The Birch Grove House Lofoten

A whole house on one level, with bunk rooms for children and a fireplace for the evening, on a quiet road in the north of Vestvågøy. Alstad is farming country rather than a fishing village, and the roads around it stay empty in summer.

Families with children old enough for a bunk: two bunk rooms and a double make the layout plain. Up to five of the six guests may be children. No cot is available, so a baby needs its own arrangements. The single-floor layout helps anyone who struggles with stairs, though no accessibility features are claimed beyond that.

One bathroom serves three bedrooms and up to six people, and no washing machine appears in the facility list, which is unusual for a house at this distance from a village. Arrival runs from 17:00 to 23:30 with your time sent ahead, and check-out is 10:00. No cot or extra bed is available, pets are refused and the house is non-smoking. Booking.com takes payment on the property's behalf, so carry cash for anything extra on arrival.

One house of 70 m², let whole and sold for six, with three bedrooms and one bathroom. One bedroom has a large double bed and each of the other two a bunk bed — three beds in total, with up to five children allowed within the six. The bathroom has a shower and a hairdryer, and towels and linen are provided. The whole unit is on the ground floor and has its own entrance, with hardwood or parquet floors.

The entire unit is on the ground floor.

Heating, a fireplace, a sofa, a dining area and a sitting area indoors, with an iron, ironing facilities and a drying rack for clothes. The kitchen holds an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a microwave, a toaster, a kettle, a coffee maker, a fridge, kitchenware and cleaning products. A terrace faces the garden and the sea. Parking is free and private, WiFi is free, and the house is non-smoking. No washing machine is listed.

Self-catering, with a well-fitted kitchen and a dining table. There is no breakfast, restaurant or bar at the house. Alstad is rural, so buy food before you arrive.

Grundstadveien 619 at Alstad, in Vestvågøy municipality, at an address Booking.com files under its Alstad district. Henningsvær, the nearest place this guide covers, is 14.8 km away in a straight line. The listing records a rural setting with sea, garden and mountain views.

Booking.com gives Borga Radarstasjon as 28 km away, Galleri Espolin as 30 km, Leknes Airport as 32 km, Vestvågøy Rådhus as 33 km and Svolvær Torg as 35 km. Free private parking comes with the house and a car is effectively necessary.