The Blue House in Lofoten

A house on its own with water in three directions — sea, lake and river all appear in the listing's own view list — and a bath to come back to. The isolation is the point: there is no village attached to it.

A family or a group of up to six with a car, comfortable being a drive from everything. Up to five of the six may be children, though no cot or extra bed is available. Anyone who cannot manage stairs should ask which rooms are upstairs before booking.

One bathroom for three bedrooms and up to six guests, and the upper floor is reached by stairs only. Three beds are recorded against six guests, with no extra bed or cot available, so ask how a full party sleeps. Arrival runs from 17:00 to 23:30 with your time sent in advance, and check-out is 10:00. Pets are refused, smoking and parties are not allowed, and hen and stag groups are turned away. This is a remote road: the nearest shop is a drive.

One detached house of 70 m², let whole and sold for six, with three bedrooms and one bathroom. One bedroom holds a large double and each of the other two a single bed — three beds in all, with up to five children permitted within the six. The bathroom has both a bath and a shower, with a hairdryer, towels, linen and toilet paper provided. Upper floors are reached by stairs only, and floors are hardwood or parquet.

Upper floors are reached by stairs only.

Heating, a fireplace, a sofa, a seating area, a dining area and a flat-screen TV indoors, with an iron, ironing facilities, a clothes rack and a drying rack. The kitchen runs to an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a toaster, a kettle, a fridge, kitchenware and cleaning products, and a washing machine handles laundry. Outside there is a patio, a terrace with furniture, an outdoor dining area and a picnic area. Parking is free and private, WiFi is free, and the house is non-smoking.

Self-catering, with a fitted kitchen, a dining area indoors and an outdoor dining area on the terrace. There is no breakfast, restaurant or bar at the house, and no shop within walking distance.

Haverringen 431 at Alstad, in Vestvågøy municipality, at an address Booking.com files under its Alstad district. Henningsvær, the nearest place this guide covers, is 22 km away in a straight line. The listing records a rural setting and sea, lake, river, garden and mountain views.

Booking.com gives Borga Radarstasjon as 21 km away, Leknes Airport as 25 km, Vestvågøy Rådhus as 26 km, Lofotenmat Sa as 29 km and Galleri Espolin as 46 km. Free private parking comes with the house; without a car the address is impractical.