While large hotels are facing poor occupancy levels and offering special packages to entice tourists, some of the Island's smaller properties claim to be faring well.Bermuda's larger hotels have reported between 35 and 37 percent occupancy over the past two winters.Many have reported similar levels this year, with several offering discounts to lure tourists in what has typically been Bermuda's lean season.Not so for smaller properties.Hazel Lowe, who has run Salt Kettle House, in Warwick since 1970, said her repeat visitors are still arriving.“I've been very lucky,” she said. “January is always a slow time which is why we do maintenance that month every year so some of our staff take vacations then too. We've seen things pick up in February and our bookings for March are good as well.“We have some visitors who come every year say ‘Hazel we have to give it a miss this year because of the economy', but a lot of people are still coming.”She said the 11-unit property had not had to reduce hours, although staff did take vacation in January.“One thing people like is that I haven't raised my rates. It is $85 to $95 per person, per night, with breakfast. I wouldn't dream of putting the rates up at this time.”Edgehill Manor Guest House owner Bridget Marshall said the Hamilton property caters to business visitors.“Our occupancy levels are ok,” she said of the 14-unit property. “They are not as good as they were two or three years ago but I cannot complain.“Since January we have had several weeks fully booked.”The Royal Palms Hotel, also in Hamilton, has 32 rooms.Manager Sonia Whitter said they are currently a few percentage points behind last year for the winter months.“In 2006 our occupancy was 68 percent during the winter months, this year it is about 41 percent. I think being in the City of Hamilton and having a really good product helps.“We have been able to keep all of our staff on the payroll which is good.”Clairfont Apartments in Warwick rent out their eight rooms by the month between November and February, general manager Corinne Simons said.“December was not so great,” she said. “We usually have new accountants rent a room for a month while they look for apartments but we didn't have that this year. This month we have six of the eight rooms rented out.”Looking forward, she said they had bookings for March and April for tourists and May was nearly sold out. June and July were looking promising as well.