Originally Posted by
stimpy
Unlike a bartender or waitress, the concierge makes a decent living and may even earn kickbacks from restaurants and other tourist activities. I see no need to tip and indeed have never done so in well over a thousand hotels stays. Yet I receive great service from concierges because that is their job.
What is much better than cash IMHO is a word with the hotel or regional GM about how great their concierge is.
I actually agree with you. I do not think a tip is required for a concierge that does their job, but it is appreciated when they go above and beyond to make your trip more special in some way.
My point was: If you are going to buy a bottle of nice champagne (+$50?) for the concierge anyway, they would probably prefer the cash value of the champagne instead.
And I think the note to the GM is also a good idea and have done this a number of times.