Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
I avoid CY's like the plague so I don't have much of a sample to go on but I'll just be another data point that I have never seen the envelopes. I have seen the cards though for years in all ranges of hotels from FI's to FS Marriott Resorts
Yeah, I'm just adding another data point, but I have never seen a tip envelope in any hotel from any chain, from Motel 6 to the Renaissance. If I ever saw one, I would never stay at that establishment again, for sure. An envelope marked "tips" is only one small step above having the employees' kids beg for change at the entrance to the hotel restaurant.
OTOH, I have seen the card with the housekeeper's name many times. No problem, I never thought the card seemed pushy.