Looking for a decently priced New Jersey weekend beach house!

I just checked and it looks like there are some options on AirBnB.

I just checked AirBNB as well. There was a house in Allenhurst for $1325 that only has a 2 night minimum, 7 bedrooms.

Sorry, but the Saturday-to-Saturday rental period is standard along the shore. It makes sense--there are very few people looking to vacation Monday to Friday only, plus they need to clean the rental thoroughly between renters and have someone whose job it is to distribute and collect keys, so it doesn't make sense to offer weekend only rentals from their perspective. Also, April is a bit late to be making shore rentals, so if there were weekend only choices I would expect them to be snatched up by now. The Jersey shore is a wildly popular summer destination, and a lot of people stay the same place every year and book their vacations an entire year in advance. I would look for a hotel that rents out large suites. I don't know Asbury Park well, but many shore hotels do offer a few large rooms because a lot of people like to come in large groups like you're thinking. Most shore hotels do not have websites or use booking companies, so I suggest using Google maps to find hotels, and then calling them to see what they offer (note: you will likely have to mail them a check to reserve your room).

VRBO.com examples: http://www.vrbo.com/497287 for $350 per night with a 3 night minimum stay http://www.vrbo.com/466254 for $500 per night with a 3 night minimum stay Availability seems to be limited by your late booking though.

Besides the unlikelihood of a large beach house renting by the weekend (like Swiss Meringue Buttercream said, they're usually Saturday-to-Saturday or else Sunday-to-Sunday: few places rent for a weekend, whether Fri/Sat/Sun or just Sat/Sun), there's also the problem of how late in the season you're starting to look --- at this point, most if not all shore houses are fully-booked for the summer, from mid-June through to Labor Day. And you can pretty well forget about renting a house over a holiday like the 4th of July; even if you do by some miracle find an available rental house, that's the prime week of the prime beach season, and it'd cost way more than your group is considering spending. (Data point: I rented a house down at the Outer Banks last summer, for June 2013; I was lucky to get the week I wanted, even though I reserved in August 2012!) I suspect that you're going to have to look into hotels.

Weekend rentals may be available off-season. If you don't mind being at the shore in October or November your request is reasonable. During prime beach season?? Good luck.