Live Lofoten Hotel

A sea-view room at Stamsund, off the busier stretch of Vestvågøy, with breakfast, an airport shuttle, free parking and a key box for the late boat.

Travellers arriving by coastal ferry at Stamsund, and families, since a child is charged as an adult only from 18 and both cots and extra beds can be had. Anyone counting on dinner in the building should check the season first.

Service thins outside the main season: the hotel says its front desk runs around the clock in summer and that reception and restaurant services are reduced the rest of the year. The restaurant the listing mentions is 300 metres from the hotel, not inside it. Payment is taken by bank transfer before arrival, with the hotel making contact after you book, so leave time for it. Photo identification and a credit card are asked for at check-in, check-in closes at 22:00, and the hotel wants your arrival time in advance. A cot costs NOK 500 for the stay, and an extra bed NOK 500 a night at any age. Upper floors are reached by stairs only.

Five grades: a Single of 12 m²; a Double or Twin with Sea View of 18 m² with two beds; a Double or Twin with Mountain View of 18 m² with two beds; a King Room with Mountain View of 23 m²; and a Deluxe Double with Sea View of 25 m². Each has a private bathroom with a shower, a desk, a kettle, a hairdryer, a clothes rack, soundproofing, carpet, linen and towels. Minibars, fold-up beds, sofas, seating areas, ironing facilities and a safety deposit box appear on the facility list. Upper floors are reached by stairs.

Booking.com lists facilities for disabled guests. Upper floors are reached by stairs only, so ask for a ground-floor room if steps are a problem.

Free WiFi and free on-site parking, an airport shuttle with pick-up and drop-off, a bar, a safety deposit box, ironing facilities and heating. Facilities for disabled guests are listed. A children's buffet and special diet menus on request are recorded. Non-smoking rooms.

Breakfast is served, continental or buffet, with a children's buffet and special diet menus on request. The listing puts a restaurant 300 metres from the hotel rather than in it, and says restaurant services are cut back outside the main season, so check before planning dinner on site. A bar is listed.

Steineveien 17 in Stamsund, the tettsted Kartverket registers in Vestvågøy municipality. Leknes, the closest destination this guide covers, is about 10 km away in a straight line. Some rooms look out to sea and others to the mountains.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport as 10 km from the hotel and Svolvær as 32 km. An airport shuttle with pick-up and drop-off is listed. Guests arriving on the coastal ferry at 22:15 can still get in — the hotel says keys are left in a box outside for late arrivals — and it asks to be told your arrival time in advance.