Tinabua Rorbu Lofoten

A rorbu you can walk straight into without stairs, on the working quay at Stamsund rather than in a holiday cluster, with the terrace, the barbecue and the sea on the same level as the door.

A family of four or two couples who want the harbour rather than the main road, and anyone who would rather not carry luggage upstairs — the whole unit is on the ground floor. A late checkout at 13:00 suits anyone catching an afternoon ferry from Stamsund.

Check-in does not begin until 17:00 and closes at 23:00, and the property asks to know your arrival time. There is one bathroom for the two bedrooms. Neither a cot nor an extra bed can be added, so four is the limit, and pets are not accepted. Smoking is not allowed and parties are not permitted.

One detached unit listed as a Two-Bedroom House of 50 m² with three beds. The first bedroom has a double, the second two singles, and Booking.com allows two guests in each — four in total. One private bathroom with a bath or shower, towels, linen and free toiletries. The whole unit is on the ground floor and has a private entrance; an interconnecting room is available.

Booking.com records the entire unit as being on the ground floor.

WiFi and private parking, both free, with bicycle parking as well. Heating, parquet floors, a flat-screen TV with a radio, a sofa, a dining table. The kitchenette carries an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a fridge, a microwave, a toaster, a kettle and kitchenware, and there is a washing machine and a drying rack. A children's high chair is kept. Outside: a terrace facing the sea, a patio, outdoor furniture, a dining area in the open and a barbecue.

Self-catering, with a kitchenette fitted for cooking and a dishwasher, plus a barbecue and an outdoor table for eating on the terrace. No breakfast or restaurant is listed on the property.

Hjellskjæret 6 is on the harbour at Stamsund, in Vestvågøy municipality, about 540 m from the point Kartverket registers as the centre of Stamsund. Leknes, the nearest destination this guide covers, lies 10.5 km away in a straight line. Booking.com records sea and mountain views and a rural setting.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport as 15 km from the cabin, Vestvågøy Rådhus as 15 km, Lofotenmat Sa as 18 km, Borga Radarstasjon as 39 km and Nusfjord as 42 km. Stamsund is one of the Hurtigruten calls on Vestvågøy, and the cabin stands on the harbour side of the village.