I don't usually tip the receptionist who shows me to my room. They aren't carrying my bags and I can follow the signs to find my room at a hotel. I also didn't ask for this service. It is sort of forced upon you. The hotel I stay at in the UK has this service and I have never felt compelled to tip this person. The porter who brings up my luggage always gets a tip. I am not going to tip one person to show me to my room and another person to show me the features of the room, which by now I am very familiar with at this specific hotel.

If there are too many hands to grease then I only grease the one who finally brings my bags to my room. I don't like it when too many people handle my luggage in hopes of getting a few bucks out of me. At some larger NYC hotels so many people touch my bags from the cab to the desk to the room I now only tip the person who finally brings them up to me.

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