chan - thank you for your very comprehensive and informative post. You've answered all my questions - even the ones I didn't ask. However - one more issue - if the lodge was raided by the police what are the guests' chances of being arrested? Call me paranoid, but when one visits a foreign country the last thing one wants to get tangled up in is hassles with the local constabulary! Anybody had any unfortunate experiences with the local Mr. Plod???