Thank you for booking our holiday home. Here is a lot of practical information for you.
The house is our private holiday home and is therefore cozy, but also personally decorated. We rent it out privately when we are not using it ourselves and based on mutual trust. This means that we always leave the house neatly tidied and cleaned and of course expect the same from you.
The house is very well furnished for 6 people, and you can stay a maximum of 8 people here. Please note that there is no baby/child equipment in the house. Right next to the house is a cozy annex with a ¾ bed.
You can see the interior of the house here (in Danish) and what facilities are present here (in Danish).
Bring Your Own
You must bring your own bed linen, towels, tea towels and dishcloths.
Cleaning
When you leave the house, it must be tidy, cleaned and ready for the next user to hopefully have a really good stay. You cannot order a final cleaning – you are responsible for that yourself. It typically takes two hours for two people to clean the house thoroughly, so factor that in before you catch the ferry home.
There is a vacuum cleaner (and extra vacuum cleaner bags), floor mop with bucket, broom, dustpan, window scraper and general cleaning supplies in the house.
The house is furnished so that it can withstand use. But there are two things that you should pay attention to:
• The kitchen table and dining table are made of oiled oak. It can withstand a lot – but is very sensitive to metal objects that are left on it for several hours. So, keep pots, cans, wet cutlery, etc. away from here.
• Wet cloths, wet towels, wet clothes and the like should not be left on wooden tables or wooden floors for long periods of time. There is a drying rack in the hallway, and there are clamps in the tall cupboard in the kitchen.
Waste Sorting
You must sort waste on Læsø. There are waste containers in the driveway with four fractions:
• Residual waste (in bags)
• Food waste (in bags)
• Paper/small cardboard
• Plastic/metal/food and drink cartons
To make sorting easier, there are two waste racks in the cupboard under the kitchen sink for residual and food waste. On the wall in the kitchen there are boxes for sorting glass, paper and plastic/metal/food and drink cartons. You open a box with a slight push at the bottom of the front. Inside the box is a bucket that you can easily carry things out in. The buckets must be cleaned and dry when you leave.
Glass is delivered to the recycling bubble on the corner of Platagevej and Klitrosevej
Larger cardboard is delivered to the recycling center in Byrum. There is a bucket with a lid for return deposit in the kitchen. The bucket must be empty, clean and dry when you leave.
Practical info before arrival
• Key: The key is in the key box, which is located on the inside of the doorpost in the shed. You will be sent the code immediately before your arrival.
• Dog: We have a dog ourselves, and cute dogs are welcome.
• Electricity: If the electricity is off, the HFI board is in the hallway.
• Electric car: If you are coming in an electric car, please contact us before arrival to arrange the practical and economical aspects of charging.
• Water: If the water is off, the tap in the well is right behind the mailbox. Remove the cover and turn on the small tap. It’s easy – or else call us for assistance. There are two electric water heaters, one in the tall cabinet in the kitchen and one in the left cabinet under the kitchen table.
• Drinking water: Læsø has wonderful drinking water, as the wells are in an area that has never been cultivated, so it is some of the cleanest in Denmark. But it may have a slightly yellowish/brownish color, which is simply due to unfiltered minerals from the special biological conditions on Læsø. If there is brown water in the toilet bowl when you arrive, it is also simply due to these minerals.
• Heating: Is generally closed in the summer. There are electric radiators in all rooms and underfloor heating in the tiled floors in the kitchen, bathrooms and hallway. NB: Electric radiators must NEVER be covered or be in contact with flammable materials.
• Wood-burning stove: The house has a centrally located, wall-mounted wood-burning stove that easily heats the house. There is plenty of free firewood in the shed. The ash drawer can be emptied into an ash bucket in the shed.
• Wireless network: Is available throughout the house and in the annex. WIFI: BBV_4. The code is “sommerhus123”.
• TV: DR, TV2, Norlys TV and streaming services are available. They are accessed via the Apple TV app. The remote control is quite intuitive with a touch surface for navigating the menus.
• Oven: In the kitchen there is a quick guide for operating the convection oven – it is a bit special.
• Dishwasher: As a rule, choose the 35-degree program, which is the fastest and usually sufficient for cleaning. Remember to clean the strainer when cleaning.
• Washing machine: You can select the Quick program by pressing the button so that the clock symbol lights up.
• Spices, kitchen roll, soap, etc.: There are common household items in the house. Use and refill for the next one if necessary.
• Bicycles: There are two newer adult bicycles that you are welcome to use. There is also a bicycle pump. You do not lock your bicycle on Læsø :-). Repairs or rental of more bicycles can be done at Vesterø Cykeludlejning.
• Grill: There is a Weber gas grill on the terrace, which is free to use. The grill grate should, if it has been used, go in the dishwasher in connection with your final cleaning. There should be gas in the bottle or in the spare bottle in the shed. Otherwise, it can be exchanged in XL Byg and DagliBrugsen.
• Garden furniture: There are seat cushions for the garden furniture in the high cupboard in the room. Hammock, parasol, sun loungers and pallet cushions are in the sauna. Must be taken inside if it rains and before departure.
• Outdoor shower: We have a gas-heated outdoor shower that is connected to the garden hose – you are welcome to use it. You simply turn on the tap, and the gas heater starts automatically. It also turns off automatically with the water.
• Sauna and hot tub: Closed during the summer months and not part of the rent.
Nature
• I want to go to the sea: The quickest way down to the sea is to walk to the end of Klokkeblomstvej and along the path across the common area. You can also walk down to the bottom of Benbrækvej and through a small path out to Sitkavej. Here you turn left and then go through the plantation down to the water. If you instead walk to the end of Anemonevej, which is just across from Benbrækvej, you will find a nice path all the way down to the water.
• I want to go swimming: Kongestranden is a fantastic and child-friendly beach with shallow water. You can walk down to the beach right next to the bus shelter on Vesterø Havnegade. There is also a footpath down to Kongestranden at the end of Nattergalevej. At the end of the promenade towards the ferry port, there is a popular bathing jetty where the water is deeper. Here you will also find the winter bathing club’s bathing ladder and sauna, which you can book on a daily basis.
• Bonfires and open fire: Are strictly prohibited on the entire property and in the entire plantation. Drive to Skovhytten if you want to cook over a campfire – highly recommended.
• Vipers: Nature is lovely on Læsø – and close by – so here is some advice that is definitely not meant to scare you away, but simply to make you aware. Be aware that there may be vipers in the heather. It is primarily in the tall heather, but we have also once seen a young one sunbathing on the terrace. Watch out for them – and possibly your dog. If your dog is bitten, call your vet immediately. There are antihistamines (Alnok) in the first aid kit in the high cupboard in the bathroom. Read more here (in Danish).
• Ticks: There are deer and hares in the woods – and on the property – and therefore also ticks. Check yourself and your dog daily. There is a tick tongs in the first aid kit in the high cupboard in the bathroom.
• Birds: There is a rich birdlife and in season quite a few bird nests around the property, so be considerate. Nests are also typically built in firewood stacks and bicycle baskets – they must not be removed but must be left alone. Both birds and pollen from trees etc. can quickly make garden furniture, windows etc. look a bit dirty – that’s what it’s like to live in the middle of nature 🙂
• Farces: There are farces off the Danish coast, this also applies to Læsø. Keep an eye out for any local announcements and read more here (in Danish).
• Benbræk: Is a lily plant with yellow flowers that grows on Læsø. You can see what it looks like in the flora pictures hanging in the two smallest rooms.