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We want to take a long weekend up to the Cape this winter. We have done this many times before but this trip will include at least one other couple so we would like to rent a house.

I am having trouble finding a reasonably priced house that rents for less than a week. I understand that there will be a cleaning fee for the short stay, but I just can't seem to find any that work for us.

Does anyone have an suggestions?

Have you checked on weneedvacation.com? That's where John and I found the house we rented over Labor Day and Columbus Day weekends. There are not too many pictures on the site, but that agency reps a ton of houses on the Cape.

I can't recommend the house we rented to you for your weekend, only because the owners are living there through the winter.

You can check out capecodare.com the company is Cape Cod Associates Real Estate. I noticed that they had some winter openings I'm surprised because I thought most owner's would "winterize" their homes. These homes would be in the Harwich Area (Exit 9) right before the elbow. It is a 45 minute ride to P-town and about 30 minutes from the Sagamore Bridge.

I'd check into a B&B. There's alot on the Cape (not sure where you want to be) and it will just add to the charm.

I love the cape.

We love to travel and visit many different locations for many different reasons. Some places we did not have the greatest of experiences but will still consider returning knowing that we may have missed the charm of that place. There are two destinations that I refuse to return to because of our experience there. One of them is Provincetown. We did have a lovely visit to Cape Cod however.

Toes, I'm wondering why you didn't like Provincetown. We LOVED it. To us, it almost seems a little bit like Key West without the warm temperatures.

We been there 3 times and we had a great time. The food, the streets and the history keeps us going back.

(We also have friends that have a cottage in Harwich, so that helps )

We have been to the Cape many times and for this trip we really want to stay in a house.
It is a trip to connect with friends and a b&b will not give us the experience we are looking for.
We love the Cape and Provincetown, can't imagine not liking it, but I think it us part of being a New Englander.

We liked the whale watching trip from Provincetown, we enjoyed the shops and resturants and art galleries. We were told in no uncertain terms that we were not welcome there by at least part of the communinty. I can take a hint and will not return. Prior to our leaving we cancelled an order to have two prints delivered to our home and returned a beautiful glass dolphin and globe to the store we purchased it from. It had nothing to do with us not being new englanders.

toes....i think i know what you're talking about, but I can't understand that.

Your money is as good as anybody elses.

We've never had a problem there at...wherever we went.

Lovermont wrote:X - I have a friend who has a four bedroom vacation rental in Barnstable. I asked her if she'd rent for a weekend, and she said that she would. If you'd like to email her, you can reach her at jenniferz at madriver dot com

Thanks!!! I am waiting to get confirmation from the other couple this weekend and then I will send her a note!
That is so nice of you to have asked!

If that doesn't work, try Martha Murray Real Estate. They handle many mid-cape summer rentals and may have a few in the off-season.

I found my friend's vacation rental on Homeaway:

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p156415

That is a beautiful home! I will show the pics to our friends this weekend!

Lovermont wrote:I found my friend's vacation rental on Homeaway:

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p156415

nice friend to visit and great neighhood