Lofoten's panoramic views

A large ground-floor house on the quiet north coast of Vestvågøy with beds for a sizeable group, a fireplace and a barbecue, and sea, lake and mountain in view from the same plot.

A group happy to share sleeping space — most of the beds are bunks in one room by Booking's own layout — with children catered for by socket covers, books and games. Anyone needing separate bedrooms should check the layout first.

Booking.com's own figures for this house contradict each other: a three-bedroom title, a description naming one bedroom, and a room list showing one bedroom with six bunk beds and two large doubles. Booking.com publishes a maximum of eight guests, but the layout still needs confirming before you book. Towels and sheets are listed as an extra fee, and the facility list carries a shared toilet as well as a private bathroom. Check-in is from 15:00 with no closing time published and the property asks for your arrival time in advance; check-out is by 12:00. No cot and no extra bed can be added, pets are not accepted and parties are not allowed. The rating comes from a single review.

One detached house of 104 m² with the whole unit on the ground floor. Booking.com credits it with nine beds but describes the layout three different ways: a Three-Bedroom House in the room title, one bedroom and one bathroom in the description, and a single bedroom with six bunk beds and two large doubles, plus a living-room sofa bed, in the room list. One bathroom with a bath or shower is listed, alongside a shared toilet. Towels are provided but towels and sheets also appear as an extra fee, so confirm what is included.

The entire unit is on the ground floor.

WiFi and a private parking space, both free. Air conditioning, heating, parquet floors, a fireplace, a sofa, a seating area, a desk, a dining table, a flat-screen TV carrying satellite channels, board games and children's books and DVDs. The kitchen holds an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a microwave, a fridge, a kettle, kitchenware and cleaning products, and there is a washing machine, a drying rack and an iron. Outside: a balcony, a patio, a terrace with furniture, a barbecue and a garden. Child safety socket covers are fitted.

Self-catering, with a full kitchen, a dishwasher, a dining table and a barbecue outside. No breakfast, restaurant or bar is listed; Lofotenmat Sa is 33 km off by the listing's figure, so shopping happens before you arrive.

The house is on Valbergsveien on the north coast of Vestvågøy, in Vestvågøy municipality, with an 8357 postcode. Booking.com records the district as Vestvågøya and the setting as rural, with sea, lake, mountain and landmark views from the property. Henningsvær, the nearest destination in this guide, is 8.7 km away in a straight line across the water; by the listing's own road figures, Svolvær Torg lies 39 km off and Leknes Airport 30 km.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport as 30 km from the house, Vestvågøy Rådhus 30 km, Lofotenmat Sa 33 km, Galleri Espolin 34 km and Svolvær Torg 39 km. Parking at the house is free and private.