The Lofoten Islands
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsOn Torget, by the Svolvær quay. The shops and piers are beneath the windows, which matters when night falls early in winter.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →Fishermen's cabins on the islet of Svinøya, linked to Svolvær by a bridge. You stay by the water, away from the centre but five minutes away by car.
€160 a nightSee on Booking →On Lamholmen, by Svolvær harbour. A chain hotel for a simple night on arrival in or departure from the Lofoten, with the shops on foot.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →Rorbuer in Kabelvåg, the small town next to Svolvær. You stay by the water while remaining a few minutes' drive from the shops.
€170 a nightSee on Booking →In central Leknes, Vestvågøy's crossroads town. A practical base for Haukland and Kvalvika beaches, halfway between Svolvær and Reine.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →A budget hotel in Svolvær, the gateway to the Lofoten. You sleep simply here between two days on the road to Henningsvær and Reine.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →On Austnesfjordgata, in Svolvær, a few minutes from the harbour. A convenient base for heading out to Henningsvær and the Viking museum at Borg.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →A hostel in Stamsund, a small fishing port in the south of the islands. A central position for sleeping halfway between Svolvær and Reine, without going the hotel route.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →Fishermen's cabins in Ballstad, a harbour on the west coast. The cheapest way to stay by the water rather than in town.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →In Bøstad, on Vestvågøy, in the north of the islands. A hostel and café a few minutes from the Lofotr Viking Museum at Borg and Haukland beach.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →In the village of Nusfjord, a former fishing port on the stop's programme. You stay here instead of spending an hour between two drives.
€350 a nightSee on Booking →Rorbuer in Hamnøy, facing the peaks of Reine. The Reinebringen trailhead is very close, useful for climbing early in the morning, before the groups.
These are the red cabins photographed from the Hamnøy bridge, on the E10.
€250 a nightSee on Booking →A lodge in Ballstad, on the coast. A central position for heading out to Henningsvær as well as Reine.
€300 a nightSee on Booking →Rorbuer on the Svolvær quay, on Lamholmen. For sleeping by the water while keeping the restaurants in the centre within walking distance.
€220 a nightSee on Booking →On Avisgata, near Svolvær harbour. A town address for starting or ending the Lofoten circuit without getting back on the road in the evening.
€260 a nightSee on Booking →