Originally Posted by
JackE
I may have an exception to the actual norm for not tipping FDAs.
You come down to the FD in the wee hours to retrieve your checked bag. The bell staff is gone until early morning. The FDA retrieves your luggage.
The one time this has happened to me, I considered the FDA to have two hats and tipped the one wearing the bellman's hat. She accepted.
Accepting a tip for something outside the normal function of a Front Desk Representative would have been perfectly fine where I worked.
Another example would be if the Concierge was busy or not in the lobby and someone from the Front Desk used the hotel's name to secure a dinner reservation. Or, if the Front Desk staff member delivered a package to a guest room.