Originally Posted by
yyzvoyageur
I'll admit I've never been one to tip the housekeeping staff, though I've recently begun thinking I should. On that note, how exactly do you tip the housekeeper? Where do you leave the money so that she knows it's for her and not just some money you left sitting around?
I use the in-house note pads and write
"Thank you" in English or whatever language is native. Under the 1st sheet, I enclose a US $1 (or whatever else is appropriate). For Canada, I leave a loonie/toonie on top of the note pad.
Lastly, I leave it in a place I think the housekeeper will see when she enters the room. So, sometimes it's on the corner of my bed or sometimes it's on the counter of the bathroom. More often than not, on the bed.
Many housekeepers have actually written back.