7 person holiday home in Bøstad

Four bedrooms and a proper bath for under a hundred square metres, on the quiet eastern side of Vestvågøy with a garden and a barbecue, and a dog welcome at no charge.

A group of six or seven travelling by car, who want bedrooms rather than sofa beds and do not mind a rural address away from the villages. The very early check-out suits an onward drive; it will not suit a slow morning.

Check-out is between 07:00 and 08:00, which is far earlier than the usual 10:00 or 11:00 and is the single thing most worth knowing before booking; check-in is a two-hour window from 16:00 to 18:00 and the property needs your arrival time in advance. Power and water are normally charged by what you use on departure under the agency's terms, so the rate is not the whole cost; the property's answer to a guest, written for the 2022 season, said electricity, water and the final clean were included then, that bed linen could be ordered per person and that guests brought their own towels — none of which is confirmed for the current season. Neither WiFi nor parking appears on the facility list. No cot and no extra bed can be added.

One detached house of 82 m² with four bedrooms and one bathroom. Two bedrooms have a double bed and take two guests; one has a double and two singles and takes four; the fourth has a single bed for one. Booking counts six beds in the unit. The bathroom has a bath, a shower and a toilet. The house is non-smoking. Booking.com publishes a maximum of seven guests, which is what the listing's name says too.

Heating, a dining area, a high chair and a TV carrying satellite channels. The kitchen has an oven, a hob, a microwave, a fridge and a tea and coffee maker, and there is a washing machine. Outside there is a garden with outdoor furniture and barbecue facilities. Neither WiFi nor parking is listed, and no towels or linen appear on the facility list.

Self-catering. The kitchen covers an oven, a hob and a microwave, and there is a dining area indoors and a barbecue outside. No breakfast, restaurant or bar is listed; Lofotenmat Sa, 34 km away, is the nearest food supplier the listing names.

The house is at Alstad on the eastern side of Vestvågøy, in Vestvågøy municipality, under the 8360 Bøstad postcode. Booking.com records the district as Alstad and the setting as rural. Henningsvær, the nearest destination in this guide, is 14.1 km away in a straight line, and the listing gives Svolvær Torg as 39 km by its own reckoning.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport as 29 km from the house, Vestvågøy Rådhus 30 km, Galleri Espolin 34 km, Svolvær Torg 39 km and Svolværgeita 40 km. No parking is listed, so where to leave a car is worth asking about.