Originally Posted by
Seat13F_AC_CRJ
$1-2 per night, maybe half that amount in a developing country.
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13F
Would you consider America to be a developing country?
Originally Posted by
wlciii
OK, I make a lot of hotel stays each year and I have never tipped the housekeeper. Truthfully, I've never even thought about it. But, by the looks of this thread it seems that I may be in a minority?
So, do others leave the cash on the bed? Where else? Do you tip every day, or at the end of the stay?
I am happy to be a member of the same minority.
Originally Posted by
Jon Maiman
When travelling on business, generally I don't tip housekeeping. It is too much of a pain to get reimbursed for it on my expense report.
Surely the idea of a tip is to give a
personal thankyou for a job well done, whether or not you can claim it on your expenses should not come into the equation.
Originally Posted by
Jon Maiman
Housekeepers should be paid better so that tipping isn't necessary.
Why single out housekeepers? Everybody should get paid enough not to have to depend on tips.