Traditional house at Unstad

A sauna and a bath at Unstad, which is the point after a day in cold water or on the Unstad-to-Eggum coastal path. The house is small, plain and within a minute of the bay, rather than a view property on the main road.

Four people who are out all day — surfers, walkers, photographers — and want somewhere warm to dry out and wash kit rather than a house to sit in. Two double beds and no extra bed or cot, so it suits two couples or a family of four with older children.

It is a short list of facilities: no television, no dishwasher and no sea view recorded, and the kitchen's contents are not itemised beyond being described as equipped. Check-in runs from 17:00 to midnight and check-out is by 10:00. Pets are not allowed, no cot or extra bed can be added, and hen or stag groups are not taken. Unstad is reached by one road through a tunnel, and in winter that road is the whole connection. The 8.6 score comes from six reviews.

One chalet-style house of 45 m², let whole, with two bedrooms — a double bed in the first and a large double in the second — and a stated maximum of four guests. One private bathroom with a bath, a shower, a toilet, towels, toilet paper and a hairdryer. A sauna belongs to the house.

A sauna, heating, a washing machine, a drying rack for clothes and cleaning products; the listing records garden and mountain views. No television appears on the facility list. WiFi and private parking on the site are free.

Self-catering. Booking.com describes the kitchen as equipped but does not itemise the appliances beyond the kitchen itself, so ask what is in it if you plan to cook properly. No breakfast, restaurant or bar is listed, and Unstad is a small place — shopping is done at Bøstad or Leknes.

Unstadsjøveien 35 at Unstad, in Vestvågøy municipality on the north-facing coast of the island. Kartverket's registered point for Unstad lies about 33 m from the house, and Leknes is 13.4 km away in a straight line. Booking.com records a rural setting with garden and mountain views.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport as 20 km from the house, Vestvågøy Rådhus as 21 km, Borga Radarstasjon as 23 km, Lofotenmat Sa as 24 km and Nusfjord as 45 km. Free private parking is on the site; Unstad is reached by the side road and tunnel from Bøstad on the E10.