With city hotels booked for the G-20 summit, Pittsburghers are offering their homes for prices that range from $1,200 to $25,000 for the week that includes Sept. 24-25.

Craig Davis, vice president of sales and marketing for Visit Pittsburgh, has worked with all of the official delegations on housing. No one has asked for a private home, but he has taken information from owners who wanted to offer one.

For most participants, the G-20 is strictly business, which limits the desire for extra amenities.

"Most participants will come in on the morning of the 24th and probably leave the evening of the 25th" though some media, security and advance groups may come early, he said.

Online travel sites show no hotel rooms available in or near Downtown, though the suburbs have vacancies.

Corporate Accommodations Inc., in Carnegie, which specializes in short-term rentals, has received one or two inquiries about the G-20. Account executive Ed Sosa advised them to call back closer to the date because he didn't know which of his properties would be available.

Although the typical stay for his clients is 60 days, "three-night stays are our minimum," he said.

Because of heightened security, Downtown hotels have been very cautious about booking, especially in high-end suites.

"We made sure they went to delegations or to people associated with the G-20. There is too much risk involved from a security standpoint in allowing outside groups or protesters," said Peter Cipkins, director of sales and marketing for the Westin Convention Center.

Protesters have their own low-budget options.

The Thomas Merton Center and the Pittsburgh G-20 Resistance Project set up accounts for protesters to e-mail them with requests for or offers of housing.

"This is supposed to be [about] people offering space for people who want to come in for the protest," said Leah Samuel, publication director for the Thomas Merton Center.

Well-known local anti-war activist Vincent Eirene, 57, belongs to Notowar.com, which features a G20 Bed and Breakfast blog with posts on cheap lodgings. So far it recommends a motel on Neville Island ($40 a night, said Mr. Eirene) and local campgrounds.

Managers of a half-dozen local campgrounds said they haven't seen an increase in September reservations, and some aren't eager for a surge of protesters.

"To be truthful, I'm hoping not," said Ed Tanski, co-owner of Buttercup Woodlands Campgrounds in Butler County, on a possible influx of activists. "This is a family campground. You just don't need that kind of activity."

For those able to pay well for a residence near the meeting, Eve Picker offers a choice of Downtown lofts, including her own home. The sunny three-bedroom apartment has a view of the Gulf Tower, and the rooftop deck overlooks the summit site a block away. She's asking $15,000 for her loft or $5,000 for a studio in the same building.

"My husband will be out of town a good part of the week and our building is inside the security zone," she said of why they offered to vacate for a week. She owns No Wall Productions, which develops urban loft apartments, and We Do Property Management Inc., which rents them out. She's used to writing leases, so it was an easy offer to make. "I think our place is stunning and I like to show Pittsburgh off," she said.

Although renters would have access to all the appliances, linens and books, she would remove personal belongings such as clothes. The cost to do that, and to clean before and afterward, helps to justify the price tag, she said.

She's got no offers yet, but she's not the only one to aim high. Two nearby lofts are up for $25,000 and a six-bedroom house near Carnegie Mellon University is listed for $20,000.

The owners of a three-bedroom house in Upper St. Clair are asking $12,000. One of the bargains is a two-bedroom home on Mount Washington for $400 per night.

Craigslist also has an offer for "upscale 4 star quality" hotel rooms and suites Downtown during the G-20 for $500-$1,000 per night. The person who placed the ad responded to an e-mail but declined to give his name, saying he had booked rooms in two hotels for a meeting that didn't fill up and decided to make them available to G-20 visitors.

When Marguerite Bennett's father decided to offer his luxury condo in Green Tree, she didn't know how much to ask, so they left the price negotiable.

If her father gets any takers, "He can come and stay with me for a few days," she said.

There are people still looking for rooms near the G-20.

"We're getting calls from some of the media, but I think most delegations have secured or are coming close to securing their destinations," said Mr. Cipkins, at the Westin.

Jonathan Plesset, co-owner of the Shadyside Inn Suites, turned down a TV network that offered to rent the entire boutique hotel. He always keeps suites available for the universities, which are his best customers, he said. "We did have overseas people who came and looked and they did book a few suites for the G-20," he said.

Some Shadyside residents have asked him to tell frustrated G-20 callers that their homes are available. "They've got Super Bowl fever, thinking it's a big event where they can rent their house for $2,000 per night," he said.