Manshausen
Steigen, Norway
★ Verified by our editors · September 2026
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The verdict
A small island in the Steigen archipelago, once a traders' outpost, where the main house dates from the 1880s and the rooms are sea cabins of larch and glass cantilevered over the rocks at the water's edge. Full-length windows face the sea and the peaks across the sound; the day is kayaking, sailing, fishing or ski touring, depending on the season. One MICHELIN Key.
Couples who want the Arctic sea, the northern lights and very few other people.
You want a village or nightlife: this is an island with a handful of cabins.
Book a cabin on the rocks rather than on the quay, and leave the curtains open on winter nights for the aurora over the sound.
The rooms
A handful of sea cabins of larch and glass at the water's edge, with full-length windows and living rooms furnished in mid-century style.
The setting
On Manshausen, an island in the Steigen archipelago of northern Nordland, across the Vestfjord from Lofoten.
The food
Meals in the 1880s main house, cooked from the sea and the island.
Getting there
Fly to Bodø; the island is a few hours north by road and boat, and the hotel sends directions with the booking.
Good to know
Bookings are confirmed by the hotel after a few questions about the stay. Winter brings the polar night and the northern lights; summer, the midnight sun.
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