Lofoten Ocean View - Sandøy Gård

The water is the point. Booking.com records the property as beachfront, and the patio, the barbecue and the outdoor dining table all face that way, with mountains behind. Inside, 45 m² is enough for a kitchen that can cook a real meal rather than reheat one, and the apartment is let whole — the property has confirmed on the listing that no one else shares it.

A party of four at most, sleeping in one room, so it reads as a family with children or two friends rather than two couples. Self-caterers who want to be on the coast and are content to drive for everything else: Leknes is 23 km off in a straight line. Late arrivals are allowed for — check-in runs to 23:30 — but there is no cot, so a baby needs its own arrangements.

Arrival is a narrow evening slot, 17:00 to 23:30, with your time wanted beforehand, and departure is early at 10:00. Neither a cot nor an extra bed can be added, and from the age of four a child pays the adult rate. Pets are refused and the apartment is non-smoking. Quiet is required from 23:00 right through to 09:00, longer into the morning than most listings ask. The building's upper floors are reached by stairs only and the listing does not say which floor the apartment is on, so ask if steps are a problem. Booking.com takes the payment, so carry cash for anything bought at the property.

A single 45 m² apartment. One bedroom with two single beds and two futons, capped at four people; a living room with a sofa, seating area and dining table; one bathroom, its shower a walk-in, with a hairdryer, towels and toilet paper. Bed linen is supplied. Floors are tile or marble and hardwood or parquet, and there is a wardrobe, a clothes rack, a drying rack and a socket beside the bed.

The building's upper floors are reached by stairs only; the listing does not state which floor the apartment occupies.

WiFi and private parking are both free and on site. Heating throughout, a private entrance, a washing machine, a TV with satellite channels and a radio. The apartment is non-smoking. Outside there is a patio with furniture, an outdoor dining area, a barbecue and a picnic area, and the listed views are sea, garden, mountain and landmark.

Self-catering only. The kitchen carries a dishwasher, an oven, a hob, a microwave, a fridge, an electric kettle, a coffee machine, a tea and coffee maker and kitchenware. Nothing is served at the property and no restaurant is listed on site.

Sandveien at Sand, on the north coast of Vestvågøy in Vestvågøy municipality. Booking.com gives Sand as the district; no closer registered place name was matched. The setting is rural, the property is described as beachfront, and the views are to the sea, the garden and the mountains. Leknes, the nearest place this guide covers, lies 23.2 km away in a straight line.

Booking.com puts Leknes Airport at 28 km and Vestvågøy Rådhus at 29 km, with Galleri Espolin given as 49 km. Answering a question on the listing, the property said the drive to Leknes airport takes about 25 minutes and the drive to Svolvær about 45.