Værøy Brygge Hotell

The straightforward reason is that Værøy has very few places to stay, and this one is on the harbour with a private bathroom, breakfast and free parking, 3 km from the heliport by Booking.com's measure — a base on the island itself rather than a day trip back to Moskenesøya.

Travellers crossing to Værøy for the island itself, by the Bodø–Værøy–Røst–Moskenes ferry or the heliport, who want a hotel room with its own bathroom and breakfast laid on rather than a house to cater for themselves in. Families should note that no cot and no extra bed is available and children of three and over are charged as adults. Pets are taken free on request.

Værøy is an island: the ferry and the heliport are the ways in, so settle the crossing before you book a room. Booking.com publishes very little about the rooms — no size, no count and no bed detail beyond a double room with two beds — and lists no restaurant or bar, although the hotel's own site says a restaurant is being built. No cot and no extra bed can be provided, and children of three and over are charged as adults. Arrival is between 15:00 and 23:00 and departure by 11:00. Parties are not allowed. The 7.2 guest score is the lowest in this part of the guide and rests on four reviews.

Booking.com lists a double room with two beds, with a private bathroom, a shower, a toilet, towels, toilet paper and bed linen. It publishes no room size, no total number of rooms and no further bed detail. The hotel's own site describes hotel rooms and, separately, cabins by the harbour.

Heating, a private bathroom with a shower in the rooms, free private parking and free WiFi on site. The hotel's own site adds rooms for meetings, conferences and courses. Booking.com lists no lift, no restaurant and no bar.

Breakfast is served as a buffet, by Booking.com's listing. No restaurant or bar appears on it; the hotel's own site describes a restaurant it says is being built, so ask what is open when you book.

Nedre Tyvnes 15 on Værøy, in Værøy municipality at the south-west end of the Lofoten chain. Kartverket's registered point for Sørland, the island's main settlement, is about 1.3 km from the hotel, and Å on Moskenesøya is 27.6 km away in a straight line across the water, with no road between them. Booking.com records a rural setting.

Booking.com gives Værøy Heliport Airport as 3 km from the hotel, and free private parking is on site. You reach the island itself by sea or by air: Torghatten Nord runs the Bodø–Værøy–Røst–Moskenes car ferry, route 18-782, and Avinor lists a heliport on Værøy.