As a rule, it will be possible to rent bedclothes or a sheet sleeping bag. These also go by the name of youth hostels. They are often the family's former home, and as a rule you should not expect to be living in the lap of luxury. Conversely, these places often exude considerable charm. Earth closet lavatories, mattresses on an attic floor and water fetched by the bucket from the nearby well should be expected.
Some places have a bath and running water.
Visitors are expected to take along their own sleeping bag and food. It can sometimes be hard to tell whether you have actually arrived at a sheep-farming family's youth hostel. Chalets and cabins No matter where you go, as soon as you get away from the towns and villages in Greenland, you will discovery that places where you can find a roof over your head are few and far between. Yet in actual fact, there is a skeletal network of chalets throughout most of Greenland. It is therefore recommended to bring along your own map and have current information drawn in and updated, e.g. at the local tourist office.