Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
Justad Rorbuer og Vandrerhjem
HOSTEL €
( 76 08 93 34;
www.hihostels.no/stamsund
; dm/s/d with shared bathroom Nkr135/
335/445, 4-bed cabin Nkr550-850; Mar-mid-Oct)
The island's HI-affiliated youth
hostel is a 1.2km walk from the Hurtigruten quay and has its regular clientele who come
backyearafteryear-oneparticularlyloyalguesthasstayedhereover50times-sobesure
to reserve. It's right beside the water in an old fishing complex. Roar Justad, the friendly
owner, dispenses information about local hiking routes, rents bicycles (Nkr80 to Nkr100
per day) and lends rowing boats and fishing lines for free.
Brustranda Sjøcamping
CAMPGROUND €
( 916 28682;
www.brustranda.no
;
Rolvsfjord; car/caravan site Nkr140/160, 4-bed
cabin Nkr450, with bathroom Nkr750-1200; mid-May-Aug)
This well-tended,
beautifullysituatedseasidecampground(withanewreceptionandcafe,theoldonehaving
burnt to the ground) stretches around a tiny harbour. It's beside the Rv815, 14km northeast
of Stamsund.
Skjærbrygga Sjøhus
CAFE-RESTAURANT €€€
( 76 05 46 00; dinner mains Nkr225-310; pub food from 11.30am, dinner
5-10pm)
Low-beamed,largeyetcosy,thisplaceisrightatthewater'sedge.Ithasalimited
dinnermenu(threestarters,threefishdishesandtwomeatmains)thatincludesallthelocal
favourites such as a starter of smoked whale (Nkr100) and tender Lofoten lamb (Nkr310).
Information
Vestvågøy's
tourist office ( 76 08 75 53; Storgata 31; 9am-7pm Mon-Fri,
10am-2pm Sat & Sun mid-Jun-early Aug, 9am-4pm Mon-Fri rest of yr)
is tucked into
the ground floor of Lofotsenteret, a large shopping centre in the lacklustre town of Leknes.
