Rorbua Havfruen

A whole rorbu at the far south-west end of Lofoten, sleeping six in three proper bedrooms, kept warm through the winter by a wood stove and underfloor heating, and 2 km from the Moskenes ferry by the property's own reckoning.

Six people in three double rooms — a family, or three couples — who want the Reine and Å end of the islands and intend to cook. Pets stay free. Upper floors are reached by stairs only, and neither a cot nor an extra bed can be added.

Upper floors are reached by stairs only. Booking.com lists both a private bathroom and a shared toilet for the cabin, which is worth clarifying if it matters to your party. No cot and no extra bed can be added, and hen and stag groups are refused. Check-in is generous by local standards, 14:00 to 22:00, with your arrival time given in advance, and check-out falls between 08:00 and 12:00; the property has agreed an earlier departure for guests catching a morning ferry, with the key left in the entrance hall.

One detached rorbu of 60 m². Three bedrooms take two guests each — a large double bed in two of them and a double in the third, six guests across three beds. One private bathroom with a shower and a toilet; Booking.com also lists a shared toilet. Linen, towels and toilet paper are provided, floors are parquet, the cabin is recorded as non-smoking and allergy-free, and upper floors are reached by stairs only.

Upper floors are reached by stairs only.

Free WiFi and free private parking. A fireplace and wood stove, electric heating, heating cables under the bathroom floor, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a sofa, a dining table, a wardrobe, a clothes rack and a drying rack. The kitchen has an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a fridge, a coffee machine, a kettle, kitchenware and cleaning products, and there is a washing machine. Outside: a balcony, a patio, a terrace with furniture, an outdoor dining area and a picnic area.

Self-catering, with a full kitchen and a dishwasher, a dining table indoors and an outdoor dining area on the terrace. No breakfast, restaurant or bar is listed for the cabin, and Nusfjord, 48 km off, is the nearest place the listing names.

The rorbu is on Besselvågveien at Sørvågen, in Moskenes municipality towards the south-west end of the Lofoten road. Kartverket puts the registered settlement of Sørvågen about 420 m away and the village centre is 0.4 km off in a straight line. Booking.com records the setting as rural, with sea views from the balcony and terrace.

The property has told a guest that the Moskenes quay, where the Bodø car ferry lands, is 2 km from the cabin, and that flying into Bodø and crossing on that ferry is how it suggests arriving in winter. Booking.com gives Værøy Heliport Airport as 40 km away and Nusfjord as 48 km. Parking at the cabin is free and private.