Nøtnes Midnattsol Guesthouse

An island guesthouse with a private bathroom in every room, a shared kitchen, a terrace over the water and a 50-metre dock — and a boat trip rather than a drive to reach it.

Anyone who wants a night away from the Lofoten road, families using the 25 m² family room with its three beds, and groups: the guesthouse offers the whole house, and Booking.com notes that different terms may apply once you book more than three rooms.

Getting here means a boat. Neither cots nor extra beds can be added and pets are not accepted. Check-in runs from 17:00 to 23:30, which is late for an island crossing — send your arrival time in advance and work back from the sailing. Check-out is between 06:00 and 10:00. Anyone under 18 needs a parent or legal guardian present to check in, and booking more than three rooms may bring different terms. Booking.com takes the payment, so carry cash for anything bought on the island. Breakfast comes from the restaurant nearby rather than the house.

Three room types on Booking.com: a Double or Twin Room at 20 m²; a Family Room at 25 m² with three beds; and a Deluxe Double Room with Sea View at 25 m² with one bed. Every unit has a private bathroom with a shower and a toilet, and an additional toilet is listed. Slippers, towels, toilet paper and bed linen are provided, and the rooms are non-smoking. The guesthouse's own site gives fifteen rooms in all.

Free WiFi and a free private parking space, heating, luggage storage and a terrace. Guests share a kitchen with a kettle and a tea and coffee maker. Packed lunches are available for day trips. The guesthouse keeps a 50-metre dock for guests arriving by boat, and showers in the main house can be requested.

There is no restaurant in the house. Breakfast and meal packages are arranged through Heimbrygga, the restaurant nearby, and guests otherwise have the shared kitchen. Packed lunches can be ordered for a day out.

Kuholmen 28, 8320 Skrova, on the island of Skrova in Vågan municipality. Booking.com records the setting as rural and places the guesthouse in the Skrova district; Svolvær, the nearest destination this guide covers, is 8.8 km away in a straight line, across water. The terrace sits right at the shoreline.

Skrova is reached by boat — the guesthouse gives the crossing from Svolvær as about 30 minutes. Booking.com puts Leknes Airport 79 km away. Free private parking is available for guests who bring a car.