Home in Laukvik with Kitchen

Laukvik is out on the north coast, away from the E10 traffic, with open water in front and a fireplace and a barbecue to use at either end of the season. For anyone wanting a quiet base within half an hour or so of Svolvær, that is the case for it.

Up to four people who want a house on a northern shore rather than a room in Svolvær. A car is needed. Check-in is limited to guests between 18 and 99, pets are not taken, and no cot or extra bed can be added, so a family with a baby is not well served.

The bedroom count is inconsistent: two bedrooms are listed and described, while the room type is labelled a three-bedroom home. Payment is taken in full before arrival by the agency, Novasol, which then sends the address and tells you where to collect the key; cards are accepted and cash is not. Check-in runs only from 16:00 to 20:00 and is limited to guests aged 18 to 99; check-out is by 10:00. Pets are not allowed, no cot or extra bed can be added, and from the age of thirteen a child is charged as an adult. Booking.com holds no guest score for the property, so there is nothing to judge it by yet.

One detached house of 70 m² with a private entrance, let whole, with a stated maximum of four guests. Two bedrooms are listed: a large double bed in one and a bunk bed in the other. One bathroom with a shower. The room type is labelled a three-bedroom holiday home, which the bedroom list and the description do not bear out.

Heating, a fireplace, a clothes rack, a flat-screen TV and a dining area indoors. Outside there is a barbecue with outdoor furniture, and the listing records sea views and a beachfront position. WiFi and private parking on the site are free, and the house is non-smoking. No washing machine or dishwasher appears on the listing.

Self-catering. The kitchen holds an oven, a hob, a microwave, a fridge, a coffee machine and kitchenware, with a dining area, and there is a barbecue outside. Booking.com lists no breakfast, restaurant or bar.

Laukvik, in Vågan municipality on the north coast of Austvågøya, with the 8315 postcode. Booking.com records the property as beachfront and gives no street address on the listing, so the map pin and the postcode are what there is to go on; Svolvær is 12.2 km away in a straight line.

Booking.com gives Svolvær Airport as 22 km from the house, Svolværgeita as 26 km, Svolvær Torg and Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter as 27 km each and Galleri Espolin as 33 km. Free private parking is on the site. The address and the key arrangements are sent after the balance is paid, so make sure you have them before setting out.