Hot properties to rent on Cape Cod

Four Seasons in New England (01647 24726, www.nelodgings.com) has Giner House, a contemporary property between Chatham and Brewster, in a woodland setting with direct access to a freshwater pond with a sandy beach. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, big deck. Sleeps eight: from £1,450 in June. Hush is a traditional Cape-style shingle house in a quiet setting in Brewster, a short walk from the big, sandy beach. It has a garden, a large deck and very smart furnishings, four bedrooms, two bathrooms and costs from £2,370.

New England Country Homes (08700 774774) has classical Cape Cod rental properties, including The Sandfords, in leafy countryside near Brewster: a salt-box style house sleeping five within two miles of the best sandy beaches, ideal for a young family (one double, two singles and a double sofabed). From £607pp a week (based on five sharing). Alternatively, there's Summer Solstice, in Chatham, a half-mile walk from sandy Pleasant Bay beach: a cosy cottage sleeping four in a double and a twin. Ideal for a couple or a small family. From £541pp (based on four sharing).

Cape Cod Realty (001 508 349 2245, www.capecodrealty.net) has Wellfleet properties, including a contemporary house on the dunes (ref CURR), with views of Cape Cod Bay and path access to the beach. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms. Price £2,767 July (£3,459 August). Or take a quintessential shingle cottage (ref HEDL), recently updated to sleep eight. Step from the veranda directly onto a small bayside beach. Price £1,107 in July.

In Chatham, Websters (001 508 945 0990, www.webstersrealestate.com) has Mill Pond House - a traditional five-bedroom, three-bathroom house within walking distance of town and beach. Airy interiors, shady porches and garden with waterfront views; price £5,400. Hardings is a traditionally furnished shingled Cape house a few steps up from Hardings Beach, with two decks, a large yard and sea views; three bedrooms, two bathrooms. Price £1,937.

In Falmouth, Foley Real Estate (00 1 508 548 3415, www.foleyre.com) has Menauhant beach house with views across Vineyard Sound. It's a huge modern house in Cape style, sleeping 14 in two master suites and seven bedrooms (four bathrooms). Price £6,918. Seacoast Shores is set on a private peninsula with views across Vineyard Sound. A ranch-style house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Swim directly from the back yard. Price £2,075.

?Prices are for end of April to end of June, including car hire, insurance and return flights to Boston (with one night's stopover).