Vintage Norwegian cabin Hyttekos i Lofoten

A detached unit with the sea in front of it and an outdoor fireplace, terrace and barbecue behind, on a quiet stretch of the north coast 13 km from Leknes — and one of the few small listings in the area that takes pets at no charge and will collect you from the airport.

A couple or a small party happy to eat outdoors and cook on a hob, with a dog in tow if they have one. Children under eight are not accepted, so it is not a family base, and the kitchen is a kitchenette rather than a full kitchen.

Children older than eight are welcome and younger ones are not, and neither cots nor extra beds can be added — so the family-rooms label on the listing should not be read as a family booking. Booking.com publishes a maximum of two guests although a large double and two sofa beds are listed, so confirm the arrangement if you are more than two. The facility list records a toilet, towels and toilet paper but names no shower or bath, and no WiFi is listed at all. Check-in is from 16:00 with no closing time given, and the property wants your arrival time in advance. Check-out is by 13:00 and hen and stag groups are refused.

One detached unit of 45 m², carried by Booking.com as an apartment. A bedroom with a large double bed and a living room with two sofa beds, three beds between them. A toilet, towels and toilet paper are listed, but no shower or bath appears on the facility list. Linen is provided, floors are parquet and the unit is non-smoking.

Free private parking and a paid airport shuttle with pick-up and drop-off. Indoors: heating, a fan, a kitchenette with a hob, a microwave, a fridge, a kettle and kitchenware, a sofa, a fireplace, a clothes rack, a tea and coffee maker and board games. Outdoors: a balcony, a patio, an outdoor dining area, a sun terrace, an outdoor fireplace, a picnic area, barbecue facilities and a garden. WiFi is not listed.

Self-catering from a kitchenette — a hob, a fridge and a microwave, but no oven or dishwasher on the list. Meals can be eaten at the outdoor dining area, and there are barbecue facilities and a picnic area. Booking.com names Lofotenmat Sa 20 km off and lists no breakfast, restaurant or bar.

The unit is at Valbergsveien 868, on the north coast of Vestvågøy in Vestvågøy municipality, with an 8357 Valberg postcode. Booking.com records the district as Valberg and the setting as rural; there is no Kartverket settlement entry closer than the listing's own placing. Leknes, the nearest destination in this guide, is 13.2 km away in a straight line, and the balcony looks at the sea with mountains behind.

Booking.com gives Leknes Airport as 18 km away, Vestvågøy Rådhus 17 km, Lofotenmat Sa 20 km, Borga Radarstasjon 41 km, Nusfjord 44 km and Galleri Espolin 47 km. Parking at the property is free and private, and a paid airport shuttle can be arranged.