Smedvikhuset

A whole detached house to one party, sleeping five, on a stretch of coast with no resort around it — with a fireplace, a sea-view terrace and a kitchen that copes with a week of cooking.

A family or two couples with a car who want distance from the through-road traffic. The 18.2 km to Henningsvær and 29 km to the airport make driving close to essential. Cot and extra-bed arrangements are not set out in full, so a family with a baby should ask before booking.

Arrival falls between 16:00 and 21:00 and the owner wants your time in advance; departure is by 11:00. NOK 2,000 is held on a credit card when you arrive, as a refundable damage deposit, and returned within seven days once the house has been checked. Quiet hours run from 23:00 to 07:00, pets are refused and hen and stag groups are not taken. There is one bathroom for three bedrooms, and the 8.3 score rests on 15 reviews.

One detached house of 100 m² with its own entrance: three bedrooms and one bathroom. A single bed in the first bedroom, a double in each of the other two, which matches the maximum of five guests Booking.com sets across the three. The unit is credited with three beds. The bathroom is private to the house, with a bath or shower, towels, toilet paper and a hairdryer. Linen is included.

Heating and a private entrance, a seating area with a sofa, a fireplace and a flat-screen TV carrying satellite channels. The kitchen carries an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a microwave, a fridge, an electric kettle, a coffee machine, a tea and coffee maker, kitchenware and a dining table, and a washing machine sits with them. The terrace outside looks at the sea, with the mountains on the other side. Parking and WiFi are free. The house is non-smoking.

Self-catering throughout. No breakfast, restaurant or bar is attached to the house, and the nearest of Booking.com's landmarks, Lofotenmat Sa, is 34 km off, so arrive with a full boot. The kitchen is equipped for proper cooking and there is a dining area indoors.

Haverringen at Alstad, in Vestvågøy municipality, on the north-east coast of the island. Booking.com's own district for the house is Alstad and its postal town is Bøstad. Henningsvær lies 18.2 km away in a straight line, and Booking.com records the setting as rural with sea and mountain views.

Booking.com puts Borga Radarstasjon 25 km from the house, Vestvågøy Rådhus 30 km, Lofotenmat Sa 34 km and Svolvær Torg 45 km. Leknes Airport is given as 29 km. Parking at the house is free and on site.