When I worked at BVI Yacht Charters, which had only one yacht (a 50' Beneteau) with air conditioning, back in the day ... we offered sleep aboards and probably 50% of all charter guests booked them. It was so much more convenient to just wake up, not have to pack up your belongings and move from a hotel to the boat, do your briefings, provisioning, etc. and be on your way.

I think sailors were a little less pampered back then. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />