Originally Posted by Mr H

Yes, only the other day I was also very impressed with the hotel check in desk at a hotel I stayed in. Not only did they give me a form to fill in and hand me a key, giving clear and concise directions to the lift, they also swiped my credit card in case of extras and allowed me to pay for the bill in the morning. I know that's what they are paid to do, but how could I resist leaving a twenty euro note behind?

Like the OP, I am also generous with my tips in hotels and see clearly that they pay for themselves in many, many ways. Having said that, I'm not sure I could think of any of these ways off the top of my head, so perhaps others could fill in this detail for me.

I have just seen a child run past my window, smiling as the sun has just come out. I shall pop out shortly to give him some money for brightening up my day too. Would ten pounds be appropriate, do you think? I might have stopped at a fiver but I gave my last one to the lad in the supermarket who told me where they had moved the chopped tomatoes to.