For the das Cataratas, the Vacation Center has a low-season rate of $89 a night for two, breakfast, service and tax included.

Beginning Nov. 1, low-season rates start at $234.

Where to Stay For the most part, low-season rates are November to mid-December, and high season is Jan. 3 through March.

The weather is good, the theatres and other cultural venues are in full swing and low-season rates still generally apply.

National's low-season rates for an automatic in Portugal (Renault 19) were $488 with waiver and tax, $454 with tax alone.

During Carnaval accommodations prices triple, but a week afterwards, the prices drop to low-season rates.

Premium holiday rates have been lowered to normal high-season rates and in a few cases even low-season rates, Mr. Tomcich said.

For some reason rooms were discounted from low-season rate to the point where we were virtually giving them away in a definite shoulder season.

Midseason rates for a 22 footer are $705 for seven nights; low-season rates are $525.

Prices are generally high, but low-season rates apply from mid-April to mid-December.