Villa Lofoten - Edvardbua

A restored fishing building rather than a new-build rental, on a quiet north-coast shore, with the sea from the terrace and a kitchen to cook in.

A couple, a small family or two or three friends with a car, who want somewhere out of the way and are happy to be well away from restaurants and shops.

The owner's site sets a minimum stay of three nights. Check-in is between 17:00 and 22:00 with your arrival time sent ahead, and checkout runs to 12:00. Booking.com lists four beds — a single and two bunk beds in the bedroom, plus a sofa bed — while the owner's site gives the unit as sleeping three, so agree numbers before booking. There are no cots and no extra beds, pets are not taken, quiet hours run from midnight to 07:00 and parties are not allowed. Only seven guests have scored it so far. Kvalnes is remote: bring food with you.

One apartment: a separate bedroom with a single bed and two bunk beds, two living rooms, one of them with a sofa bed, a kitchen with kitchenware and a fridge, and one bathroom with a bath or shower. Bed linen and towels are put out, and the whole unit is on the ground floor with a private entrance. Booking.com gives no floor area. Villa Lofoten's own site puts Edvardbua at three guests with a double and two bunk beds.

The whole unit is on the ground floor with its own entrance.

Free WiFi and free parking on site. Kitchen with kitchenware and a fridge, a washing machine, and a shared kitchen on the property as well. Terrace, patio, barbecue, outdoor furniture, an outdoor dining area and a garden, with sea and mountain views. Breakfast in the room appears on the facility list, and Villa Lofoten's site names a summer restaurant. Non-smoking throughout.

Mainly self-catering: the apartment has a kitchen, there is a shared kitchen too, and a barbecue outside. Booking.com's facilities include breakfast in the room, and Villa Lofoten's own site lists a summer restaurant, so ask what is running during your dates.

Haverringen at Kvalnes, on the exposed north coast of Vestvågøy in Nordland. Booking.com's district for the property is Kvalnes; Kartverket has no matching settlement name at the map pin, so the locality is taken from the listing. The nearest destination in this guide, Henningsvær, is about 22 km away in a straight line.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport and Vestvågøy Rådhus as 31 km away, Lofotenmat Sa as 35 km and Borga Radarstasjon as 26 km. There is free parking on site; the road out to Kvalnes is rural and a car is effectively required.