Originally Posted by
slidergirl
I guess I'm a bad person...
Not at all. I merely provided tales from my experiences working in hotels. I wasn't intending to speak for the entire industry. If your employer doesn't have policies against Front Desk staff accepting tips, you shouldn't feel badly for accepting them.
That said, it sounds like many of the things described sound like activities traditionally done by a Concierge. Those tasks were "tippable" where I worked.