Two-story apartment with private deck

Space and privacy at the sea end of Ballstad: 130 m² across two floors, two bathrooms for a party of five, your own entrance and a terrace with a sea view, with parking and WiFi thrown in at no charge.

Two couples travelling together, or a family that wants a second bathroom and a washing machine rather than a hotel room. Booking.com lists it under family rooms and welcomes children of any age, but no cot or extra bed can be added, so the five beds are the whole capacity.

Whoever checks in has to be at least 25 — Booking.com sets that as the minimum age. Arrival is not before 17:00 and the property wants your time in advance; departure is by 12:00. Cots and extra beds cannot be added, so five is the ceiling. Smoking, pets and parties are all refused, and the listing says it will not take hen or stag groups. As much as NOK 1,000 in damage may be charged once you have left, under the property's damage policy.

One apartment of 130 m² on two floors, holding three beds. Bedroom one has a large double and bedroom two the same, each allowed two guests; the living room holds a sofa bed for one more. Two bathrooms, both with a bath, a shower, a hairdryer, towels and toilet paper, and a further toilet beyond them.

WiFi and the private parking space both cost nothing. Inside there is air conditioning, a fan, heating, soundproofing, a fireplace, a sofa and seating area, a dining table, a wardrobe, a clothes rack and a drying rack. The kitchen carries an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a fridge, a microwave, a toaster, a kettle, a tea and coffee maker, kitchenware and cleaning products, with a washing machine and a tumble dryer alongside. Outside: a balcony, a terrace and a garden.

Self-catering, with no meals served on site. The kitchen is fitted for real cooking — oven, hob, dishwasher, microwave — and there is a dining table indoors.

The address is Ballstadlandet 62d under the 8373 Ballstad postcode, in Vestvågøy. Kartverket registers the Ballstad settlement name about 650 m from the map pin, and the harbour village itself — the destination this guide covers — lies 0.6 km away in a straight line. The windows take in sea, mountain, garden and courtyard.

Booking.com gives Lofotenmat Sa as 7.8 km from the apartment, Vestvågøy Rådhus as 10 km, Leknes Airport as 10 km, Nusfjord as 32 km and Borga Radarstasjon as 35 km. No bus or transfer is named on the listing, and there is a free parking space if you drive.