geWoonboot

geWoonboot Amsterdam | Sustainable meeting location on the IJ at the NDSM wharf

Some conversations deserve more than a meeting room. Setting a new course, sharpening a strategy, making important choices, or as a team, looking forward with the same energy. For those moments, organizations have chosen the geWoonboot for over 15 years.

On the IJ, moored at the creative NDSM wharf in Amsterdam North, lies an exclusive meeting location and boardroom on the water where tranquility, privacy, and personal attention come together. Not a standard meeting room, but a sustainable houseboat that you rent exclusively for your own team.

The route to it is actually part of the experience. You walk over the former shipyard, past impressive industrial cranes, colorful street art, and the creative energy that the NDSM wharf is known for. Via a small bridge, you step on board. From that moment, the pace slows down. The view over the IJ, the rippling water, passing ships, the water birds, and the vast space around you create calm and allow for conversations that often have no time in the office.

The place where teams move forward
In the past fifteen years, we have hosted hundreds of management, executive, and project teams. We consistently notice the same thing: as soon as people literally take distance from the office, space is created for different conversations. More connection. New ideas. Creativity. Conversations in which choices are made, plans become concrete, and decisions arise.

What we hear almost daily is how quickly people feel at ease here. As if they step out of work mode and get the space to really engage with each other.

The atmosphere is warm and informal, making conversations naturally more personal and allowing teams to get to the core more quickly. In our reviews, we often read: "We got to the core much faster than we expected." The personal reception, the delicious catering, and the special feeling that you are really out of it – while Amsterdam is literally across the street – keep coming back.

That’s why organizations choose the geWoonboot for:

• Management team meetings
• Strategy sessions
• Retreat days
• Brainstorms
• Team days
• Leadership sessions
• Training and workshops

Not only because the location is special, but because the combination of water, nature, the creative environment of the NDSM wharf, and complete care helps to get more out of the day.

Exclusive for your team
The geWoonboot is exclusively available for groups of 2 to 25 people. There are no other guests, no colleagues dropping by, and no distractions from outside. The entire location is yours.

Inside, you have two rooms: a bright meeting room with a view of the IJ and a second room for breakout sessions or discussions in smaller groups. Around the boat, there is a private terrace by the water where you can step outside for fresh air, new energy, and a different perspective.

Sustainability without compromises
The geWoonboot is one of the first autarkic (off-grid) houseboats in the Netherlands and shows that sustainability and comfort go hand in hand.

The boat generates its own energy with solar panels, is heated with a heat pump, and purifies wastewater through a helophyte filter. The high-quality organic catering fits seamlessly with this. We work with various social enterprises, so your meeting directly contributes to training places for people distanced from the labor market and daytime activities for people with disabilities.

In this way, with one meeting day, you not only make an impact within your own organization but also beyond.

Everything is arranged
From the first point of contact, we take care of the rest. From the moment you request a quote, we think along with you, ask the right questions, and take as much off your hands as possible. This way, you can be sure that the day will align perfectly with your wishes.

Upon arrival, you will be personally welcomed. The coffee, tea, and water are ready, and throughout the day, you will enjoy delicious organic catering, a freshly prepared lunch, and all the facilities you need for a successful meeting.

In our reviews, the same words keep coming back: hospitable, well taken care of, surprisingly good food, and complete relief. We believe that a team can truly focus on the content only when everything else is taken care of.

You only need to focus on the conversations that matter.

Surprisingly close
Although the geWoonboot is located in the middle of Amsterdam, it feels like you are really completely out of it.

Within minutes, you swap the city's hustle and bustle for the tranquility of the water. You look out over the IJ, hear the water birds, and feel the space around you. It’s hard to imagine that Amsterdam is literally across the street. It’s the combination of the lively NDSM wharf and the calm on the water that makes the geWoonboot so special for many teams.

On the IJ at the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam North

• 7 minutes by car from the A10 (S118)
• Free ferry from Amsterdam Central
• Parking at the door (€ 1.72 per hour)
• Always plenty of parking space
  

That’s why organizations choose the geWoonboot

• Exclusive meeting location and boardroom on the water
• Complete privacy for your team
• Suitable for 2 to 25 people
• Two rooms and a private terrace by the water
• Ideal for management teams, executive teams, and HR
  Sustainable, autarkic houseboat
• High-quality organic catering with social impact
• More than 500 five-star reviews
• 2× winner of the National Meeting Award
• Personal reception and complete relief
  Custom quote, usually within one hour 

The result of the day is central
A location is not a goal. The result of the day is.

For over fifteen years, we have hosted management teams that consciously invest in strategy, collaboration, and leadership. Every meeting is different, but the goal is always the same: a team that walks out with more focus, new energy, and clear agreements.

We are happy to contribute to that.

Request a quote without obligation. We always call personally to think along, so you receive a proposal that truly aligns with your team.