Originally Posted by
puddinhead
The maid, the FD clerk if you want a ‘free’ room upgrade, the bellman if you want something special like in-room entertainment that is live and not on TV, the hostess at the restaurant if you don't want to wait 40 minutes like everyone else, the concierge to get you tickets to a sold out event, the masseuse, the security guard to pimp slap the collage partiers in the next room…
Here's a great idea.
The hotel pays each person involved a good, living wage. The price increases to cover this. Then, if we receive truly exceptional service, we tip. If we receive awful service, we request a discount from our bill, as we might do anyway.
Is that not just *easier*?
Neil