I would not mind the lack of Marquis credit for Courtyards, except that 36 nights is an exceptionally high threshold for Courtyard Gold. I mean, even Delta Privilege Gold only requires 30! And the consistency certainly has its merits (especially to those of us for whom a reasonable price is critical)--a broken remote and some burned-out lights are the only problems I've ever had there (and that the only time I ever paid three figures for one!)