The traditional Burekka 17

Three separate bedrooms in a 60 m² house for a party of four, with a fireplace, a washing machine and a patio facing the sea, a short walk from Stamsund's harbour and a shop on the site itself.

Two couples, or a family of four with older children, who want their own front door and a kitchen corner rather than hotel rooms. Stairs are the only way to the upper floor, so it suits people who climb them without trouble. With no cot available it is not set up for a baby.

Towels and sheets are charged as an extra, which is unusual for a self-catering house and worth pricing before you book. The upper floor is reached only by stairs. The kitchen is a kitchenette — hob, microwave, fridge and kettle, with no oven or dishwasher. No cot is available. Check-in is from 17:00 with your arrival time given in advance, and check-out is by 10:00, which is early.

One semi-detached unit of 60 m², listed as a Holiday Home with three bedrooms and three beds. The main bedroom has a double bed and takes two guests with a bathroom of its own off it; the other two bedrooms have one single bed each and take one guest apiece. There is one bathroom with a shower, a living room and a private entrance. The upper floor is reached by stairs only.

Booking.com records the upper floor as reachable by stairs only.

Free WiFi and free parking. The kitchenette has a hob, a microwave, a fridge, a kettle, kitchenware and cleaning products, with a washing machine alongside; there is no oven or dishwasher on the list. Heating, a fireplace, a sofa, a dining table, a flat-screen TV, a radio, a hairdryer and a safety deposit box are recorded, as is a patio with outdoor furniture and a table for eating outside. Towels and sheets are provided for a fee.

Self-catering from a kitchenette — hob, microwave, fridge and kettle — with a dining table indoors and another on the patio. A minimarket is listed on the site. Nothing is served on the premises: no breakfast, no restaurant, no bar.

Burekka 17 is in Stamsund, 799 m from the settlement Kartverket registers under that name, in Vestvågøy municipality. Leknes, the destination this guide covers, is 10.1 km away in a straight line. Booking.com records the setting as rural and gives the house sea and mountain views over a quiet street.

The listing gives Leknes Airport as 16 km away, Vestvågøy Rådhus as 15 km, Lofotenmat Sa as 18 km, Borga Radarstasjon as 39 km and Nusfjord as 43 km. Asked about reaching the nearest beach, the property has said it is done by car, or by bicycle for anyone fit enough, and that there is no shuttle.