I thought that it would be a marvellous idea to stay on a boat when Richard and I went to Gothenburg. I wasn’t sure if he’d like the idea, but it transpired that he did, which is handy as I had already booked my room. This is the centrally located Good Morning hotel which is moored up on the river Göta, which is what the city is named after.
The room was sufficiently spacious and I had a view over the water. The window stayed open via some complex mechanism and that allowed the river air to get in which was rather pleasant. There were no noise issues either internally or externally, so that was suitably peaceful. One thing that I had expected was at least a little movement of the boat in the water, but there was none. If I hadn’t actually walked over a little gangway to get on board, I wouldn’t have realised that this was a hotel on a boat.
I did meander down the corridor to check that Richard’s room wasn’t any better than mine and I’m pleased to say that it wasn’t. Not that I’m petty or anything.
I think I should mention breakfast. I liked breakfast. Here’s the bread selection and Richard was very excited that they had some caramel bread or something niche.
I wasn’t really listening to Richard’s bread story as there was bacon. Now, I don’t normally bother with the hot food at breakfast as I like bread, cheeses, deli meats, tomatoes and all that stuff. I don’t usually have bacon as I like it burnt with no fatty bits and that’s not being picky, I just like things done well. Literally.
On the first morning I had a little bacon with my healthy green beans and tomatoes.
And then I got the same again, before dispensing with the tomatoes and green beans and just getting bacon. Look at that, cooked perfectly. I thought Richard’s “I think you’ve consumed a pig over the weekend” on the third morning was a little excessive, but the bacon was delicious.
The view out of the window at breakfast which was all rather pleasant.
And we popped to the bar for an evening drink and if you look closely you can see Richard and I eagerly awaiting the appearance of a staff member. There were a few beers here, nothing overly exciting, but credible for a bar on a boat.
Anyway, I very much liked this hotel and it came to around £45 a night including breakfast, which I thought was very reasonable to be in the centre of a city such as Gothenburg. The staff members were friendly and one even moved here car so that Richard could park, which was very kind. The breakfast was delicious, the rooms were clean and I’d stay here again when I get around to visiting Gothenburg again.