and had a wonderful time with a rented electric boat, fishing, and our SUP. Giethoorn (the Venice of the Netherlands) is easily accessible by boat, and you can even dock at the Spar in Giethoorn and go shopping.

The park is very quiet. With small children, I’d recommend staying here for no more than 3–4 nights; otherwise, it could get boring quickly.

Tiny House 328 has a great view of the harbor and the lake. The house and the terrace were in like-new condition and furnished in a modern style.

Inside the house itself, there were a few things that should be upgraded over time. A poorly positioned light sensor in the bathroom, hooks in the bathroom, and unused storage space under the sink in the bathroom and kitchen could easily be solved by adding a shelf, which would reduce clutter in the tiny house and make the stay more comfortable. For example, our hair dryer and toiletries bag were constantly lying on the bathroom floor.

Due to the proximity to the water, mosquitoes were a common occurrence in the evening. At the same time, the house heated up significantly because of the sloped ceilings, and even when it cooled down outside in the evening and we could have opened the windows to ventilate, we didn’t do so. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to sleep because of the many mosquitoes. Fly screens on the windows or around the beds, and/or fans or ventilation devices to get the hot air out of the house, would make for a more relaxing vacation. We only had one very hot night during which we could hardly sleep at all with the windows closed and the heat unbearable; if there had been four such nights, the vacation wouldn’t have been restful.

We also saw some tiny houses at the harbor that had air conditioning and mosquito nets, but then you didn’t have the unobstructed view of the lake.

If we were to go back, we’d bring a fan and mosquito nets for the beds! The view is worth it!

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A very lovely little park with a variety of house types in the nature reserve. We stayed in a beautiful, modern villa—it had everything we needed. Located right on the water—simply fantastic.

We booked the vacation park mainly because we wanted to moor our boat right next to the house. Unfortunately, that turned out to be our biggest problem.

Although we had already provided the dimensions of our boat (7.55 m x 2.55 m) when we made the reservation, it turned out once we arrived that the marina wasn’t suitable for it. The slipway is blocked by an underwater beam, which we weren’t told about. As a result, while we can launch the boat there, we can’t get it back out and now have to use another marina, which incurs additional costs. The berths are also significantly too narrow, and the marina map at the front desk does not match reality in terms of either dimensions or numbering.

The way the situation was handled was particularly disappointing. Instead of looking for a solution, we were simply told that, if in doubt, we would have to find another marina. That’s hardly possible during the peak season and wasn’t an option for us—after all, we booked the park specifically because of the marina. In the end, we had to find a solution ourselves and moor our boat across three berths. Previously, we had been moored outside the marina in open water, where even the cleats and dock planks came loose during a storm. Our boat was damaged as a result of the entire situation. Unfortunately, we received no help from the park.

The house also had a few issues: a full ashtray upon arrival, some beds with the sheets on the wrong side, a loose faucet (which was only repaired after we insisted), a shower stall that didn’t close completely, a bathroom fan that ran constantly, heavily soiled windows with cobwebs, and a rooftop terrace without furniture. The kitchen and bathroom supply kit, which came at an extra cost, was also very sparse. You could tell by looking at the toilet brush that it had been there since the park opened.

It’s a shame, because the facility itself has potential. However, anyone arriving with their own boat should definitely obtain written confirmation that the marina is suitable. For us, the lack of support in addressing this issue was unfortunately a reason not to recommend the park.

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