Salmon Lodge Lofoten

The walk up Offersøykammen starts from this stretch of road, and Haukland and Uttakleiv are a short drive north, yet Leknes and its shops sit 3.3 km away and the airport 7 km. For a party cooking for itself, the house has a dishwasher, a washing machine, a fireplace and a terrace facing the water.

A family or a group of friends with a car who want a base on the west side of Vestvågøy for beach and ridge walking rather than a room in town. Parties of five or fewer are on safe ground; above that, check the number with the property. Pets are not taken, and no cot or extra bed can be added.

The number the house sleeps is unsettled — Booking.com says seven, the letting agency five, against four beds — so agree it in writing for a larger party. Arrival runs from 17:00 to 23:30 and you leave by 10:00. Upper floors are reached by stairs only, and three bedrooms share one bathroom. Pets are not allowed, no cot or extra bed can be added, children of four and over pay the adult rate, and quiet is asked for from 23:00 to 09:00.

One detached house of 100 m² with a private entrance, let whole and arranged over two floors. Three bedrooms: a double bed in the first, a double in the second and two single beds in the third, four beds in all. One bathroom with a bath or shower, a toilet, towels, free toiletries and a hairdryer. Linen is provided. Booking.com gives a whole-property maximum of seven and the letting agency gives five, so the capacity is left unstated here.

Booking.com records that the upper floors are reached by stairs only.

A fireplace, a seating area, a sofa and a satellite flat-screen TV indoors, with a clothes rack, a drying rack and a washing machine. Outside are a terrace with furniture, an outdoor dining area and a garden. WiFi and private parking on the site are free, the entrance is the house's own, and the whole property is non-smoking. Upper floors are reached by stairs only.

Self-catering. The kitchen holds an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a microwave, a fridge, an electric kettle, a coffee machine and kitchenware, with a dining table and a dining area, and a second dining area outdoors. Booking.com lists no breakfast, restaurant or bar.

159 Offersøyveien at Offersøya, in Vestvågøy municipality on the west side of the island. Kartverket's registered point for Offersøya is roughly 960 m from the house, and Leknes lies 3.3 km away in a straight line. The listing records a rural setting with sea, lake, river, garden and mountain views.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport as 7 km from the house, Vestvågøy Rådhus as 7.1 km, Offersøya Beach as 1.6 km, Lofotenmat Sa as 5 km, Nusfjord as 23 km and Borga Radarstasjon as 26 km. Free private parking is on the site, and a car is the practical way to reach the headland.