<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wideman:
I believe that it's a mistake to tip the concierge and bell captain for making dinner reservations and getting you a taxi at the Conrad HKG. A 10% service charge is automatically added to your bill, and it's my understanding that the service charge is in lieu of a tip for services that you'd typically expect from the individual hotel employees.
(Please note, this is for Hong Kong; other countries and cultures might be different.)</font>
Yes, I'm aware of the service charge but when I get great service I'm more than willing to toss in a bit extra (10% is not a lot). And the bell captain was very grateful. I just couldn't find a graceful way to do it all around.