Innsider is so right about demographics. Many larger, more elegant Inns cater to an older, more affluent guest. Those Inns could never survive with SB's. Our demographic is far younger and more active. For some reason, the University of Michigan especially loves us. We've had tons of student, faculty and administrative couples from there. They hike, they bike, they climb, they wine tour, they go on daytrips far and wide.
I just broke it down YTD and here is a little suprise for the doubters. The shared bath room only rented 27 nights less YTD than our second floor PB room, and 32 nights less YTD than the 1st floor PB. The SB might not rent as often as the PB rooms, but it's not that far behind, either! And only $30 less per night. It was the first one booked this weekend, and is so far the only one booked next weekend..