Originally Posted by
Sousaphil
I'd much prefer having housekeeping wages fully baked into room rates. When I'm on the road 4-5 days a week, the last thing on my mind is making sure I have cash on hand for every possible tipping scenario. And on my 2-3 days at home, I don't want to have to make a trip to get cash just for tipping.
Since my company does not reimburse cash expenses, tipping can get expensive. Let's assume 3 nights a week for 50 weeks. That's up to $750 a year in un-reimbursed expense. I'm well-compensated, but that would still be a noticeable figure in my budget.
+1. I can usually complete a business trip without using cash at all these days. I'm not going to start carrying 1's for the maid - especially not in situations where I travel solo and am generally rather tidy in a hotel room.
Of course, maybe Marriott's next step will be to start asking us if we want to write in maid tips on our bill.
