Heloíse's accommodation

A cheap bed on the beach at Fredvang, in a house where the hosts answer questions quickly and Ytresand sand starts 80 metres away.

Couples and solo travellers who want the location rather than the room, and who are content to share a bathroom and a kitchen. Not for families with young children — under-sevens are not accepted — nor for anyone wanting space in the room.

The rooms are 6.2 to 6.8 m², so there is space for a bed and little else, and the bathroom, toilet and kitchen are shared with other guests. Children aged seven and under are not accepted. Payment is by bank transfer before arrival, and the hosts want your arrival time in advance; check-in is from 16:00 to 23:00, and they ask for a message if you will be later than 22:00. Checkout is from 06:00 to 12:00. No pets, no smoking, no parties, and no hen or stag groups. There is no car charger here — the nearest public one is at the community centre in Ramberg, which the hosts put at ten minutes away.

Three double rooms: Double Room with Sea View at 6.2 m², and two Double Rooms at 6.5 and 6.8 m², each with two beds. The bathroom and toilet are shared, and so is the kitchen. Bed linen and towels are supplied. All rooms are on the ground floor and are listed as non-smoking and wheelchair accessible, with family rooms among the property's facilities.

Booking.com lists the units as being on the ground floor and wheelchair accessible. The bathroom and toilet are shared, so check the arrangement with the hosts before relying on it.

Free parking and free WiFi. A shared kitchen, a shared lounge, a garden, a terrace with outdoor furniture and an outdoor dining area, a picnic area and barbecue facilities. Heating, hardwood floors, a carbon monoxide detector, wardrobes, hand sanitiser, and linen and towels in every room. Views vary by room: sea, mountain, garden or village.

No meals are listed. Cooking is done in the shared kitchen, and there is a barbecue and a picnic area outside.

Strandveien at Fredvang, a village of Flakstad municipality on the north side of Flakstadøy, reached by the two Fredvang bridges. Kartverket records Fredvang as a built-up area. The house is on the shore, 80 metres from Ytresand beach, with the Fredvang mountains behind.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport as 39 km away and Nusfjord as 24 km. The hosts put the drive from the house to Leknes Airport at 45 to 55 minutes. For an electric car, they point to the public charger at the community centre in Ramberg, around ten minutes away.