Barracuda, I doubt if too many Thais making 10,000 baht a month are looking at Flyertalk to size up Marriott properties. Most on here are frequent travelers from North America, Europe, Australia and major cities in Asia. We could stay in a 350 baht a night guest house if we wanted to, but we don't. So, we compare our costs in BKK to elsewhere for Marriott properties, as the thread is meant for.