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Should I tip the maid? [Merged threads]
I've been travelling constantly since 1981 (ok, one year off in 1998) and these questions have always bugged me:
Do you tip the chambermaid at the hotel?
How often?
How much?
Why or why not?
I rarely do unless I'm at a real up-market property, even then just at the end of my stay. Am I a tightwad?
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It is getting more confusing. Do you tip the receptionist who upgrades you to a nicer room and the cashier who writes off a doubtful telephone bill? What does the $ 100 to $ 250 room rent cover?
In foreign countries, most hotels state 'AND SERVICE'. Yet, the Bellman, and others give me a feeling that they expect a tip for anything. Is this just from Americans or everyone?
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Last month my girlfriend and I stayed at a rental hotel/apartment for a week in Tenerife and when we were leaving she insisted on leaving like a 20Euro tip for the maid before we left. I said not to because we pay for it when we paid the bill. Am I really cheap, or would you leave a tip in a case like this?
The apartment was kept very clean and nice, but still I don't think its expected to leave a TIP?
Last month my girlfriend and I stayed at a rental hotel/apartment for a week in Tenerife and when we were leaving she insisted on leaving like a 20Euro tip for the maid before we left. I said not to because we pay for it when we paid the bill. Am I really cheap, or would you leave a tip in a case like this?
The apartment was kept very clean and nice, but still I don't think its expected to leave a TIP?
