Originally Posted by
BOShappyflyer
What I find more confusing is the double tipping:
You get to the hotel driveway, the bellman come take your luggage to the lobby, which is common at mid-high end hotels. You tip that person.
Another bellman/porter (could be different people) take your luggage from the lobby to your room, and you have to tip that person too.
It's custom to tip only the bellman who transports your luggage into your hotel room. Typically, the bellmen working outside and those working inside rotate positions on a schedule for precisely that reason.