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Eighty square metres to yourself in Ballstad, with two double bedrooms, a second toilet, a washing machine and a tumble dryer, and a sea view from the terrace, ten kilometres from Leknes airport.

Two couples or a family of four who want a house rather than a flat and will do their own cooking. Everyone checking in has to be 23 or over, and a dog is possible only if agreed first.

Nobody under 23 can check in. Booking.com caps each of the two double bedrooms at one guest, which contradicts the beds in them; the maximum it publishes for the house is four. No extra beds are offered and cots depend on the option booked. The upper floor is reached by stairs. Quiet hours run from 23:00 to 08:00, and hen and stag parties are ruled out. The restaurant, room breakfast and paid airport shuttle on the facility list sit oddly with a private two-bedroom house; check what is on offer before counting on them.

One bookable unit: a Two-Bedroom House of 80 m² listed with two beds, a double in each bedroom. There is one bathroom with a bath or shower, free toiletries and a hairdryer, plus an additional toilet, and a dressing room and wardrobe. Linen and towels are provided. Booking.com publishes a maximum of four guests, while its per-room limits allow one per bedroom, which does not match a double bed.

The upper floor is reached by stairs only, according to Booking.com's facility list.

Free WiFi and free private parking. The kitchen holds an oven, hob, dishwasher, toaster, fridge, kettle, coffee machine and kitchenware; the house adds a washing machine, tumble dryer, iron, dining area, desk, sofa, seating area, wardrobe, radio and a flat-screen TV carrying satellite and streaming channels. There is a balcony, a patio and a terrace with outdoor dining furniture, a private entrance, carpet and wooden floors, and heating. The house is semi-detached and non-smoking. Booking.com also records a restaurant, a paid airport shuttle with pick-up and drop-off, grocery deliveries, packed lunches, fruit and wine — entries worth confirming for a property of this size.

The house has its own kitchen with an oven, hob and dishwasher. Booking.com also records breakfast, buffet or continental with warm dishes and pastries, and a restaurant open for lunch, dinner and cocktails, plus packed lunches and grocery deliveries. Those entries are unusual for a private two-bedroom house and should be checked before you rely on them.

Øyaveien 57B in Ballstad, Vestvågøy municipality. Kartverket registers Ballstad as a tettsted and the house stands about 200 metres in a straight line from the centre point this guide uses, so it is in the village rather than outside it.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport at 10 km, the Vestvågøy municipal offices at 10 km, Nusfjord at 33 km and Borga radar station at 35 km. Parking on site is free and a paid airport shuttle is listed.