The one-week rental for some family-sized houses in Cornwall has quintupled from around $1,600 to around $8,000.

The interesting thing," Binx said, "anyway I guess it's interesting, is, that was the second day of a one-week rental.

While high-end properties generally rent by the month, Ms. Dey said she was also seeing a trend to one-week rentals.

The Kingstons went for the Poconos and compromised by splurging on a one-week rental at the shore every summer.

A one-week rental is $1,795 and includes a captain.

Travelers seeking a one-week rental will have a somewhat more difficult time than those who can go for two weeks or longer.

An additional 20 percent is charged for one-week rentals, and there is a two-week minimum stay in July and August.

The rates cited were between $360 and $380 for a one-week rental of a midsize car (sometimes referred to as "intermediate") with manual transmission.

Prices depend on time of year; a one-week rental in early March costs $1,061.55, which includes the first 1,000 miles.

A one-week rental for Christmas 2006 costs $5,500.