Vacation Rentals

  • CARIBBEAN: Choose among seven locations for scuba diving, snorkeling, etc., on weeklong 4-stateroom catamaran sailings. 201-689-1313; roylucas@optonline.net.

  • CULEBRA ISLAND, PUERTO RICO: Newly built, fully furnished, 2-bedroom, 2-bath, waterfront casita, private dock. Rent weekly. mandrillo@masnyc.com.

  • DEERFIELD BEACH, FL: Lakefront 2-bedroom, 2-bath villa, fenced backyard, near I-95, beach. Weekly/monthly. Contact: ABinNY@aol.com; 914-722-2757.

  • MOUNT DESERT, MAINE: Luxury rental, landmark lighthouse, oceanfront home. Impeccable accommodations. Sleeps ten. Vacation without ownership/maintenance expense. Access photos at HomeAway.com: #376334. 781-690-0333.

  • NEW YORK, NY: Furnished luxurious vacation and business rental apartments: info@nyctemphouses.com; 644-465-5902; www.nyctemphouses.com.

  • PARIS, MARAIS: Luxury rental in center of Paris. Close proximity Picasso Museum, Centre Pompidou, and other historical sites, as well as gourmet shops of rue de Bretagne. See owner’s Web site at www.parischapon.com.

  • PARIS, SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRÉS: Lovely studio apartment on rue Jacob: 212-463-8760; www.lefanion.com/paris.html.

  • ROME: Spacious, stylish, renovated apartment. Living room, 2 generous double bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen/ breakfast room. Central location near St. John Lateran. $850 weekly. 212-867-0489; www.casacleme.com; Lm603@columbia.edu.

  • TORTOLA, BVI: 3-bedroom house 60 feet above Long Bay Beach. 646-526-7111; ewinghouse@gmail.com; www.ewinghouse.com

  • TUSCANY, ITALY: Spacious, comfortfilled, antiques-furnished family home with garden in charming 13th-century castle town. Utterly tranquil, yet immersed in Tuscan village life. Contact Victoria de Grazia: vd19@columbia.edu; www.hilltownholiday.com.

  • VIEQUES ISLAND, PUERTO RICO: Newly rebuilt and elegantly furnished with all modern conveniences in beautiful private setting; 3-bedroom, 3-bath, swimming pool. Casa Elegante: www.enchanted-isle.com/byowner/casa-elegante.htm.