Originally Posted by
jplondon
It's called supply-and-demand.
Really $100-$200 is very cheap in my opinion. In Europe or most part of the world I never see hotels under $200. Only in the US can you indeed find $50-100 stays at Starwoods or Hiltons. Very very very cheap.
Most of the world? Where do you go? You only find rooms that high at Ritz and Four Seasons in many places. $100-200 is high for Canada, USA, Mexico, Central America, about 95% of South America. Africa, most of SE Asia, China, etc.
I agree with OP, Phuket is a total ripoff.